Programs & Services

Rochester Heights Community House

The residents of Rochester Heights win a National Award

The community of Rochester Heights in the heart of west central Ottawa has been chosen as one of ten national award winners of the 2010 Kool-Aid Smile Award. Through the efforts of dozens of volunteers, many community partners and with the strong support and leadership provided by Let Them Be Kids and Kool-Aid, the residents of Rochester Heights are striving to build a brand new play structure on August 28, 2010.

On Monday June 28, 2010 the official launch will see Rochester Heights  residents, Somerset West Community Health Centre board and staff members, City of Ottawa and Ottawa Community Housing officials as well as other community partners come together to celebrate this amazing community building project. The goal of this project is not only to create a fun and safe place for children to play but to ignite the spirit of this diverse community by bringing residents together and building community cohesion.

Let Them Be Kids and Kool-Aid have partnered to help build stronger communities across Canada and help bring affordable fun and play to all children and families. Rochester Heights was selected as one of 10 communities to receive the Let Them Be Kids, Kool-Aid Smile Award, providing support and resources to help make this community project a success. For the next few weeks community residents and volunteers will be busy raising funds and community awareness to ensure the play structure is a success. With the Kool-Aid Award of $5,000 and Let Them Be Kids matching fundraised dollars, the community is well on its way to meeting their target build day of August 28, 2010.

Click on the video below to view  the Rochester Heights promotional video and get a sence of the fun and community togetherness that happens on build day!

Rochester Heights - Boys & Girls Club Program

This program will offer barrier-free after-school, evening and summer programming to children and youth ages 6 to 18. Programs will include homework club, leadership, youth councils, sports and recreation, advanced arts, employment, academic scholarships and much more.

 “The program is amazing.  Our students don't want to leave when their parents come to pick them up.  I have kids who graduated coming back and wanting to get into the program. Our school is very fortunate to have the Boys and Girls Club on Board” said Kim Nelson, Principal of Cambridge Street Community Public School.

For more information please see the attached flyer or call Fauza at 613.237.6529

Grand Opening June 11, 2009

On June 11, 2009 SWCHC celebrated the official grand opening of the Rochester Heights Community House. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the residents of Rochester Heights for all their hard work in making this dream come true. We would also like to thank Counsellor Diane Holmes, Paul Dewar MP, Yasir Naqvi MPP and many other special guests for making this a day to remember!

The grand opening also marked the launch of the Community Development Framework (CDF) initiative in Rochester Heights. To view a great video of the launch and to learn more about the CDF please go to: www.cdfottawa.ca.