Community Living Quinte West

10/29/2026

🌟 Your goals. Your choices. Your Passport. 🌟

Did you know? Community Living Quinte West administers Passport ONE across the Quinte Region.

Passport provides funding directly to people with an intellectual disability to support them in reaching their personal goals. Passport funding is there to help you:

🌱 Support your personal development
🎯 Achieve your potential and reach your goals
💼 Participate in work activities
🤝 Facilitate community participation
🎓 Make a smooth transition from school to community life
📚 Promote continuing education
⭐ Encourage greater independence

Want to learn more about Passport ONE?
🔗 More information: passportfunding.ca
📧 Connect with us: [email protected]

10/28/2026

AFTER TRICK OR TREATING, DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS AND ALARM BATTERIES 🎃🪫⏰

As daylight savings time ends this weekend, Quinte West Fire and Emergency Services reminds residents to change their clocks and batteries after trick or treating this Saturday night.

Clocks turn back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. In addition to adjusting your clocks, residents should replace the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. This annual reminder helps ensure that working alarms are in place to keep everyone safe.

By law, smoke alarms must be installed on every level of the home and outside all sleeping areas. For added protection, place alarms inside bedrooms as well. Homes with fuel-burning appliances, fireplaces, or attached garages must also have carbon monoxide alarms located outside all sleeping areas.

For questions about testing your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms or having them inspected, contact Quinte West Fire and Emergency Services at 613-392-6557.

10/26/2026

💙 Our story began with parents. 💚

In 1959, a group of concerned parents in the Trenton and Brighton area came together looking for support and opportunity for their children. They formed their own association and received their charter on November 14, 1959 — and the agency that would become Community Living Quinte West was born. We were incorporated on August 4, 1961.

A few milestones along the way:
🌱 1959 — Our first program, Stepping Stones Nursery School, opens
🏠 1961 — Volunteers build a schoolhouse at 52 Lafferty Road, on land donated by Harry Lafferty
🔨 1968 — The ARC Industries workshop is built
🏡 1977 — Our first residential program opens on Marmora Street
🤝 1980s — Supported Independent Living begins, supporting people in their own homes and apartments

Today, we operate six supported living homes, a Supported Independent Living Program, a Transitional Aged Youth Program, and the Club Unity Program — supporting over 55 individuals and families, with a team of more than 55 staff and a volunteer Board of Directors.

Our name has changed over the years — each change made to reduce stigma and better reflect who we are. What hasn't changed is our purpose: celebrating community participation over segregation, and belonging for everyone.

10/26/2026

Creating a more inclusive community doesn’t always require a big change. It can start with how we communicate, how we listen, how we design our spaces, and how we make sure people receive real choices and opportunities to take part. Explore easy ways to support inclusion in your everyday life at CommunityIncludesMe.ca

10/25/2026

For those who have asked and those wanting a 2027 Calendar I have to collect payments so I can order!

Arrives by end of November.

Reminder this is a fundraiser for Community Living Quinte West 😁

10/25/2026

Our Christmas Committee now in full swing to start planning our Christmas Parade Float!!!!

10/23/2026

We are looking for Board Members!

10/23/2026

10/23/2026

🎉 Welcome to Club Unity — "Club U"! 🎉

Our Community Participation Hub at 11 Canal Street in Trenton is a welcoming gathering space where people can socialize, learn new skills, and build meaningful community connections.

🕗 Open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. — a social community for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Inside Club U you'll find:
🎮 A gaming room with PlayStation 5, Xbox, and a virtual reality system
💻 A modern computer lab
🎱 A recreation room with pool table, air hockey, and an indoor putting green
🍳 A newly updated kitchen and dining area for cooking and baking programs
📺 A large open program area with smart board technology

Plus one evening activity every week — from movie outings to seasonal workshops like Christmas wreath making! 🎬

Club Unity is all about belonging: fostering social engagement, combating loneliness and isolation, supporting positive mental health and well-being, and building healthy habits and life skills. 💙💚

Want to see it for yourself? We'd love to show you around — book a tour!
📧 [email protected] | 📞 613-394-2302

10/22/2026

What are your plans on October 26???
🌟 SHQ is excited to offer a full day of new adventures for "16 and under".
We will NOT be offering our regular services on this day!!
This is an opportunity for younger folks who may need a safe, accessible, and inclusive space to explore while not at school.
*Please note, we are very limited to a few "drop off/supervision spots", you will NEED to call in advanced and discuss how we can best support your child.

All who attend with their staff still need to "book and pay in advanced"!
💜 We are excited to offer something new!!!