June 9, 2017
SUMMER IS OUR BUSY SEASON! While it might be a regular pattern for some government, private, and non-profit organizations to slow down during the summer season, it’s arguably the busiest time of year at LiveWorkPlay! Here’s some of what is happening: we’ve hired four summer students who are completing training and will be helping with employment,… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay: Summertime News!
April 10, 2017
LEAD STORY: MAKE A BUZZ OTTAWA CELEBRATES CANADA 150 ON MAY 11 It’s one of Ottawa’s best-attended and most-enjoyed community celebrations! Make A Buzz Ottawa brings together an enthusiastic and diverse crowd of more than 300 to recognize individuals and organizations who contribute to a welcoming and inclusive community. We are pleased to have Sandy… Continue reading The LiveWorkPlay News: Make A Buzz May 11!
November 10, 2016
As announced by the Community Foundation of Ottawa on November 9, LiveWorkPlay has been awarded $125,000 in the New Leaf Community Challenge. The award was determined by a jury of local civic leaders, with CBC’s Giacomo Panico in the role of moderator. The LiveWorkPlay proposal Pie in the Sky: how “unemployable” young adults with intellectual… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Awarded $125,000: New Leaf Community Challenge 2016
October 25, 2016
LiveWorkPlay will take part in a live jury and audience event seeking $125,000 in support of their youth employment initiative. The New Leaf Community Challenge is hosted by the Community Foundation of Ottawa with an esteemed local panel who are evaluating written submissions, a 20 minute presentation, and live questions and answers at the finale… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Seeks New Leaf Support For Youth Employment (November 9, 2016)
September 24, 2016
United Way Ottawa has just released a video and accompanying story about LiveWorkPlay member Phil Landreville, featuring interviews with his mother Lynn and stepfather Rodd. The story is beautifully and honestly told. When first introduced to LiveWorkPlay, the circumstances were not ideal. There had been many issues and challenges with Phil’s living situation and relationships… Continue reading Phil’s Story: High Expectations!
September 14, 2016
The summer flew by, and there’s a bit of a void being felt around the LiveWorkPlay office, because the summer employment team has returned to their college and university studies. “There was something about these four,” says Julie Kingstone, Director of Operations at LiveWorkPlay. “They all made each other better and you could feel the positive… Continue reading All the Best: Summer Employment Team 2016
August 31, 2016
It’s been a month since LiveWorkPlay member Paul Knoll retired after a career at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation that lasted more than two decades. Paul was hired as part of a federal government initiative in the early 1990s. Wouldn’t it be great to have another hiring initiative so that 20 years from now many… Continue reading Celebrating Paul Knoll in Retirement: 21 Years at CMHC
August 18, 2016
It’s been a long hot summer supporting our members to enjoy all the recreation and social opportunities of the season, and we’ve also developed some amazing outcomes in summer employment. We realize that no one wants to read a long newsletter in the middle of August so please visit our Facebook page for additional photos and… Continue reading Summer Buzz At LiveWorkPlay
June 7, 2016
LIVEWORKPLAY AMONG SIX PROVINCIAL PROJECT LEADS LiveWorkPlay board chair Cathy Velazquez was on hand in Aurora on May 26 for the announcement of the latest (second) round of projects funded through the Ministry of Community and Social Services Housing Task Force. Full details are available through the Community Living Ontario Update Friday. LiveWorkPlay will be the… Continue reading Springing Ahead To A Busy LiveWorkPlay Summer
April 15, 2016
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! It’s National Volunteer Week, so although we’ll be celebrating our volunteers a month from now, we did want to take this opportunity for an extra “thank you” and a tip of the hat to volunteer, Michael Friedman who organized and hosted a comedy night fundraiser! Like everyone else in Ottawa the spring… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2016!