Funding Stories

“Employability Skills Assessment Tool” Grant Phase I 2012-2013 Phase II 2013-2014   Futureworx Society was awarded a grant in May, 2012 to enhance and digitize its Employability Skills Assessment Tool (ESAT). Futureworx Society, a community based non-profit organization from Nova

“Investing in Strong and Sustainable Educational Communities in Remote First Nations through Principal Recruitment and Retention” 2021 – 2024 Gakino’amaage’s Administrator Program supports First Nations to improve effectiveness and increase retention of principals, resulting in stable school environments for thousands

“Student Internships for Trades Exploration (SITE)” Phase I & II 2014-2015 Vocational programs offered to young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) typically focus on training individuals for a specific job in a specific field and often rely on wage subsidies to help individuals obtain employment. The

“A Workforce Intermediary Business Model” 2016 – 2018 The objective of this project was to standardize and mainstream the participation of career ladder training for hotel workers in Toronto by creating an accessible training and skills development pathway for incumbent hospitality workers

“ReSET Retention Skills Enhancement Tool” 2019 – 2022 The purpose of this project is to help address serious workforce retention challenges in entry-level service sector employment. The objective of this initiative was to better support highly barriered new entrant workers

“Child Protection in Development Phase I and Phase II” 2013 – 2017 Phase I (2013–2015) The Child Protection in Development program helped to create a strong cohort of 28 young Aboriginal leaders, and supported them to address child, youth and family service

“Connecting New Immigrants to Employment” 2016 – 2017 This project aimed to provide increased opportunities for the inclusion and participation of new immigrants in working and participating in the community. The objectives of this project were: Increase the number of qualified

“Mentoring Internationally Trained Counsellors” Grant 2009-2011 The Counselling Foundation of Canada provided a multi-year grant to The Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto (MNLCT) in April, 2009 to support its Mentoring Internationally Trained Counsellors program. The MNLCT sought this funding,

“Foundations in Retail and Customer Service Skills” 2016 – 2021 The Foundation provided two grants to New Circles to develop a program to support newcomer women with barriers to employment. New Circles developed and delivered a certified employment training program

“NYA Next” 2017 – 2024 The Foundation supported the piloting of a new program called NYA Next. NYA Next serves youth ages 16–22 from Nunavut and the NWT. NYA Next directly addresses the root cause of many young people’s failure

“Cross Canada Dialogues” Grant 2008-2011 First Work, a not-for profit organization that supports and advocates for a sustainable youth employment delivery network in Ontario, received funding from The Counselling Foundation of Canada in 2009 for its Cross Canada Dialogues on

“Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound (UIHB) ” 2014 – 2024 By tackling multiple barriers to education and employment success, the Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound program offers a dynamic four-year program that is proving successful in urban Indigenous communities across Ontario. Indigenous