ONESTEP To Survey Membership Early October
	ONESTEP will be contacting members via email to gather information on the impacts of the Policy Directives on your organization. The information is being gathered for the purpose of drafting a position paper. Changes to your contact information? Let us know. Christine@onestep.on.ca

Member News

South East Regional Meeting

South East Region ONESTEP meeting, December 6, 2004 at YEAH in Brockville 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. An agenda will be sent before the meeting.

South West Region ONESTEP Meeting

South West Region ONESTEP meeting, September 24th from 10:00am - 1:00pm. It will be at the LIUNA Local 1059 Training Centre 56 Firestone Blvd. We will send a map and an agenda out before the meeting.
The honourable Chris Bentley, Minister of Labour, will be our special guest at the meeting.

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News/Alerts

FirSTep Technical Support for Non-profits and Charities

The services offered by FirSTep are valuable to the voluntary sector struggling with the costs of remaining on the right side of the digital divide.

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Events

CIBC CAREER SYMPOSIUM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (Toronto)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Michelle Amerie
An avid writer and speaker, Michelle has been living with MS for over half of her life. Dubbed Ontario’s Champion of Spirit by Berlex Canada, and featured as a Soul Model in Chatelaine Magazine’s Women of Inspiration series, Michelle has dedicated her efforts toward making the world a more inclusive place.

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Employer Connections 2004: "Communications for Today's Workplace" (Kingston)

A Labour Market & Hiring Trend Guest Speaker Series

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Portfolio Development for Career & Employment Professionals (online)

As a career practitioner are you prepared to help your clients develop a high quality professional portfolio? Now you have the chance to develop your portfolio building skills right at your desk. The next online Portfolio Development Course organized by ONIP.online starts on September 3rd.

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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:

Diversity Gateway

Diversity Gateway provides accessible data, history, resources and a quick route to CPRN’s policy relevant research and learning on diversity issues.

Diversity Gateway should appeal to: students, parents, teachers seeking organized Canadian content about the role of diversity in the making of Canadian society; Canadian and international policy communities looking to relate diversity research to policy and practice; and interested persons in the general community seeking high quality and accessible information about diversity.

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Social Investment: Makes the Difference in Quality of Life

In a recent presentation to the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association Learning Symposium in Ottawa, Judith Maxwell, President of CPRN, reviews the challenges municipalities face in the 21st century and possible courses of action.

Maxwell points to the impact of the new social risks – low wages, new family responsibilities and stresses, single earner families, inadequate early childhood education and care, elder care responsibilities, among others – on the family, and especially on children. She points out that vulnerable children are to be found in all income groups and that policies and programs need to reflect that reality. She finds Canada ’s targeted responses compare poorly with the more systematic approaches of European countries and some U.S. states.

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