Picture of the Life Directions Employment office in Flesherton. Image Credit: Rose Bishop (LDE)
Upcoming Events!
Men's Group: Men's Group is starting on Sept 11 at the Flesherton Library! To learn more or to register, please see our blog.
Hanover Driver's Training: The Launchpad is hosting G1 Driver's Training! Please see their website here to learn more or to register. Connect with your career advisor if you'd like help to register!
Painting for Newbies: Join Pat at the Durham Library Sept 10 at 4:30pm to paint! No experience or materials necessary, they have everything there for you to use. Read more about it here!
Meaford Photo Contest: Meaford Public Library is holding a Photo Contest for photos around Meaford! This is open from August 1 to November 15. Check out their info-poster to learn more!
Intro Into the Night Sky: The Dundalk Library is working with a local astronomer to teach us about the night sky.The group will meet at the Dundalk Fair Grounds Sept 11 at 8pm. See the flyer here for more info!
The SEED Lodge Health Fair: A local business in Rocklyn, The SEED Lodge, is officially opening on Sept 7 and is kicking it off with a Health Fair. Find Reiki, Workshops, Herbs, Tintures, and more at the booths. See their post for more info!
For more LDE Events, please see our Events Calendar and Blog or connect with your career advisor!
Picture of Glass Corn. The kernals are red, yellow, orange, purple, green, and pink. September is Mndaamin Giizis, Corn Moon, for the Anishinaabeg. It is also known as Waabaabagaa Giizis, Leaves-Turning-Colour Moon. Image Credit
Resource Corner
Resources available to you through Life Directions Employment, the greater Grey Bruce Community, and helpful online resources.
Is this safe to eat?: Second Harvest is an organization based in Toronto that aims to reduce food waste. They have a great poster here on when food is still safe to eat past its Best Before Date, and we've created a blog post to summarize the poster here.
Jk-Gr 12 Backpack Program: United Way has a longstanding program to help students of low-income families get the backpacks and school supplies they need for the upcoming school year. See their website for more information! To register for a backpack, please call 211.
Foodbanks: If you need to access a Foodbank, search for your town in this registry to see what's near you and the times it is open for pickup. You can also call 211.
A pretty dew-covered spider web that was built between dried wheat that's ready to harvest. Image Credit
Community Partners
Read about some of our Partners and what they're doing to support the community!
Davis Occupational Therapy: We have worked with Davis OT for a while now to provide our job seekers with the Occupational Therapy some need to help them keep jobs that are safe and suitable for them. Read more in our blog post. Thank you Davis OT!
211: If you need help finding local programs, you can text or call 211. They are a 24/7 line that operates in 150 languages to help you find services - they also have a website navigator and an online chat feature on their website.
M'Wikwedong Friendship Centre: M'Wikwedong is based in Owen Sound, but runs programming in the surrounding communities as well. Their workshops and events are open to all - please come with an open mind and heart.
A wallpaper of hand drawn starfish, crabs, ship anchors, clam shells, and snail shells. Image Credit
Job Seeker Feature - Orange Shirt Day
September 30 is Orange Shirt Day to honour and recognize the thousands of unmarked graves that have been found on Residential School grounds, and those who have not yet been found. We wear orange to recognize those lost and stolen children, and the ones whose bodies made it home but were scarred mentally and spiritually. This national recognition is #80 out of the 94 Calls to Action made by the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission. There are only 11 out of 94 Calls to Action that are currently completed and implemented.
You can read more about why we wear orange specifically here, and they have also listed some resources to learn more about our Truth and how you can be a part of the Reconciliation efforts below the article.
Gitchi-inendaagoziwag Gakina Abinoojiiyag
(They mean so much, all children)
Every Child Matters
Chaque Enfant Compte
Orange, Black, and White design that says "Every Child Matters" in the centre of the circle. There are 4 sets of hands around the circle. Created by Andy Everson from K’ómoks and Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw First Nations.
Locations
As well as the weekly calendar below, Rose is in the Life Directions Employment Office in Flesherton at 774292 Hwy 10 N all week from 9am to 4pm. Please feel free to drop in and she'll do what she can to help you.
LIFE DIRECTIONS
LOCATIONS
Monday
Flesherton
1PM - 4PM
Life Directions Office
774292 Hwy 10 N Box 12,
Flesherton, ON N0C 1E0
Tuesday
Hanover 10AM - 4PM
LaunchPad YTC
612 10th St
Hanover, ON N4N 1R9
Wednesday
Meaford 10AM - 5PM
Meaford Public Library
11 Sykes St N
Meaford, ON N4L 1V6
Thursday
Dundalk 10AM - 4PM
Erskine Community Health Centre
90 Artemesia Street South
Dundalk, ON N0C1B0
Friday
Markdale 10AM - 4PM
South Grey Community Health CTR
55 Victoria Avenue
Markdale, ON N0C1H0
