January 22, 2018 - Funding will allow young people facing barriers to employment to benefit from job skills training and hands-on work experienc…Read More
JHSO in the News
January 9, 2018 - When temperatures become particularly cold outside, business naturally heats up inside Sault Ste. Marie and area agencies that offer overnight shelter — or even just hot coffee and camaraderie.…Read More
January 8, 2018 - KAWARTHA LAKES-The John Howard Society of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton will receive a $5,000 grant through the Telecare Mona Hall Fund to pilot a child abuse prevention program in the City of Kawartha Lakes.…Read More
January 2, 2018 - In the third and final story in a series on prisoner rights and labour, rabble.ca looks at some of the barriers people face finding employment, and what can be done to help them secure work.…Read More
January 2, 2018 - In the second story in a series on prisoner rights and labour, rabble.ca looks at some of the barriers people face finding employment, and what can be done to help them secure work.…Read More
January 2, 2018 - The majority of Canadian inmates will be released eventually. When they re-enter society, most will struggle finding work. In this series, rabble.ca looks at some of the barriers people face finding employment after release, and what can be done to help them secure work.…Read More
December 18, 2017 - You move to a new city in a new country. You don’t speak the language. You wind up in jail. You don’t know if the police or judges can be trusted. Who can you turn to for help?
If you’re a newcomer to our city, the answer is the John Howard Society’s Immigrant Community Capacity and Engagement project, or ICCE for short.…Read More
December 18, 2017 - Ontario’s human rights laws could be changing to make it easier for people who have criminal records, or have had contact with the police, to find jobs.
Bill 164, The Human Rights Code Amendment Act, passed second reading in October. It has been referred to committee. If passed, it would make discrimination in employment because of someone’s police records illegal.…Read More