2013 Ontario Budget – May 9 Blog Post by MSW intern Jessica MacIntyre The Liberal party released a potential 2013 budget for Ontario on Thursday, May 2. Several sources, such as Poverty Free Ontario (PFO) and the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC), believe that the proposed budget is progressive in that it has finally acknowledged the severe financial hardship that single adults on social assistance face. Indeed, OW and ODSP rates will increase by 1% as of September or October, and single adults without dependents on OW will receive an … Continue reading
The free “Self Care To Care” workshop is happening on Friday, May 24, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at The Salvation Army Church located at 46 Orangewood Blvd in Chatham. Social Inclusion, a working group of the Prosperity Roundtable, together with community partners is offering this free training workshop which includes the following topics: Lillian Gallant (Voices Against Poverty, Windsor): Toolkit for Building Positive Relationships Kristy Jacobs (The Social Inclusion working group): Customer Service: Using the “Fish Philosophy” to help to make your organization ‘World Class’ and Compassion Fatigue: … Continue reading
Recently, the Government Sector has taken a key role in advocating for pedestrian and cycling facilities on the new international Detroit-Windsor bridge. P2P and partner Go For Health are supporting Brian Masse M.P. (Windsor West) in this initiative by gathering signatures that support this sustainable, healthy community initiative. It is important as it will one day connect our regional trail system (e.g. Herb Gray Parkway, CWATS, Chrysler Greenway, and local trail connections) to Michigan’s great trail system. This will allow people to actively explore our region and invite many larger, … Continue reading
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, thirty-seven community members, educators, health professionals, and social service providers attended an Understanding Poverty workshop in Leamington at the Church of St. John the Evangelist. The workshop consisted of discussions and group activities concerning: the definition, causes, types, and measures of poverty; lived experiences of people living in poverty relative to the experience of the middle class; and the intersecting barriers. We also discussed what long-term social and political changes we could implement to reduce poverty within Windsor-Essex County. Before starting the workshop, participants assessed … Continue reading
It is our great pleasure to share with you Pathway To Potential’s 2012 Year in Review. This report reflects our collective dedicated efforts in building awareness, inspiring action, reducing poverty in our community and increasing the social and economic well being of the residents in Windsor-Essex. Since 2009, our work has been a collaborative effort with the people who live and work in Windsor-Essex. These individuals, companies, and organizations recognize that reducing poverty will produce long-term economic and social benefits for our whole region. Collectively, the City of Windsor and … Continue reading
My name is Donna Penner and I am a Business Development Specialist with LucasWorks! a regional Human Resources and Recruitment Firm in Windsor. Now in my third year with LucasWorks, I have had the opportunity to work in many roles, including recruiting for our light industrial division as well as our professional services divisions. In my current role I also serve as an account manager, as well as the employee health and safety representative, and chair of our volunteer committee. Being actively involved in my community is not just a … Continue reading
On March 12, 2013, P2P’s BSW intern Sarah Parks was awarded a $500 grant from the Social Work Student Association; a student society which seeks to represent, support and advocate for Bachelor of Social Work Students at the University of Windsor, Ontario. In January, she wrote a proposal which included a description of what Pathway to Potential’s role is in the community, and our Employment and Training Working Group’s plan to create a comprehensive strategy to help job seekers access jobs beyond Transit Windsor’s services through a shuttle service between … Continue reading
Post by Chris Dowhaniuk, Bachelor of Social Work intern at P2P On Wednesday March 13, I attended the Involving Volunteers from Culturally Diverse Populations Workshop hosted by the Multicultural Council. The workshops used lecture, discussion and activities to increase the knowledge of cultural competency of professional trainers in Windsor and Essex County. Although the workshop was for professionals that work with volunteers, the information can be applied to all aspects of life. Throughout the day, the point that the instructor kept mentioning was that we should always use common sense … Continue reading