LiveWorkPlay Awarded $125,000: New Leaf Community Challenge 2016
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
Canadian Down Syndrome Week: See The Ability, Get The Facts!
November 3, 2016
It’s Canadian Down Syndrome Week (November 1-7) and we are happy to let individuals with Down syndrome do the talking. The Canadian Down Syndrome Society has assembled a fantastic video series where people with Down syndrome answer the most common questions from Google searches! What a brilliant way to dispel myths and stereotypes and celebrate… Continue reading Canadian Down Syndrome Week: See The Ability, Get The Facts!
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!
Highlights from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2016
September 15, 2016
It was back in 2010 that our Annual General Meeting joined up with the Welcome Back Family Feast and succeeded in turning a routine meeting into a community-building gathering that is attended by more than 150 guests every year. The essential business of our non-profit corporation gets done, but now we have a broader representation in… Continue reading Highlights from LiveWorkPlay AGM 2016
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
Make A Buzz Ottawa 2016: Hive of Inclusive Activity and $30,000+ Raised!
May 17, 2016
Change can be difficult, and the merger of the former Recipe for Success fundraising auction and Engines of Success recognition banquet into one new event “Make A Buzz Ottawa” on May 12 left many questions to be answered. First and foremost, if we build it, will they come? This question was answered and left no… Continue reading Make A Buzz Ottawa 2016: Hive of Inclusive Activity and $30,000+ Raised!