The Ontario authorities is committing as much as $1.88 million, over three years, to assist two employment coaching packages for low-income ladies in Cambridge and Guelph.
The funding, a part of the Ladies’s Financial Safety Program, goals to assist ladies achieve crucial abilities and obtain monetary independence.
The Cambridge campus of Conestoga School will obtain as much as $1,061,000 to fund a carpentry pre-apprenticeship program, whereas 10 Carden Shared Area in Guelph will obtain as much as $821,000 for its Opening Alternatives entrepreneurship coaching program.
The funding is a part of a broader $26.7 million initiative to assist 25 native packages throughout Ontario. These packages supply profession coaching in expert trades, entrepreneurship, IT and common employment, with added assist for transportation, meals and childcare.
Ladies affected by intimate companion violence can even entry extra wraparound companies, together with psychological well being, housing, and authorized assist.
“The Women’s Economic Security Program empowers women to achieve financial independence by breaking down barriers to career training opportunities,” mentioned Charmaine Williams, the affiliate minister of Ladies’s Social and Financial Alternative, in a media launch.
Ladies taken with collaborating can discover extra data at Ontario.ca/ladies.
