Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington

Welcome to
The Brain Injury Association of Waterloo Wellington (BIAWW)

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Email us at info@biaww.com for general inquires
Email our executive director at director@biaww.com

About Us

Our Team

Acquired Brain Injury

True Stories of Survival

Annual Reports

Sponsors & Supporters

About Us

The Brain Injury Association of Waterloo-Wellington (BIAWW) is a registered not-for-profit charity that provides support, advocacy, and programs to survivors of acquired brain injury (ABI) and educational programs to the children and youth in the communities of Waterloo Region and Wellington County.

We provide resources on how to access community resources such as legal, rehabilitation, health care, work re-entry, school re-entry and community services. We make available information on concussion and acquired brain injury to survivors and their caregivers.
We offer a community prevention program called "Lidz on Kidz" which allows us to visit area schools, minor sport leagues and community events to promote wearing appropriate equipment and how to play safely with the proper helmet.
We provide a caregivers support group called "Care to Share" where caregivers can speak with their peers to gain support and develop friendships.

Mission

To give support, hope and answers to survivors of ABI.

Vision

To be recognized as pioneers in meeting the needs of survivors and their caregivers and setting the standard for innovative program delivery, education and prevention of ABI.

Advocate . Educate . Connect . Empower

Comedy Night 2019

Join us Thursday June 6th for our 2nd Annual Comedy Night!

This fundraising will again feature Munish Joshi, caregiver for a brain injury survivor. He will be joined by other talented comedians for a night of fun and laughter!

Live Auction, Silent Auction and MORE!!!
Details and ticket information available here!

Camp Dawn Subsidy

We are pleased to announce that the BIAWW is offering the opportunity for three brain injury survivors the chance to attend Camp Dawn September 12 - 15 on us!

Proceeds from our Card Making will fund the subsidy for this great camp.
Applications for the subsidy are due June 1st and are available here.
Details about the Camp Dawn application available here.

Dawn symbolizes the start of a new day, and with every new day, is the possibility of a finding a new path. It is representative of how an individual often finds new and different paths in their lives when facing the challenges of an acquired brain injury. The slogan “With every dawn a new path is found” was chosen to reflect finding these different paths.

Glass Fusing workshops!

Join us at Grand River Glassworks for a great workshop for survivors and members.
$10 fee with the remainder provided by KW Community Foundation and private donors.
Details and registration on Everbrite. Next session on May 25.
Sign up code has been sent to members and survivors via email.

Unmasking Brain Injury

Check out the amazing masks and the stories behind the masks here.

Check out our masks at THEMUSEUM! Twenty-three of our masks are on display for museum visitors.

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SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS!
The support group meetings are FREE and open to anyone who has sustained a brain injury or who is supporting a brain injury survivor. Please join us!!

New members, please email program@biaww.com to register!

Young Adults
Next meeting: TBD

Location TBD

Kitchener
Next meeting: Tuesday May 21 at 7:00 p.m.
Guest speaker: Laura McShane from CMHA

Opportunity Centre, Driftwood Plaza Unit 18A
450 Westheights Dr,
Kitchener, ON N2N 2B9

Guelph
Next meeting: Wednesday May 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Guest speaker: Laura McShane from CMHA

*** New location
Shift Concussion Management
1515 Gordon St. Suite 205
Guelph, ON N1L 1C9

Cambridge
Next meeting: Tuesday May 28 at 6:00 p.m.
Guest speaker: Laura McShane from CMHA

Monograms Coffee Roasters
16 Ainslie St. S.
Cambridge, Ontario N1R 3K1

Mt. Forest
Next meeting: Wednesday May 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Guest speaker: Heather Reeves , Renew Life Yoga

Wellington County Library
Mount Forest Branch
118 Main St. N
Mount Forest, Ontario N0G 2L0

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Executive Director
We are pleased to have Lynda Abshoff as our Executive Director!
As a care-giver to a spouse with a brain injury, Lynda is familiar with the challenges faced by survivors and their supporters. She can be reached at director@biaww.com.

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Caregiver Programs:

Guelph Sessions start ** NEW date May 9 for 8 weeks

Kitchener Sessions start April 29 for 8 weeks

http://www.traverseindependence.ca/en/brain-injury-services/Support-Groups.aspx

We want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to provide valuable feedback for our future programming.
Take the SURVEY now!
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Announcing!
We have launched a new partnership with Loyalty Funding. Find out how you can support the BIAWW by making everyday purchases such as groceries, gas and coffee!

Go to Loyalty Funding!