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Expanded Services To Help
Newcomers Find Work In Ontario McGuinty Government On The
Side Of Newcomers Who Want The Opportunity To Succeed BRAMPTON, ON, Sept. 21 /CNW/
- The McGuinty government is breaking down barriers to help internationally
trained individuals find work in Ontario, Chris Bentley, Minister of Training,
Colleges and Universities, and Mike Colle, Minister of Citizenship and
Immigration, said today. Bentley and Colle were attending
a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Brampton, where Accessible Community Counselling
and Employment Services (A.C.C.E.S.) is one of three new sites providing
Job Connect services for adults, with a special focus on helping newcomers. Approximately 125,000 newcomers
arrive in Ontario each year. The majority are highly trained - more than
half of those arriving in the past two years have university degrees -
but many struggle to find jobs that match their skills and abilities.
Job Connect provides services to help over 15,000 newcomers a year develop
pathways to employment commensurate with their education and skills. This year, the government has
invested $10 million to expand Job Connect services, including $1 million
to fund the three new Job Connect centres. The new sites are located in
communities that were formerly underserved in relation to the size of
their newcomer populations. Expanding Job Connect complements the work done by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration to break down barriers to the internationally trained. "Newcomers with global experience come to Ontario each year, and we want them to be able to contribute their knowledge and expertise to our economy," said Colle. "That's why our government has introduced a number of ground-breaking initiatives including Bill 124, the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act - to make sure everyone has a fair opportunity to work in their field." "Every year Brampton attracts a large and growing pool of skilled immigrants," said Linda Jeffrey, MPP Brampton Centre. "These expanded services
will give newcomers the tools to contribute
significantly to our province's economy." Ensuring fair admission
procedures to the regulated professions and helping place newcomers in
jobs are just two of the ways the McGuinty government is breaking down
barriers for internationally trained
individuals in Ontario. Other initiatives include:
Rainbow Scholarship an
Investment in Community The Windsor Pride Committee
announced Thursday that its fundraising efforts exceeded the original
target, and the Salvagio Vonatti Rainbow Award—an annual scholarship
for outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students at the
University of Windsor—has attracted a total of $17,000 for its endowment.~ The award was established five
years ago by former computer science student Salvagio Vonatti, and operated
on the basis of individual annual donations. After Vonatti was shot January
10 outside a club in Detroit in what police called a hate crime motivated
by homophobia, the Windsor Pride Committee set out to endow the scholarship
to ensure its permanence. “It’s important for us to invest in the future of our community. There is no better way then to help a gay student get a great education right here in Windsor,” then-chair Dani Bobb said this summer. Vonatti is in hospital, continuing his recovery from the shooting. Metropolitan Community church is collecting donations. Click Here to donate
If you are a Christian and want to be in a place where all are accepted equally, you might want to visit. Every Sunday afternoon Christian church service at 1:30 p.m. at 1680 Dougall Avenue Windsor,Ontario in the Westminster United Church for Metropolitan Community Church. We accept everyone who wants a relationship with God. It does not matter if you are gay, or Asian, or Thai, or Jewish, or black only that you want to be accepted and loved as a child of God. If you are not an Metropolitan
Community Church member, but would like to get our e-mailings, see http://
www.mccwindsor.ca. Thank you and have a great and blessed day. We really
are all God’s children when we spread our spiritual love to everyone
male and female. Working together we can accomplish much more than we
ever dared to dream. If you have questions, check out our web site or
call the church office. We perform same sex marriages according to the
laws of Ontario, Canada. Come and pray for what is important in your life or what is missing. We will help you get over. We are also taking donations for the Sal Venotti fund. see http://www.mccwindsor.ca Serving Windsor Spiritually and Continuously for 20 years |
According to The Windsor
Star 5-29-2006, Windsor is the number three city in Ontario for day
trip destinations. Main destinations are the Casino and Pelee Island
Winery. In the News Today 4-21-2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
REMINDER: WIFF SCREENS Thursday, April 24, 7 pm The Diving Bell and the
Butterfly Le Scaphandre et le papillon artist Julian Schnabel’s
finest work, cementing During a smog advisory,
there are a number of actions that you can Travel tips - all year round: 2007 Southwest
Economic Assembly: Partners in Prosperity What is the Southwest Economic
Assembly? Child Poverty -Food Banks-
What Time is Dinner in Windsor,Ontario? When was the last time you invited your neighbors into your home for a meal? How are they really doing these days? Are their jobs adequate, can they afford to feed their families? Do your neigbours have clothes that are warm enough and not full of holes? Can they get the medications that they need on a regular basis? When was the last time you had a heart to heart talk with your neighbor? 330,491 Hungry People in Ontario
Last Year According to the Ontario Hunger
Report, 330,491 people have been served as of last year in Ontario from
the food banks. A number of food banks closed or were at risk of closing
in 2006, including agencies in communities such as Wasaga Beach, Pars,
and Minden. 40 per cent are Ontario’s
children “The real face of hunger
is not what we might expect,” said Adam Spence, Executive Director
of the OAFB. “It transcends definitions of geography. The problem
cuts through our towns, cities, and neighbourhoods. No matter where
you live, hunger can be found next door.” More people turn to food
banks in Ontario than any other province. There are over 330,000 Ontarians
served by food banks each month. Since 2001, the number of Ontarians
served by food banks has increased by 18.6 per cent. What is most striking
is who is hardest hit by hunger: over 40 per cent are Ontario’s
children, almost 20 per cent are Ontarians with disabilities, and 17
per cent are working Ontarians. This translates to over a hundred thousand
children being hungry in Ontario every month. How Much Money has the Federal
Government Spent on Alleviating this Problem Over 2.9 million meals
a month are being served by the Canadian Association of Food Banks with
no monies from the Federal government received. People who need food assistance
can go to their local churches for additional information on the local
food banks locations and their hours of operation. Referrals can also
be received from the Social and Health Services Department, legal and
community organizations such as the Kiwanis club etc. With job layoffs in the car
manufacturing plants so prevalent in Windsor area, and the ripple effect
on jobs from that, we should expect to see more food banks struggling
to meet peoples needs. A January headline said that Ford Motor Company
lost US $5.8 billion dolars in the last quarter of the year. Many people
are on layoff status from their employers in the Windsor area due to
this alone. What Time is Dinner Sometimes the easiest thing
to do is to have a potluck, invite many neighbors so you can enjoy all
of them and get caught up on their lives. Not everyone has to bring
a dish, only those who can, or want to. Neighbors helping each other
is a great way to break the ice and alleviate some stresses.. You could
always tailor the get together to help in other ways, maybe a clothing
exchange as well, or job tips, contacts of people who can help. According to the Ontario Association
of Food Banks “When compared to the world’s richest countries,
Canada falls in the bottom quarter for child poverty, ranking 19 of
26 nations.’ The organization is a network
of over 100 communities across Ontario, and has been in service to the
communities since 1992. The low income rate means
that a family who spends more than 63 % of their income on food, shelter,
clothing and other necessities would be living below the poverty level. Jumpstart Community Nourishment
Program Nourishment Program:
The main goal of this organization is to create universal access to
nutritious food for all children in Windsor and Essex County. Nutrition
is a fundamental determinant of healthy child development and good nutrition
enhances a child’s ability to learn. Jumpstart is a coalition of
several community organizations consisting of five main partners, The
Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor-Essex District Catholic
School Board, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and the United Way/Centraide
of Windsor-Essex County. Youth & Family Resource
Network of Essex County Community Food Co-op Program:
This would be a continuation of a program in the towns of Kingsville,
Leamington and Harrow to provide healthy, essential food to an estimated
200 low-income families and their children up to age 17 at a low cost
by utilizing purchase agreements with local suppliers and community
partnerships. Seniors and other individuals on a low or fixed income
will be able to participate if they meet the “means test”.
Food might be delivered at no cost to increase accessibility. Windsor Community Children's Fund Birth to Six Parental Support
Coalition (Windsor) a.k.a. Ready-Set-Go! Windsor Goodfellows Club Shoe & Boot Program:
This initiative will provide up to 1150 requests for shoes and/or boots
for children from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 who are from low-income
families. Jumpstart Community Nourishment
Program County Schools Nourishment Program: This program will run during the school year, September 2005 to June 2006 and September 2006 to December 2006 and in partnership with all School Boards. The principal of universal access to food is fundamental to the program, and Jumpstart would ensure that all children have access to nutritious food regardless of the ability to pay. The target population is families of low income Unemployed Help Centre/Housing
Information Services Keep The Heat Energy Assistance
Program: This program will provide financial assistance to prevent
the turn-off of utilities and provide coats for children in the Windsor and
Essex County area for an estimated 250 low-income families. The
public and affected families are educated about energy conservation
and provided with tools such as window insulation kits. East Windsor Community Service
Centre (Drouillard Place) Food Co-op Program:
This is a continuation of a food co-op that services low-income families/residents
in Windsor East. It works in partnership with Co-ops servicing the west
end and county. It plans to increase participation by 25 percent through
extended community outreach/promotion, and the funds include an impact
assessment by the University of Windsor. If you would like to donate
canned food, you may do so at the Unemployed Help Centre or call them
519-944-4900 for additional information. Updated editions of Arts Council -
Windsor & Region's Arts Notes are always available here: Arts Council - Windsor & Region 1942 Wyandotte Street East Photography by Diane Knaus See Wedding Photography by Diane Knaus Other “Community” Events Every Sunday morning hykes for dykes womens walking group with pets/kids 10:30 a.m. Every Sunday Metropolitan Community
Church Services in Windsor 1:30 p.m. at Tecumseh and Dougall inside the
Westminster United Church Every third Monday eveinigs
6:30 pm Pride Committee Meetings Every third Tuesday Mixed dinner
club 6:30 pm Dinner
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Commercial Advertisements Are Being Accepted for this page, click here for details e-mail Dianes' Windsor Blog What is Important in Windsor at The Moment? A heineous crime of breaking a puppys legs results in its death is on the minds of Canadians and Windsorites today. The long arm of control and merciless aggression to provide food reaches from China to Canada in the form of a student who has committed such atrocities in Windsor. Many sudents do not have much money for expenses, did this one not have enough for food? Did he resort to cruelty because he was hungry? We all know that is no excuse for such extreme torture. In China eating dog is a cottage industry. At the moment we do not know what motive a chinese student had for breaking all four of a four month old puppys legs, which resulted in its death. But the question that remains is why? Was the student hungry? Would he stoop so low as to eat a puppy? This I have to tell you disgusts me to no end! Having grown up in the U.S. and taught that pets are precious and loving, this to me is a tortuous thought. I would hope that the laws in Canada protect pets from being used as food items. This type of action is just the tip of the iceberg as far as eating dog meat goes. I suspect it is even more widespread than we know about at the moment. The City of Windsor • 400 City Hall Square East, Windsor (Ontario
Works, Housing & Children's Services) The Executive Director of Housing & Children's
Services is Keith Lucas AIDS Committee of Windsor 1052 Drouillard Rd., Windsor, Ontario, N8Y 2P8 Phone: 519-973-0222 or in the 519 area
code 1-800-265-4858 Youth hotline 1-800-268-9688 Open Monday 9am-6pm Tuesday 9am-8pm Wednesday 9am-6pm Thursday 9am-8pm Friday 9am-5pm New phone line initiated 11-24-2007 211 Windsor-Essex was officially launched to the public on November 22, 2007 at the Ciociaro Club in Oldcastle. The 211 phone system allows residents to obtain information about a wide range of community topics, including children's services, language classes, family counselling, legal assistance, home support and more ~ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with service in over 150 languages. 211 Triangle Foundation provides free and confidential
assistance to crime and discriminations victims through its victim services
office at 313-537-3323 The World Health Organization in Geneva Switzerland, reports that more than one billion people-one sixth of the world's population-live in extreme poverty, lacking safe water,proper nutrition, basic health care and social services to survive.
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