Day Programs

Along with finding fulfilling work, Equal Opportunities West provides recreational activities that promote friendship, physical activity, and social skills. One afternoon may be spent swimming at the YMCA, while another might see everyone trying to bowl their best game at the local lane. Many participants are avid sports fans who have taken in a Winnipeg Jets practice or a Blue Bombers game.

In-house at our headquarters, individuals can work out in the gym area, take in a movie or a book in the quiet room, safely surf the web in the computer lab, or catch up with each other on the lounge couches.

Before joining EOW, many participants lived a stationary life with limited social interaction. Through day programs, staff have watched shy personalities become outgoing and confident, negative behaviours fade, and once-inactive individuals become championship bowlers and swimmers.