Dear ESCLM Members;
Make a vist to ACFO one of your new year's resolutions!
ESCLM member agency staff are invited to our February Networking Brown Bag lunch, hosted by ACFO (Association canadienne-francais de l'Ontario).
Join your colleagues on Friday, Feb 10 at noon for networking and to learn more about ACFO de London-Sarnia.
Friday, Feb.10: Noon to 1pm
What: Brown Bag Lunch
Where: 495 Richmond St., Unit 200, London
Bring: Your lunch, your program brochures, program, pdates, your agency news
ACFO will provide: Coffee, tea, juice
Please share with colleagues....
Note: Participants can find parking on the street (Clarence is good). Our parking lot is often full and it is expensive, 10 $ deposit.
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YOU Made It Cafe: Now Open!
Looking for a new place to try out for breakfast / lunch? Please consider trying out the new YOU Made It Café, at the Cornerstone building at Richmond and York Sts.
The fresh sandwiches, salads and soups enjoyed in the historic Cornerstone building will make for a memorable experience, and you'll be supporting a unique social enterprise; helping create new opportunities for London youth.
Please post and share our flyer....
Steve Cordes
Executive Director
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
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Free: Legal Services Workshops
There are many areas in life where understanding your legal rights and your legal responsibilities can save a lot of time, frustration and disappointment. Join us for one or all of the following FREE sessions being presented by The University of Western Ontario's Community Legal Services and discover your rights.
At Central Library, no registration required. February, March and April sessions.
Please share with interested individuals..
EVICTIONS
COLLECTION AGENCIES
& CREDIT REPAIR
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS -
PRIVACY AND HARASSMENT
IDENTITY THEFT
UNDERSTANDING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM & ARREST AND DETENTION
LEASES UNDER THE RTA &
RULES RELATING TO RENT
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -
DIVERSION PROGRAMS
PRIVATE CAREER COLLEGES
See our poster for dates and times....
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United Way - Non-Traditional Financial Practices Research
United Way of London & Middlesex is working on better understanding and documenting the payday lending and non-traditional financial practices in our community. Building on and complementing the work underway with our colleagues at the City of London, we are trying to understand the effects of payday lending and non-traditional financial practices on people living in Poverty in London and Middlesex. We have engaged the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR), who has done similar work in this area in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, to conduct a research study in London and Middlesex on the issue of payday lending.
CCBR will be using multiple methods to gather data, including: surveys with payday lending borrowers and service agencies, case study interviews, and key informant interviews. We ask that you assist in the recruitment of payday loan borrowers for the face to face or online survey and case study interviews.
Between now and February 29th we would like your help in promoting the survey and recruiting people who have experience with payday lenders and other services provided by payday lenders. We would ask that you direct these individuals to fill out the online survey or ask them to contact Liliana Araujo (survey link and contact info provided on flyer). We would like to conduct some interviews face-to-face, so we ask that you help in recruiting individuals who the CCBR research team can interview.
Please note that all client information will be confidential. Participants will also receive the following honoraria:
• online survey participants will have the chance to enter in a draw to win one of seven gift cards;
• participants who participate in a face-to-face interview will each receive a $10 gift card
The findings of this research will help us in understanding the payday lending practices in our community. The research will also inform about the next steps for United Way's mobilizing, investing, and advocacy efforts in London and Middlesex.
Please find attached a poster outlining the details of this study.
We will appreciate your support in directing clients to the online survey.
Kate Cowan
Community Planning Specialist
kcowan@uwlondon.on.ca
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City Symposium
This Sunday, January 29th, 1pm (London Convention Centre) you are invited to contribute your input and perspectives on social assistance in Ontario.
Ontario is currently reviewing our social assistance programs -- Ontario Works, ODSP -- and a group of Londoners are seeking to gather input in order to make policy recommendations for this process. Sunday's event will centre around facilitated discussion and collaboration. Please come, learn, and share your ideas.
Details, RSVP, submissions...
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NEW: ESCLM Networking Schedule for 2012
ESCLM Agency Staff: Save these networking dates hosted by your colleagues!
February 10 (ACFO)
March 9 (WOTCH)
April 13 (London Military Family Services)
May 11 (London Training Centre)
June 8 (WIL Employment Connections)
Please post in your Staff Room!
Stay tuned for more details...
Is your agency able to host a Brown Bag lunch or Open House on the 2nd Friday of the Month? We are looking for hosts for September to December, 2012.
Contact: carol@esclm.ca
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NEW: Fanshawe College Bridging program in Human Resources
The Access Centre is hosting an Information Session with Fanshawe College Friday, February 3 2012 2:00pm-3:30pm. Call now to reserve your seat and learn about this NEW program for internationally trained individuals in Human Resources.
There are more information sessions coming on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 2:00pm to 3:30pm and Wednesday, February 29,2012 9:30am to 11:00am.
If interested in attending and learning more about this new College program, call the Access Centre today.
519-858-2348.
Seating is limited.
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City of London Postings
We are currently accepting online applications for the following position listed on the City of London website www.london.ca/mycareer:
Kitchen Help (Closes: Feb. 3)
Architectural Technology Student (Closes: Feb. 7)
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ClothingWorks Newsletter
Please check out our January Newsletter for all the latest ClothingWorks updates!
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Social Media Networks
If your agency has Facebook and/or Twitter pages, would you please share these details with ESCLM?
Send to: carol@esclm.ca
We would like to be able to help you increase traffic and communicate information across our sector through these media.
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Regards,
Carol Stewart | Project Manager
Employment Sector Council London-Middlesex
141 Dundas Street, 4th Floor, London ON N6A 1G3
Tel: 519.663.0774 ext. 224 | Fax: 519.663.5377 | carol@esclm.ca | www.esclm.ca
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