Canadian Mental Health Association & Fitzroy information Centre session
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Career Development Association of PEI Inc. is excited to announce that we will be hosting our third information session for 2020! It’s time to take action with Mental Health in the workplace. Here is an information session that you've all been waiting for. Our speakers will help inform Career Development Professionals about the following topics :
Date: April 7, 2020 from 1:30 - 3:00 Location:Royalty Center 40 Enman cres, Charlottetown, Room # 125 This is a free session for CDA of PEI members. If you would like to attend these sessions but are not a member, please complete the membership form. Please register before Monday, April 6, 2020 to reserve your seat. Seats are limited. To register, complete the form below. |
Guest Speakers:
Sarah MacEachern: "Before working in my current position as Community Development Manager with the Canadian Mental Health Association, I worked out of the Employment Unit at Fitzroy Centre. My background is in Kinesiology & Biology, but with a passion for mental health!" Jayne Schmidt: I have a Master of Social Work with a clinical specialization from the University of Calgary. My background is working with youth experiencing homelessness in Halifax. I have been with the Fitzroy Centre for six years. I am now the Acting Employment Unit Coordinator. We offer a wide range of employment services and programs to our members. Please come join us as Sarah and Jayne inform us about these topics concerning mental health issues that are not often talked about and can be pushed aside. You will be able to apply the information from this session to situations involving your co-workers and clients. |
Services and supports available for those threatened by homelessness
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CDA of PEI Inc. is excited to announce that we will be hosting our second session for 2020! Our speakers will help inform Career Development Professionals on the topic of homelessness in our communities and of the new services available to assist those in need. There will be information on the new Community Outreach Centre, Bedford MacDonald House, Transitional housing, and breaking the stigma surrounding homelessness. Date: March 6, 2020, 1:30-3:00 pm (Storm date: March 9, 2020, 1:30-3:00 pm) Location: Royalty Center Room #149, 40 Enman Crescent, Charlottetown. Guest Speakers: Mike Redmond - Manager, Community Outreach Centre and Bedford MacDonald House Tami McIntyre - Case Worker, Community Outreach Centre Join us as Mike Redmond and Tami McIntyre discuss the new services for our community that we have all been waiting for and the existing ones you may not know about. This is a free session for CDA of PEI members. If you would like to attend these sessions but are not a member, please complete the membership form. Please register before Thursday, March 5 to reserve your seat. Seats are limited. To register, complete the form below. |
Mike Redmond, Manager of Bedford MacDonald House, a homeless shelter for men, also manages the new Community Outreach Centre. He says as a result of a rising need and with the help of tremendous community support, the centre opened the first week in January.
As a result of a community assessment done by the province in 2018 and data from Bedford MacDonald House and other homeless shelters, 26 agencies including government and non- profits organizations met on December 18, 2019. “It was amazing to get that many people around the table a week before Christmas, and we realized something incredible was happening,” says Mike. “At the meeting, we made a plan as to what service providers would be involved and how we would staff the centre.” Tami MacIntyre, Case Worker, Community Outreach Center. Tami has worked as a Street Navigator in Charlottetown and knows first hand the needs of the people who are threatened with homelessness. She met and developed relationships with individuals on the street and helped them obtain identification cards, got them to addiction treatment facilities, and helped them find work and housing by tapping into as many resources as she could. Tami, in her role as Case Worker, brings all her passion, resources, and experiences to the new Centre. |
CDA of PEI hosting Lunch & Learn sessions for 2020
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Our guest speakers will help Career Development Professionals become more familiar with a new service to PEI called Office to Advance Women Apprentices.
Date: February 5, 2020 from 12:00 - 1:30 - storm date: February 6, 2020 12:00- 1:30 Location: Royalty Center, 40 Enman Cr., Charlottetown, Room # 125 Lunch: Provided at no cost! Lunch is sponsored by Office to Advance Women Apprentices Guest Speakers Cheryl McNeill, Project Coordinator, Office to Advance Women Apprentices Samantha Petrie - Apprenticeship Program Officer, Department of Education and Lifelong Learning Melissa Smith - Tradeswoman & participant, Office to Advance Women Apprentices Cheryl McNeill knows first-hand what it takes to work in trades and balance a busy life. She is a Power Engineer and a single parent of four girls. She worked in Alberta, and also studied Petroleum Engineering Technology. After she moved back home, she went to Holland College to learn her trade. “Office to Advance Women Apprentices helps break down barriers and educates industry representatives and those who are interested in working in the trades,” says Cheryl. “My role is to help women to become employed and maintain employed in their field. Trades careers are a great opportunity to learn, grow, and develop every day, while making a good living. There are endless opportunities.” Samantha Petrie worked as a Machinist before she joined the provincial government. Samantha will introduce her new role with the Apprenticeship Program and discuss how she will be partnering with the Office to Advance Women Apprentices Melissa Smith will be sharing her experience as a participant with Office to Advance Women Apprentices. She took the Holland College Heritage Retrofit Carpentry, Cabinetmaking, and the Wood Manufacturing programs. “I now am a union member and I get good pay. When I first started I was the only female in the union on PEI, but now there are about six women. Before I met Cheryl, I was fighting the battle on my own.” Her goal is to earn her Red Seal in Carpentry. This is the first in a series of free sessions for CDA of PEI members. If you would like to attend these sessions but are not a member, please complete the membership form. Please register for the Office to Advance Women Apprentices Lunch and Learn by January 31. To register, complete the form below. |
Cheryl McNeill , Project Coordinator
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Quick facts: The Office to Advance Women Apprentices-PEI assists in enhancing employment outcomes for women in underrepresented skilled trades by: Addressing barriers limiting women’s entry, advancement, and completion of apprenticeship in Red Seal construction trades. Developing and maintaining a registry database to help track and connect women to trades employment. Providing wrap-around supports including career services, employment supports, and networking opportunities . Coaching and mentoring employers and apprentices . Providing workshops to prepare tradeswomen to write their Red Seal exam. Helping women to consider trades and take steps to explore the many options . |