Maureen shares her experience in the EmploymentWorks program and how it helped her prepare for her job as a prep cook with the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Watch to hear more about her employment journey.
The Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities assists persons with disabilities to prepare for, obtain and maintain employment. It supports persons with disabilities in overcoming barriers to participation in the Canadian labour market, and it supports employers to hire persons with disabilities. This program supports a wide range of programs and services, including job search supports, pre-employability services, wage subsidies, work placements and employer awareness initiatives to encourage employers to hire persons with disabilities. The Opportunities Fund is delivered across the country by Service Canada Centres, in partnership with organizations in the community.
The Sinneave Family Foundation (Sinneave) is an operating foundation based in Calgary Alberta. Our vision is that autistic adults live, learn, work, and thrive in their communities and realize their desired futures. Our mission is to reduce barriers and enhance opportunities for autistics by identifying targeted areas of need, incubating innovative solutions, mobilizing learnings, engaging community, and informing systems change. Using our facility – The Ability Hub – as a community incubator and employing a highly skilled and experienced team, we collaborate with others to turn pressing challenges into opportunities. Sinneave is committed to providing value to the community by coordinating and investing in a portfolio of purposeful initiatives and projects aimed at improving outcomes in education beyond high school, employment, and housing for autistic Canadians. We promote enduring solutions that are adaptable to local circumstances and community resources.
Autism Speaks Canada is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the lifespan, for the needs of autistic individuals and their families by supporting and working with community partners; enhancing resources and services; increasing understanding…
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