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CHEP The corona-virus crisis has cultivated a new vocabulary to support people’s efforts in responding to our “new normal” across the globe. How do we talk about the impact of lost jobs, business and school closures, and limited services on food security in our own community and already vulnerable populations when we can’t share space for conversation or host the many committed volunteer’s that are core to our operations?
Currently, we are eagerly directing energy towards the upcoming growing season and rethinking a safe and impactful “new normal” for our established urban agriculture internship, the askîy project, where Indigenous and
non-Indigenous youth come together to learn about growing, harvesting, and social enterprise including our mobile community markets operating through July and August. www.chep.org
with sight loss and working with our talent pool on job readiness skills including career counselling, job search, employment skills
workshops, technology training, interview skills and mentorship. From early ages, we work with our participants through Kids Camps and Employment Bootcamps to enhance employability skills and promote independence. Our CNIB Talent Pool has grown by 90% this year given the pandemic and we have individuals at all skill and experience levels looking for an opportunity to showcase their talent. Through our Come to Work program, CNIB reaches out to prospective employers to talk about the benefits of hiring an individual with sight loss, such as retention, dependability and out of the box thinking. If your business is interested in exploring this opportunity, please reach out to CNIB and we would be happy to discuss our programs with them. For more information on Come to Work visit: https://www.cnib.ca/en/programs-andservices/work/im-looking-work-come-work/ about-come-work?region=sk or contact our Saskatoon office at 306-374-4545. www.cnib.ca
For over thirty years, CHEP has worked with children, families, and communities to improve access to good food and promote food security. Like many during the pandemic, we navigated a learning curve in working out how to leverage digital tools to re-imagine ways to connect, provide, and continue to create awareness for our many programs and services. Much loved events like Seedy Saturday and the Empty Bowls Fundraiser plus our Community Kitchen Program moved online where our staff ’s perpetually expanding skillset and efforts are on display through public content made available on our YouTube channel.
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CNIB and Vision Loss Rehabilitation Saskatchewan work collaboratively to educate employers on hiring individuals
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