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In 1918, the War Amps foundation was founded by Lieutentant Colonel Sydney Lambert and other amputee veterans from the First World War. Their goal was to provide counselling, self-help and practical assistance.
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Amputee veterans from the Second World War return and are welcomed home. The War Amps' goal is to provide information, fellowship, and employment opportunities for there veterans.
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The War Amps begins its' key tag service. This service is to provide war amputees a change to work for wages and to provide a helpful service for Canadians who have lost their keys.
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This is when the War Amps association first begins to address and focus on the civilians with amputees. This became known as the Civilian Liaison Program. It was later on divided into two parts: One for the adults, one for the children.
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H. Clifford Chadderton became the Chief Executive of the organization in 1965. Chadderton lost his right leg in the second world war. The War Amps had assisted in his amputations, in return, he put his time into helping other amputees.
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With the organization running well and becoming known as a centre of excellence in many areas, the War Amps now begins to turn its' attention to Child Amputees. The CHAMP program is founded.
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Many Amputated children recieved their amputations due to a car accident while playing. Created as a subdivision of the CHAMP program, the PLAYSAFE program was meant to educate children without amputees to beware of dangers they might encounter on the road. What started as a single video and a few CHAMP members is now an important part of the War Amps.
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The first CHAMP seminar is held in Burlington, Ontario.
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In 1984, the Matching Mothers program is created. This gives parents who have "been there" to help settle other parents whose children have recently been given amputations, and have recently entered the CHAMP program. It's a great relief to talk to people who understand you.
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If kids should be warned, why not adults? DRIVESAFE was created in 1986 to tell adults about driving safely, to prevent accidents with innocent children. Children with amputations due to car accidents help promote DRIVESAFE, sometimes displaying their artificial limbs to let the message sink in.
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The CHAMP people begin passing on the message of remembrance through Operation Legacy.
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The War Amps creates JUMPSTART, which gets kids from the CHAMP program a chance to keep up with date with and get used to technology. They provide them with computers, educational software, assistive computer devices and training.
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The NAC (National Amputee Centre) is formed. Information from around the world about amputations, prosthetic limbs etc. is shared with amputees and the prosthetic industry through NAC.
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The War Amps has returned more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys back to their owners via the Key Tag service.
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The War Amps celebrates its' 95th birthday. 95 years of helping the amputees of the world!
