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	EDs, Board Members and Program Managers we need your valuable input on the HR Survey. Don't be left out! Go to www.onestep.on.ca and click on the survey that best describes you. Over 600 surveys received so far! But we need to hear from you EDs, Board Members and Program Managers.

Member News

South West Regional Meeting

The next South West Regional meeting is to take place September 29th, 2006. An agenda and location information will be sent out prior to the meeting.

CANCELLED: June 22, 2006 - South East Regional Meeting

The next South East Regional meeting is TBD.

iVSACE Communique to Sector 3

While we are still waiting to tie up a number of "loose threads" from our Vancouver meeting -- final report from the Symposium, announcement of permanent advisory committee members -- here is an update for distribution.

Looking for Surveys From EDs, Program Managers and Board Members

IN THE HOME STRETCH. DON'T BE LEFT OUT...Calling all EDs, Program Managers and Board Members in agencies that deliver employment services. We need you to fill out an online survey to assist us in our Human Resource Study. Go to www.onestep.on.ca its easy and so much fun! Don't be the last in your agency to experience the gratification of participation in this very important study. Thanks to all staff - we have received almost 400 surveys in this category!

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News/Alerts

Imagine Canada Membership Update / Mise à jour destinée aux membres d'Imagine Canada

Watch for the June 13th edition of the Globe & Mail. It will contain an 8-page supplement on corporate citizenship and community investment. All Caring Companies will be listed.

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Apprenticeship Innovation Fund (AIF) Call for Proposal

The Apprenticeship Innovation Fund (AIF) Guidelines for the June 2006 Call for Proposals and associated templates are attached for your consideration (the documents are available in French upon request).

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ONESTEP is grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting the innovative Paths to Financial Vibrancy Project

ONESTEP, in collaboration with OAYEC and ACTEW, and supported by a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, is pleased to announce the start of the innovative Paths to Financial Vibrancy Project.

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Release of the MISWAA Report

The Toronto City Summit Alliance (TCSA) and St. Christopher House (St. Chris) launched the Task Force on Modernizing Income Security for Working-Age Adults (MISWAA) to address the urgent need to reform income security policies.

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McGuinty Government Helping People With Disabilities Find Jobs And Increase Their Income

The McGuinty government is helping people with disabilities gain greater financial independence and increase their standard of living by improving the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Minister of Community and Social Services Sandra Pupatello announced today.

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Events

Job Seeker's Networking Evening (Toronto (North Etobicoke))

MicroSkills Employment Resource Centre invites you to attend our Job Seeker's Networking Evening.

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Explore Training Opportunities (Toronto (North Etobicoke))

MicroSkills Employment Resource Centre invites you to attend a workshop on Exploring Training Opportunities.

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How to Get a Professional Enginering License in Ontario (Toronto (North Etobicoke))

MicroSkills Employment Resource Centre invites you to attend a workshop on How to Get a Professional Enginering License in Ontario.

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Online Resources

The Resource Library is an online searchable database of information about community-based employment and training across Ontario and beyond. Visit the ONESTEP Resource Library: www.onestep.on.ca/resource/intro.cfm Below are some recent additions:

The Impact of Welfare State Restructuring on The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Canada and the US

Building on a previous study in the state of Delaware and a review of research done in other locations in the US, the author recently investigated the impact of welfare state restructuring on the nonprofit social services sector in two provinces in Canada, British Columbia and Ontario. Research in the US has shown that welfare state restructuring has produced unforeseen (and largely negative) consequences for nonprofit sector capacity and inter-organizational relationships. Welfare reform has increased the demand for services from the US nonprofit social services sector.

Manuscript
Summary of Findings

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Task Force on Modernizing Income Security for Working Age Adults(MISWAA) 

Process, Highlights of Research and Recommendations

Follow the link to the power point and to the SCH web page with the full report.

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The Non-Profit Sector in a Place-based Policy World

The value of the non-profit sector has never been clearer. In addition to its age-old role of providing social goods and services that the market and public sectors have failed to deliver adequately, the sector is a key player in the new social policy era. So argues David Hay, Director of CPRN’s Family Network. Hay says that despite the challenges inherent in funding regimes, reporting requirements and regulations, the sector is still a major source of social innovation. Its committed workforce, experience, knowledge, flexibility and creativity, its entrepreneurial capacity and its holistic approach are its strengths. Hay suggests that non-profits are well placed to play an increasingly important part in place-based policies of the future.

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