Ottawa CED Network - Community Resource Inventory

Community Economic Development (CED) creates social and economic opportunities for those who would otherwise be limited from fully participating in the economic life of our community.

Community Centres, Health and Resource

Carlington Community & Health Services

Integrated social and health services. Social services: employment services, crisis intervention, home support services, community development, youth programs, support groups, parent/child drop-ins, information and referral, wife assault and a collective kitchen. Health services: family medical care with a 24-hour on-call service.

Area served: North-South: from Ottawa River to Baseline Road
East-West: Island Park and Fisher Ave. to Woodroffe

Centretown Community Health Centre

Social Services: counselling appointments and walk-in; crisis support; support groups; social skills development; information and referral; legal advice; and home management. Health Promotion, Prevention and Community Development: range of activities including parent/child support programs; youth programs; food and nutrition programs; and support to community groups (bartering network, self-help groups, action on concerns etc).

Area served: Centretown east of Bronson, Glebe, Old Ottawa South

Regional Health and Social Services Programs: Infant Development Program for families with young children at risk of developmental delay; LESA Program for seniors with alcohol or drug problems; Homeless Initiative Project for practical assistance to obtain a health card; and Community-based Diabetes Education Program for adults requiring basic education to support them to live well with type 2 diabetes.

Area served: Ottawa

Cumberland Community Resource Centre

Provides information and referral, advocacy, crisis intervention, individual, marital and family counselling, home support services, program for abused women, employment program, community development and volunteer coordination. Also offers emergency food and clothing. Services are free and are treated with confidentiality.

Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre

Social services: information and referral; services for youth and their families; various programs for seniors and persons with disabilities; individual, family and couple counselling; employment program; home management services; legal information clinic; mental health groups; support groups; a range of services for abused women; community development; programs for immigrant women. Housing Action (2 day per week), Health Babies and Healthy Children Project and First Words program

2339 Ogilvie Road, 2nd Floor
Ottawa (Gloucester) ON
K1J 8M6
tel: (613) 741-7029
fax: 741-7029
e-mail: tammy.mccormick@gccr.ca
website: www.gccr.ca

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Hunt Club-Riverside Community Services Centre

Lowertown Community Resource Centre

Information and referral services, crisis intervention, counselling services (individual and family), support group for abused women, home support services and Community Development Program.

Area served: North-South: from the Ottawa River to Rideau Street
East-West: from the Rideau River to Sussex Drive

Overbrook-Forbes Community Services

The Overbrook-Forbes Community Resource Centre provides community and social services to residents in north-east Ottawa (Overbrook-Forbes and Manor Park), especially to those with low incomes. Programs include an emergency food cupboard, crisis intervention and advocacy, a parent and children drop-in program, counselling services, community development, home support for francophone seniors, health promotion, and tutoring. The centre also offers leadership opportunities for adolescents, such as the Aquatics Leadership Program, which aims to foster leadership, team and social skills, and volunteer and work placement for high-risk youth through First Aid and Aquatics accreditation and placement search support.

Area served:
North-South: from Ottawa River to the Queensway,
East-West: from the Rideau River to Blair Rd, excluding Vanier and Gloucester.

Pinecrest-Queensway Health & Community Services

Provides integrated health and social services; crisis intervention, individual, family and group counselling, information and referral, child welfare services. Offers primary health care through the services of physicals, primary care nurses, nurse practitioners and a dietitian. Health promotion activities, mental health counselling and services to new Canadian populations are also available. Operates parent support program, headstart nursery school, preschool speech and language services, youth drop-in, employment, support, support groups for abused women and other adult groups, English as a Second Language classes. A community development worker is available to support community groups involved with youth, tenants, visible minorities and community education. On-side staff from Children’s Aid Society, Family Service Centre of Ottawa-Carleton, Home Management Services and Employment Outreach Program and Youth Services Bureau. Volunteer program.

Area served: North-South: Ottawa River to Baseline Road
East-West: Sherbourne Ave/Maitland Ave to West city limits

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre

Integrated social and health services (Primary health care with a 24-hour on-call service): counselling, crisis intervention, addictions programs (including gambling), seniors programs, information, assessments and referrals, advocacy and HIV/AIDS programs (OASIS). Addictions and HIV/AIDS programs are regional.

Area served: North-South: from Rideau St to Avenue Rd
East-West: from Rideau River to the Rideau Canal

Somerset West Community Health Centre

The Centre offers integrated social and health services in Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Laotian, Cambodian, Italian and Swahili as well as English and French. In addition to primary health care, services include helping mentally and physically disabled people to live where they want to live; services from Children’s Aid Society workers; self-help groups; community action and job readiness projects; counselling for abused women; help with accessing welfare, food, clothing and housing in times of crisis; services for seniors.

Area Served: East side of Island Park Dr., from the North side of Carling Ave, to the West side of Bay St.; from the North side of Gloucester St., to the West side of Lyon Ave.; down to the Ottawa River and West to Island Park Dr.

South East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community

Integrated health and social services: counselling, crisis intervention, information and referral, community development, home support programs, health promotion activities, and primary health care with a 24-hour on-call service.

Area served: City of Ottawa: East of Bank St., South of the Queensway.

1355 Bank Street, Suite 600
Ottawa, ON
K1H-8K7
tel: (613) 737-5115
fax: (613) 789-7962
e-mail: AbidJ@seochc.on.ca
website: www.seochc.on.ca (in development)

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Vanier Community Services Centre

Social services: counselling, crisis intervention, information and referral, community development. Also available: programs for children and families, home management services, services for New Canadians and job search programs. See French section for additional services that are available in French only

290 Dupuis Street
Ottawa (Vanier) ON
K1L 1A2
tel: (613) 744-2892
fax: 749-2902
website: www.cscvanier.com

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre

Community and social services serving Goulbourn, Kanata and West Carleton. Services include: information, referral and crisis counselling; individual and group counselling for children and abused women; SAFE homes program for youth; Community Development; Meals-on-Wheels; transportation for seniors to medical, counselling or legal appointments; shopping and some social outings; Seniors Diner’s Club, Home Maintenance, Friendly Visiting, Day Program for Adults with Dementia-Related Illnesses; Backstairs Attic (second hand clothing outlet); West Carleton Child Care Resources (Mobile toy and resource lending library, support to parents and caregivers, registry for child care); Youth Community Helpers and Bullying Programs for Children/Schools; and Peer Support Program (volunteers supporting abused women).

Community Groups

Centre 507

Centre 507 is a drop in centre that serves people who are economically and socially disadvantaged by offering a safe supportive environment and a broad range of free programs and services. Centre 507 offers employment support to its clientele. The Getting ready to Work program takes individuals through a series of one-to-one (and some group) sessions to discover interest, address life skills and employment barriers, and develop job search skills.

Contact
Maryl Weatherburn

507 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1Z5
tel: (613) 233-4502
fax: (613) 233-5088
e-mail: centre507@ncf.ca

Website:centre507.ncf.ca

People First

People First encourages people with low income to work co-operatively in order to develop self-sustaining economic initiatives which will be of benefit to themselves and to the community. Initiatives include: Vegetarian catering, Fabric Art, Stained Glass, and Stationary.

c/o All Saints Lutheran Church
1061 Pinecrest Road
Ottawa, ON
K2B 6B7
tel: (613) 726-1418
e-mail: people.first@on.aibn.com

Consultants / Technical Assistance

Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP)

The Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP) helps organizations build their capacity to engage in community economic development. CEDTAP offers a Canada wide matching service between community organizations and technical assistance providers and funds technical assistance assignments

1125 Colonel By Drive
Carleton University
Room 2103, Dunton Tower
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
tel: (613) 520-2600 X8241
Tax: (613) 520-3561
e-mail: secretariat-patdec@cedtap.com
website: www.carleton.ca/cedtap

CompuCorps Mentoring

CompuCorps Mentoring is a Canadian charity helping other charities through computer volunteer projects and low cost consulting and computers. CompuCorps has been involved with over 60 volunteer projects in Ottawa and have engaged over 200 IT volunteers.

Contact:
Andrei Murasescu
Toe Kyi

CompuCorps Mentoring
201-145 rue Spruce Street
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1R 6P1
tel: (613) 234 – 8988
fax: (613) 234 – 6016

Coté, Ethel L'Art du Developpement

Ethel Cote, is actively involved in Community Development in social, economic, co-operative and cultural sectors in rural & urban areas. Resources & Project Management; Organizational Development & Planning; Building up strong partnerships; Consolidation; Fundraising Strategies, more than 20 years in support of the Community. Ethel Cote, is able to facilitate real diagnostics of actual situations in establishing processes, policies, programs facilitating efficient management and effective capitalization of organizations & businesses. With success, she coordinated various fundraising campaigns collecting over than 14 million dollars. She also managed 35 millions dollars operational budgets in organizations, co-ops and businesses.

1551 Concession 1
Plantagenet, ON
K0B 1L0
tel: (613) 673-4588
fax: (613) 673-4588
e-mail: ethel.cote@sympatico.ca

New Economy Development Group (NEDG)

NEDG is a development-consulting firm offering creative approaches to the challenges of the new millennium. Our approach is to promote participation; innovation; partnership; and sustainability. We blend social and economic objectives and interests with action for practical, cost-effective results. NEDG is a national firm founded in 1990, based in Ottawa with associates across the country. It specializes in community-based and participatory approaches to community/ rural issues and development from a policy, research and practical perspective.

109A-858 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON
K1S 3W3
tel: (613) 238-5353
fax: (613) 238-1495
e-mail: dbrodhead@neweconomygroup.ca

Finance

Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP)

1125 Colonel By Drive
Carleton University
Room 2103, Dunton Tower
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
tel: (613) 520-2600 X8241
fax: (613) 520-3561
e-mail: secretariat-patdec@cedtap.com
website: www.carleton.ca/cedtap

Community Economic Development Program (CEDP)

The Community Economic Development Programs mandate is to assist Aboriginal people (First Nations, Inuit and Innu) in securing long term employment and accessing business opportunities in their communities. The program finances CED organizations of the First Nations and enables native communities to attract qualified individuals as economic development officers who will in turn provide quality programs and services.

Room 115, 110 Wellington St.
Hull, QC
K1A 0H4
tel: (819) 997-8383
fax: (819) 994-0445
website: www.inac.gc.ca

Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO)

The Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO) is committed to seeding, nurturing, supporting and strengthening our community. Grants are made in support of social services (including projects for the visually impaired, children, youth, seniors), health, arts, education, animal welfare and the environment, primarily within the Ottawa region. The annual earnings of many of the funds under the Community Foundation's care are disbursed according to advice from the donors. Grants are made to not-for-profit organizations recognized by the Canada Revenue Agency as registered charities.

The Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF)

OCLF provides short-term loans of up to $15,000 to individuals and groups with worthwhile business concepts, practical work experience and/or training, and a solid business plan. OCLF was formed to ensure that those promising entrepreneurs, with viable business ideas, are able to access financing not available elsewhere.

280 Metcalfe Street,
Suite 407 Ottawa,
ON K2P 1R7
tel: (613) 594-3535
fax: (613) 567-9126
email: gbrown@oclf.org
website: http://www.oclf.org

Housing

Cooperative Housing Association of Eastern Ontario

CED is a powerful way for housing co-op members to build on their strengths. By supporting CED initiatives, we can improve the quality of life of our members, and strengthen our co-op communities at the same time. The Cooperative Housing Association of Eastern Ontario is involved in CED initiatives such as Youthworks. In this summer youth employment program, Co-op youth get valuable experience whereas Co-ops get needed work done for a reasonable cost. As such, Co-op dollars are kept circulating in the co-op sector.

311-225 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1P9
tel: (613) 230-2201 ext. 223
fax: (613) 230-2231
e-mail: otasci@chaseo.org

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity is an independent, charitable, faith-based housing program dedicated to the elimination of poverty by building homes in partnership with families in need. Habitat for Humanity builds simple, decent, and affordable houses and provide interest-free mortgages to families who would otherwise not be able to purchase their own home. The Habitat program is about home ownership and providing a long-term solution designed to break the poverty cycle.

Training and Employment

Career Station

Individual career advice; resume help; computers and access to the Internet and an active employer referral service. Open to all (working, in school or unemployed).

Contact

418 Richmond Road(in Westboro)
Ottawa, ON
K2A 0G2
tel: (613) 569-4320
e-mail: cs1@careerstation.ca
website: http://www.careerstation.ca/

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CIFODE: The Centre for Integration, Training and Economic Development

CIFODE is a community economic development project initiated by Coalition Féminine des Afro-Francophones (CFAF) to encourage entrepreneurship among immigrant women. CFAF is a non-profit organization whose aim is to empower disadvantaged women.

Contact
Françoise Magunira

503-251 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1X3
Tel: 569-2456
Fax: (613) 569-3205
Email: info@cifode.org

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Destination Employment

Destination Employment is a Learning Disabilities Association of Canada employment project in partnership with HRSD and the Learning Disabilities Association of Ottawa-Carleton. The purpose of the program is to train and integrate adults with learning disabilities who are currently unemployed; and to sensitize employers to the vast pool of talent that adults with learning disabilities possess and the valuable contribution these employees can make.

Employment Resource Centres

Offers workshops, individual consultations and access to information and equipment for Ontario Works participants only. The West centre provides some services to the general public seeking job information.

Contact

East:
2339 Ogilvie Rd.
Ottawa, ON
K1J 8M6
tel : 744-4033

Central: Michel Guilbeault
370 Catherine St.
Ottawa, ON
K1R 5T5
tel : 230-4440

West: Brenda Pakeman
100 Constellation
Ottawa, ON
K2G 6J8
tel : 560-0625

EXPERICA, The Practice Firm In Ottawa

Experica is a practice firm, in which the work environment and activities of a small business are reproduced. The approach is “learning by doing”, breaking the cycle of “no experience, no employment..no employment, no experience. The program is affiliated with a sponsor firm maintaining connection to the real business world. Partnership with Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services. English Program - up to 12 weeks. Experica is funded by Human Resources Development Canada,

Contact
Operations Coordinator – 688-3980 (ext. 720)
Employment Coordinator – 688-3980 (ext. 704)

2255 Carling Avenue Suite 402
Ottawa, ON
K2B 7Z5
e-mail: hr@practicefirm.ca
website: http://www.canadart.ca/html/eng.html

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Fresh Start Adult Business and Technology Program
Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board

Business-oriented or technology-orientated courses with real work experience. Completion of Grade 11 English equivalency recommended.

Contact
Nancy Siddons

2072 Jasmine Crescent
Gloucester ON
K1J 8M5
tel : (613) 741-4525
fax: (613)741-9593
e-mail: nancysiddons@occdsb.on.ca

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JHS Youth Employment Resource Centre
John Howard Society

JHS Youth Employment Resource Centre offers individual counseling; job listings and leads; training program information; access to paid on-the-job training; education information; internet access; career exploration; resume preparation; employment preparation; job search strategies and materials; job search, interview, and other workshops; interview preparation, and community resource information through the Career and Employment Preparation Program (CEPP).

La Coopérative 301

"La Coopérative 301" is a non-profit co-operative whose mission is to benefit the community by creating healthy environments for learning and working that foster the personal and professional growth of its members. Coop 301 is home to a sewing cooperative that offers clothing alterations, custom orders and ready-made goods such as hats, coats for dogs, tote bags, umbrella holders and many other practical and whimsical household items.

Contact
Lucile Champagne

153 Chapel Street (Lower level)
Ottawa, ON
K1N 1H5
tel: (613) 562-1739
email: coop301@magma.ca

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LASI World Skills

LASI World Skills is a recognized leader in responding to the needs of the local labour market while promoting the skills and talents of New Canadians. Our vision is to build a welcoming community that meets its full potential. We are a not-for-profit organization that offers assistance to more than 2500 immigrants every year through a variety of programs and services, including job search workshops, a resource centre, and sector-specific support for internationally trained professionals and trades people.
LASI World Skills was established in 1997 by a coalition of Local Agencies Serving Immigrants (LASI).

Contact
Natasha Beg

201-219 Argyle Ave.
Ottawa ON
K2P 1H4
tel: (613)233-0453
fax: (613)232-1757
e-mail: ws@ottawa-worldskills.org
website: http://www.ottawa-worldskills.org/home_english1.htm

Line 1000 Placement Services

Line 1000 is a community based non profit-employment program for people with disabilities living in the Ottawa area. The agency provides employment counselling, case management and job placement services, and coordinates a variety of government funded employment supports and subsidies through the Ontario Disability program and HRDC's Opportunity fund. The agency also provides specialized job search workshops, and accessible computer and internet access within it's Resource area for job seekers with disabilities. Potential clients may self refer.

1355 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON
K1H 8K7
tel: (613) 526-1000
TTY: (613) 731-1621
fax: (613) 731-3510
website: placement@line1000.ca

Millennium Learning Centres

The Millennium Learning Centres are small user-friendly centres where you can learn to use computers and the Internet, get help from trained volunteers or simply use the computer and Internet facilities in a welcoming and supportive atmosphere. The Centres are located in community health and resource centres and community sites throughout the Ottawa area. At the Millennium Learning Centres you can: access high-speed Internet and email use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and in some centres Access), Word Perfect Office, Microsoft Publisher and other office software. You can attend introductory computer workshops. The Millennium Learning Centres are an initiative of the Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres of Ottawa, with the Vanier Community Service Centre acting as the lead agency.

Vanier Community Service Centre (French Service)
290 Dupuis St., Ottawa
tel: (613) 744-2892
website: http://mlc.ncf.ca/services.html

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) – Employment Supports
Ministry of Community and Social Services

Employment preparation and training; technical aids; interpreters, route and orientation training; job placement support; job coaching and on-the-job training for people with disabilities

Ontario March of Dimes

Vocational assessment, work hardening, supported employment, job preparation, job coaching and assistive devices purchases for adult persons with physical disabilities

Contact
Pete Campbell

2249 Carling Ave., Suite 200,
Ottawa, ON
K1N 7E9
tel : (613) 596-3463
fax: (613) 596-5696
TTY : (613)898-5264
e-mail: pcampbelle@dimes.on.ca
website: http://www.dimes.on.ca/programs/employment.asp?sect=employment

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Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP)

The Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP) is a province-wide umbrella organization for organizations that sponsor community-based training projects. Our member agencies provide over 450 programs throughout Ontario to help people prepare for, return to and/or maintain employment. More than 100,000 people use our members' programs each year. Services include career and personal counselling; literacy, ESL and numeracy programs; job-finding clubs; computer courses; and job placement.

Contact

517 Wellington Street West, Suite 207
Toronto, ON
M5V 1G1
tel: (416)591-7151
fax: (416)591-9126
email: info@onestep.on.ca
website: http://www.onestep.on.ca

Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)

Employment related workshop; ESL; personal counseling; translation and interpretation services Newcomers

Contact
Sonja Katic

959 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 2X5
tel : (613)725-0202
fax: (613)725-9054
e-mail: sonja@ottawa-worldskills.org
Website: http://www.ociso.org/jobhelp.htm

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Rainbow Skills Development Centre

Rainbow Skills Development Centre is a non-profit / charity educational institution established in 1994 with a mission to promote and enhance the socio-economic well-being of low income residents of the National Capital Region through business skills training. The goal of all the programs is to help the students develop marketable employment skills and good work attitudes which will enable them to obtain and retain a job. The Centre provides training for EI and Social Assistance recipients and for private individuals who are not in a financial position to pay the costs of training at the private colleges. Rainbow students come from many different social, cultural, and educational backgrounds and represent all age groups.

Contact

396 Cooper St. Suite 409
Ottawa, ON
K2P 2H7
Tel: (613) 567-6946
(613) 567-9215
fax: (613)567-3914
e-mail: info@rainbowcentre.com
website: http://www.rainbowcentre.com/

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The Entrepreneurship Centre

The Entrepreneurship Centre is an initiative of OCRI, dedicated to helping Ottawa entrepreneurs make educated decisions about starting and growing their businesses. The Centre provides the information and tools that entrepreneurs need to establish and expand their businesses. The Centre provides a complete range of business information, training, consulting, mentoring and financial advisory services.

Vanier Community Services Centre

Employment Services for Francophones
Innovative, results-oriented services to help you find the job you want more quickly. Through professionally-developed workshops delivered by experts.

Millennium Learning Centre*
A user friendly environment where you can learn to use the computer and the Internet in a supportive atmosphere

Canadart.ca (Practice Firm)*
Funded by Human Resources Development Canada, the goal of this program is to facilitate the integration of participants into the job market by gaining recent work experience while learning and performing an active job search. The participants work and gain experience in a business environment using the latest technologies.

Y Enterprise Centre and Employment YMCA-YWCA of Ottawa Carleton

The Entreprise Centre provides a comprehensive training and support program for individuals who have a business idea and are willing to develop related entrepreneurial skills. Services include but are not limited to self-employment training, counseling and business support services.

Youth Employment Services
Youth Services Bureau

Information and Referral: Information on careers and occupations; the local job market; training opportunities and job search strategies.
Employment Planning and Preparation: Assistance in clarifying employment an action plan and preparing for and maintaining employment.
Job Development Placement Support: Individuals access and maintain employment and develop skills relevant to their specific career goals

Job Connect Young people between the ages of 16 and 24, who are out of school and out of work.

Contact
Carl Sullivan

360 Laurier Ave West, Suite 302
Ottawa, ON
K1P 1C8
tel: (613) 236- 8244
fax: (613) 236-4640
e-mail: csullivan@ysb.on.ca

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Working Your Way To Success
Skill Development Workshops For Today's Competitive Job Seeker

An established and respected community service, Working Your Way To Success! is available to job seekers throughout Ottawa-Carleton. This free service is offered in English at the Carlington and Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Services, and in French at the Vanier Community Service Centre. A results-oriented service, Working Your Way To Success! is aiming to help you find the job you want more quickly.

Carlington Community & Health Services (English Service)
900 Merivale Road, Ottawa
Nohad Abomansour
tel: (613) 722-4000

Pinecrest-Queesway Health and Community Services (English Service)
1365 Richmond Road, suite 203 Ottawa
Kunda Mukhedkar
tel: (613) 820-4922

South East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community
Laurie Lafontaine
tel : 737-5115

Transportation

Re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op

Re-cycles bicycle co-op helps sustain the local bicycle community by providing a fully equipped do-it-yourself bike shop for use by members and volunteers to maintain their bicycles under the guidance of volunteer bike mechanics. Volunteers can also learn bike repair skills by fixing bikes donated to the shop, which would otherwise be destined for the landfill. These bikes are sold at reasonable prices, providing an affordable and sustainable means of transportation to everyone. Learning to be more self sufficient with regards to bike repairs empowers people to ride the path less traveled and make cycling a part of their daily lives.

VRTUCar

VRTUCAR is a car-share service that gives members 24-hour access to a fleet of cars stationed in Ottawa's downtown neighborhoods. It is cheaper than owning a car if you need a car for fewer than 12,000km/year. It also means reduced insurance costs, no more repair bills or parking hassles. VRTUCAR also eliminates the need for a 2nd car in the family. This service also reduces vehicle pollution by over 50% simply by driving less and reducing the number of engine start-ups.

356 Maclaren Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 0M6
tel: (613) 798-1900
fax: (613) 230-6568
e-mail: info@vrtucar.com
website: www.vrtucar.com

Women

The Well

The Well is a drop in centre that serves women and women with children who are economically and socially disadvantaged by offering a safe supportive environment and a broad range of programs and services. The Well recognizes the economic needs of its clientele by offering services such as laundry and shower facilities, and a food bank. Items such as clothes and shoes can also be found.

Contact
St-Johns Anglican Church
154 Somerset St. W
Ottawa, ON K2P 0H8
tel: (613) 594-8861
fax : (613) 594-5878
e-mail: thewell@ottawa,anglican.ca

Youth

The Roasted Cherry

The Roasted Cherry Coffee House offers unique, hands on experience inside a fully operational cafe being run by youth in support of youth. The Cafe provides an exciting venue to: enhance your entrepreneurial and leadership skills and to take on the responsibility of running and maintaining a business. The Roasted Cherry Student Co-op placement program will also work with you to plan and ultimately kick off a business project of interest to you within the cafe.

Youthworks

Youthworks is a summer employment program for youth living in the Ottawa area housing co-ops. Youthworks offers interior and exterior painting services, as well as landscaping services, at competitive rates to housing co-ops. Co-op youth work on contracts secured by Youthworks and are paid a salary according to the hours worked. The staffs are trained by professional painters and landscapers and are closely supervised.

311-225 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, ON
K2P 1P9
tel: (613) 230-2201 ext. 223
fax: (613) 230-2231
e-mail: otasci@chaseo.org

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Guidelines

Community Resources Inventory

Carlington Community & Health Services

Centretown Community Health Centre

Cumberland Community Resource Centre

Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre

Hunt Club-Riverside Community Services Centre

Lowertown Community Resource Centre

Overbrook-Forbes Community Services

Pinecrest-Queensway Health & Community Services

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre

Somerset West Community Health Centre

South East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community

Vanier Community Services Centre

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre

Centre 507

People First

Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP)

CompuCorps Mentoring

Coté, Ethel L'Art du Developpement

New Economy Development Group (NEDG)

Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP)

Community Economic Development Program (CEDP)

Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO)

The Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF)

Cooperative Housing Association of Eastern Ontario

Habitat for Humanity

Career Station

CIFODE: The Centre for Integration, Training and Economic Development

Destination Employment

Employment Resource Centres

EXPERICA, The Practice Firm In Ottawa

Fresh Start Adult Business and Technology Program Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board

JHS Youth Employment Resource Centre John Howard Society

La Coopérative 301

LASI World Skills

Line 1000 Placement Services

Millennium Learning Centres

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) – Employment Supports Ministry of Community and Social Services

Ontario March of Dimes

Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP)

Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)

Rainbow Skills Development Centre

The Entrepreneurship Centre

Vanier Community Services Centre

Y Enterprise Centre and Employment YMCA-YWCA of Ottawa Carleton

Youth Employment Services Youth Services Bureau

Working Your Way To Success Skill Development Workshops For Today's Competitive Job Seeker

Re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op

VRTUCar

The Well

The Roasted Cherry

Youthworks

Fresh Start Adult Business and Technology Program
Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board

JHS Youth Employment Resource Centre
John Howard Society

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) – Employment Supports
Ministry of Community and Social Services

Youth Employment Services
Youth Services Bureau

Working Your Way To Success
Skill Development Workshops For Today's Competitive Job Seeker