Archive for the ‘Employment’ Category

Meet Our Warriors!
For the past year, our Wellness Warriors have been training very hard for the Ottawa Race Weekend’s 5 km run. With May 25th just around the corner, we thought this would be a great time to start introducing our extraordinary Warriors. Check back regularly for new profiles of our WELLNESS WARRIORS! Interested in sponsoring one […]
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Pierce Finds Success at The Third
When you first meet Pierce James, you are immediately drawn in by his infectiously funny and quirky personality. When he speaks, he will almost certainly make you laugh because of the way he expresses himself; no-filter and brutally honest. Whether it’s in the classroom or at work, he’ll never hesitate to ask questions because of […]
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May Court Club gives Causeway Work Centre clients a ticket to independence
Transit tickets in Ottawa are going up in price. For many of us, this is a mild annoyance; maybe it means that we spend the few extra dollars on riding the bus instead of buying a cup of coffee. But for someone struggling to overcome barriers to employment, such as a mental illness or a […]
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Krackers Katering – Theresa’s Story
Krackers Katering and Causeway Work Centre has recently teamed up with Conseil de la cooperation de l’Ontario to create a video featuring Krackers’ very own, Theresa Martin. Watch the video to learn more about Krackers Katering and the role that social enterprise played in helping Theresa overcome her barriers to employment. We would like to thank, on behalf […]
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CEO Client Travis Iverson Wins Accessibility Award
Thirteen years ago, Travis Iverson was in a diving accident which left him a fully dependent, high level quadriplegic. This past December, Travis took home the Accessibility Award at the Celebration of People for developing a new line of clothing for the mobility impaired. While it has been a long and difficult road, Travis’ entrepreneurial […]
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United Way Campaign Co-Chairs Visit Causeway for a “Seeing is Believing Tour”
This month the United Way Annual Fundraising Campaign Co-Chairs, Danya Vered and Charles Bordeleau visited Causeway on a special “Seeing is Believing” tour. “Seeing is Believing” tours are designed to allow United Way employees, corporate donors and fundraising volunteers to see up-close how partner agencies use their funding to create long-lasting social change. The tour […]
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How the Peer Mentor Program Helped Rebecca on her Path to Success
(Above: Rebecca and her Peer Employment Mentor, Lourdes Rojas) Rebecca struggles with anxiety but she wasn’t going to let it hold her back and prevent her from finding a job. Instead, she joined Causeway’s Peer Employment Mentorship program to get the additional support she needed to find fulfilling work while accessing the Ontario Disability Support […]
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Ottawa Bicycle Academy Foundations Course is in its Eighth Week
(Above: Bike Academy student Carolyn MacDonald) The second year of the Ottawa Bicycle Academy course at Right Bike is now in its eighth week. The fifteen-week program offers training in bike mechanics and assembly to youth who are working to overcome barriers to employment and start new careers in sports retail. So far the course […]
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Karine’s New Job
Ever since Karine began to serve hot meals and baked goods at the Parkdale Food Centre she has felt like she is part of something meaningful. Karine says it’s very important to her to have a place to go that helps her to build employment skills for the future. She also says her role at […]
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GNG Wins Best Employer at the Celebration of People Awards
(Above: Dave Segaert (right) at the Celebration of People Awards) Causeway’s social business, Good Nature Groundskeeping (GNG), was awarded Employer of the Year at the Celebration of People awards this past December. The Employer of the Year award goes to a business that promotes inclusivity in its hiring practices and workplace policies. Despite stiff competition […]
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