{"id":1279,"date":"2024-06-03T16:51:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2024\/06\/03\/lets-unite-our-superpowers-for-kidsability-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:51:51","slug":"lets-unite-our-superpowers-for-kidsability-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2024\/06\/03\/lets-unite-our-superpowers-for-kidsability-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Unite Our Superpowers for KidsAbility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>KidsAbility needs our help to support children and youth in the Waterloo Region. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the school year comes to an end, there is still time to make a positive difference in our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Give to KidsAbility?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidsability.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KidsAbility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a local community partner that supports many WRDSB students and their families to reach their communication, physical or developmental needs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diagnoses and clinical treatment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specialized programs and therapies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specialized equipment and resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Let\u2019s celebrate our individual superpowers, which make each of us unique. Together, we can empower all students to realize their full potential.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Can I Help?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WRDSB fundraising campaign for KidsAbility runs from Tuesday, May 21, to Friday, June 14, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you donate $1 or $100, your contribution makes a difference. Your money will help support over 17,000 children and youth in Waterloo Region in reaching their communication, social, physical, and behavioural goals each year. <\/span><b>Our goal is to raise $65,000, which is $1 for every WRDSB student<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Every donation over $20 will receive a tax receipt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Currently, donations are at $9,700. Let&#8217;s work together to reach our goal!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for the KidsAbility \u201cDonate Now\u201d button on our website or your child\u2019s school website, or go directly to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wrdsb.social\/3wBp0qS\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KidsAbility website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-255752 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrdsb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/kidsability-fundraiser-button-300x102.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to make a donation<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wrdsb.social\/3wBp0qS\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KidsAbility donation portal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to begin the process<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click \u201cFind Your School,\u201d and type in the school name you would like to support<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click \u201cDonate Now\u201d and select the amount you would like to donate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, fill in the rest of the form to complete your donation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Follow KidsAbility on social media:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidsAbility\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter\/X (@KidsAbility)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KidsAbility\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook (@KidsAbility)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kidsability.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram (@kidsability.ca)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KidsAbility needs our help to support children and youth in the Waterloo Region. As the school year comes to an end, there is still time to make a positive difference in our community. Why Give to KidsAbility? KidsAbility is a local community partner that supports many WRDSB students and their families to reach their communication, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2024\/06\/03\/lets-unite-our-superpowers-for-kidsability-2\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>Let\u2019s Unite Our Superpowers for KidsAbility<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1143,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}