I think it is extremely valuable to continue with personal and professional growth and showcasing some fantastic organizations and supports that we've used over the years. If you have any recommendations, please let us know!
Employment Supports & Resources
Here, you can find supports for funding, finding employees, finding job opportunities/support for certain groups, and finding some legal guidance.
Click on the title to go to the website to learn more about using these supports.
Community Based
- Selections Career Support Services
- Selections Career Support Services is a community-based, non-profit organization dedicated to individuals with disabilities and other barriers by assisting them in finding and maintaining opportunities for employment and volunteering. After four decades of serving individuals in the Edmonton area, the heart of Selections’ vision is the conviction that every individual possesses an abundance to offer their community. Selections strives to provide holistic services designed to support individuals to live fulfilling, enriched, and inclusive lives.
- Watch the 2024 Untapped Potential Conference wrap-up video here!
- Lifemark Empower Program
- Lifemark has designed an innovative and holistic program, Empower, aimed at improving the lives of single mothers in Edmonton through connection to employment and education opportunities. Lifemark is able to offer this program to eligible single mothers at no cost. Lifemark will work with you to make a customized service plan to help you meet your goals.
- Lifemark Cares
- Lifemark CARES (Career Advancement and Resources for Employment Success), an innovative program poised to address the pressing needs of underemployed, unemployed, and marginally employed parents in the Edmonton area. This initiative is a direct response to the community's expressed demand for comprehensive employment support, coupled with solutions to the pervasive childcare obstacles faced by countless families and guardians.
- Sinneave Family Foundation
- Sinneave is an operating foundation that works with individuals, communities, and organizations across Canada to reduce barriers and enhance opportunities in education, employment, and housing for Autistic youth and adults.
- Goodwill - Beyond Jobs Program
- Supporting women with barriers to find sustainable employment, or advance current employment. The Beyond Jobs team will complete a full life assessment to understand all the supports required to create success for the entire family.
- Holly McEwan, Employment Lawyer with Nugent Law Office
- Holly joined Nugent Law Office in 2019 as an articling student and continued with the firm as a lawyer after she was called to the Alberta bar in 2020. Holly has since appeared before all levels of court in Alberta as well as the Alberta Labour Relations Board and various labour arbitrators. Holly practices employment law and labour law and has a particular interest in Charter litigation.
- Rebecca Ho, Registered Provisional Psychologist
- Rebecca provides a warm and welcoming environment that involves a directive, humorous approach to support clients with their therapy goals. Due to her training in a range of therapeutic approaches, she customizes therapy to each individual need. With 15 years of experience in the field of education and music, Rebecca brings a unique knowledge base of professional experiences into her work.
- Melissa Chatigny - Wellness & Nutrition Coach
- Coming Soon!
