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ACTEW WANTS YOUR SUPPORT

ACTEW is dedicated to advancing women’s economic security through promoting the labour market development of women, but we need your help to continue our work. If you find this newsletter useful, please consider making a financial contribution to sustain ACTEW’s activities. Your donation, no matter how small, ensures we can continue to build on our policy and community engagement work to keep you informed and engaged on the economic issues affecting women.

It’s quick and easy to give; just click on the Canadahelps link below and fill out your information. Donations of $10 or more will receive a charitable tax receipt. Thank you for your support!
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Actew's new mission and mandate

Through funding from the Trillium Foundation, ACTEW is undergoing a strategic planning and resource development process. The goal of this process is to create a visionary framework to support, sustain, and strengthen the employment and training sector servicing women in Ontario. ACTEW is pleased to announce our new mission and mandate.
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Supporting Survivors/Supporting New workshops available

ACTEW is pleased to announce that the Supporting Survivors/Supporting Employment Project was a huge success with extensive waiting lists for each of the one-day workshops! While we could only accommodate 100 participants in four communities, ACTEW is thrilled to announce that more workshops will be available for a nominal fee.

Stay tuned to ACTEW's website for more information; or if you would like to request a specialized training for your agency's professional development, please contact Trish McNamara at trish@actew.org. We will be happy to bring the workshop to you!

ACTEW thanks the project funder, the Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario Victims Services Secretariat, as well as the workforce development boards of Kingston, Toronto, Vaughan and Brantford for their contributions.

Evaluation of the Content-Sharing Constellation Project

ACTEW is undertaking a formal evaluation of the Content Sharing Constellation Project. The goals of the evaluation are to assess the strengths and weakness of the existing model and to identify opportunities for growth and change. The results will help identify the elements of the next version of the project. We have contracted with Barbara Williams to conduct the evaluation. ACTEW welcomes your feedback, comments or questions. Please send your comments or questions to:
Lori Smith at lori@actew.org

Become an ACTEW member! For more information visit: http://www.actew.org/about/membership.html

Campaign to Support Working Families

The care of young children and the quality of life of working parents do not rate high in the priorities list of our federal government and of most provincial governments. Through the Canadian Labour Congress’ campaign for women’s economic equality, unions, women’s groups and child care advocates are using the June report card season to grade our governments on their work on child care. >more:http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=136373

Second Career Strategy

The Second Career Strategy helps workers who have been laid off within the last year and are unemployed to find new careers, whether they are eligible for EI or not. Workers can learn to transfer their skills to other in-demand fields and get assistance with tuition, books, living expenses and other retraining costs. Training can take anywhere from six months to two years with an additional year available when academic upgrading is needed. Contact your local employment and training agency for more information.
> more: http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/news/Product.asp?ProductID=2286

The Right to Learn: Report Released

In May 2007, trustees with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) unanimously passed the Students Without Legal Immigration Status policy. This policy confirms non-status immigrant students’ right to education. One year later, the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto (CSPC-T) checked up on the Toronto District School Board's (TDSB) progress in implementing that policy and found that it is not fully implemented at the school level. Read the report and follow-up here.
>more: http://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/

More news available on ACTEW's web site: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml

Events

A social enterprise funding program

Enterprising Non-Profits Toronto (ENP-TO) is a funding program designed to seed and support social enterprise in the Greater Toronto Area. ENP-TO will distribute $90,000 in matching grants to nonprofit organizations and registered charities. In order to apply for funding you must attend an ENP-TO Orientation Session.
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=136700

Community Conversations on Poverty Reduction

The public sessions come at a time when the Government of Ontario is conducting consultations on the development of a provincial poverty reduction strategy. The government intends to introduce its strategy by the end of the year. The public meetings will be part of the City's consultation process which will invite residents to express their views on poverty reduction. The community is also asked to share their views on online.
> website: http://www.toronto.ca/povertyreduction/
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=137454

More events available on ACTEW's web site: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml

Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers

'Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers,' is designed to assist training institutions in mainstreaming gender in capacity building for local government. This manual consists of gender concepts, gender analysis and tools in areas of local government
> more: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=136155

Fact Sheets on Issues of Poverty and Inequality

The Centre for Social Justice, with support from the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, has produced a series of resource materials addressing issues of poverty and inequality. These fact sheets focus on Canada's increasing inequality on a national, provincial, and municipal level.
>factsheets: http://www.socialjustice.org/index.php?page=fact-sheets

More resources available in ACTEW's Resource Library: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/elibrary.shtml

Senior Manager
Employment Services Toronto
view posting: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=137373

PSR (Private Sponsorship of Refugees) Program Worker
Catholic Crosscultural Services
view posting: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=137264

Manager, Partnership & Community Involvement
Toronto Community Housing Corporation
view posting:http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml?x=137122

More jobs available on ACTEW's web site: http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/jobs.shtml