Please read the below regarding services still being offered from YMCA of Niagara Employment Services and others.
The Employment Ontario Providers in Niagara are continuing to provide services to employers, their employees and job seekers throughout these unprecedented times. All EO agencies in Niagara are open for virtual business. Staff are busy working to assist those in Niagara via phone, email, web conferencing, email and social media. We would like to encourage employers to reach out to their local agencies for any support they may need in this difficult time. Services/supports that we are continuing to provide include:
- Assisting employers struggling with staff shortages – as workforce is depleted due to child care/school closures and sick leave, increasing staffing rates to meet increased demands
- Providing guidance to those workers seeking to file on-line EI claims. Some agencies may be able to provide this assistance in multiple languages if needed.
- Assistance with providing consultation to employee groups being temporarily laid off seeking basic need supports, mental health services/referrals and the like. All EO agencies are well versed in community supports that employees may need to access during the lay off period.
Please reach out to any of the EO Providers listed below for assistance.
CERF Niagara (Francophone Provider for Niagara Region) – Suzanne Coutu; info@cerfniagara.com 905-714-1480
Employment Help Centre Niagara Falls – Janet Adams, Job Developer; 905-358-0021 ext 31
Employment Help Centre West Niagara (Grimsby, Beamsville, Smithville) – Faith Lowe, Manager of Employment; flowe@employmenthelp.org 905-309-9675
Employment Solutions Welland – Kelly Jones Program Manager; KJones@employment-solutions.org 905-788-3751
John Howard Society Niagara Job Gym Welland & Fort Erie – Deanna Villella Manager; DVillella@jhsniagara.ca 905-732-7655
Niagara College Community Employment Services St. Catharines – Karen Martin Job Developer; Kmartin@niagaracollege.ca 905-401-9966
Port Cares Employment Services Port Colborne – Andrea Boitor Job Developer; andrea.boitor@portcares.ca 905-834-3629 ext 278
YMCA of Niagara Employment and Immigrant Services St. Catharines, Niagara Falls & Thorold – Kelli Wales Program Coordinator; kelli.wales@niagara.ymca.ca 289-696-6872
Thank you,
Niagara Board of Trade & Commerce
