LiveWorkPlay Seeks New Leaf Support For Youth Employment (November 9, 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)
Phil’s Story: High Expectations!
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!
All the Best: Summer Employment Team 2016
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
Celebrating Paul Knoll in Retirement: 21 Years at CMHC
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
Summer Buzz At LiveWorkPlay
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
Springing Ahead To A Busy LiveWorkPlay Summer
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
LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2016!
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!
Time To Spring Ahead And Make A Buzz!
March 11, 2016
WELCOME AND THANK YOU If you are a new subscriber, welcome! And a thanks goes out to all of our existing supporters. We’ve not been in touch by e-news since December. This is not due to a lack of action, but rather some overwhelmingly positive developments that have required a 20% expansion in our staff… Continue reading Time To Spring Ahead And Make A Buzz!
Emily Menard and Welch LLP: An Employment Match That Works!
February 10, 2016
Airing for the first time during the CTV Ottawa newscast of February 9, this one minute video by United Way Ottawa and Bell Media features LiveWorkPlay member Emily Menard and her employment as a clerk with Welch LLP, a Chartered Professional Accounting firm headquartered from Slater Street in Ottawa. Managing Partner Micheal Burch appears in the… Continue reading Emily Menard and Welch LLP: An Employment Match That Works!
Responding To Mark Wafer’s Baker’s Dozen For Employment Success
January 14, 2016
I have significant expectations of community agencies who represent candidates who have disabilities. These expectations are written into my accessibility policy and unless an agency can demonstrate their ability and effectiveness to follow these 13 expectations we simply don’t do business with them. This is no different to how we would treat any other vendor. In… Continue reading Responding To Mark Wafer’s Baker’s Dozen For Employment Success