Employment Supports

Our employment coordinators recognize that involvement with the criminal justice system negatively affects women’s employment opportunities

Building Employment Strategies Together (BEST)

Provides one-on-one and group support to women to develop a job seeking plan. Women work on communication skills, resume content, financial literacy, identifying career training programs and job placement. Involvement with the criminal justice system adds a tremendous barrier to employment.

We offer a series of pre-employment sessions to help you on the road to employment.

For more information, please contact:

Cynthia Richards, BEST/ Pre-Employment Counsellor, 416-924-3708 ext 244, crichards@efrytoronto.org

My Start-Up Entrepreneurship Program

My Start-Up is a women’s self-employment entrepreneurship training and support program for women who want to start their own business in partnership with Rise. Women get access to idea generator sessions, employment skills workshops, support developing their business idea and low interest loan.

Click here to learn more and see if My Start-Up is the right program for you by filling out an interest form.

For more information, please contact:

Halyna Vinnichenko, Employment Program Coordinator,

416-924-3708 ext 226, hvinnichenko@efrytoronto.org

Record Suspension (Pardon) Information Service

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Understanding the process for cleaning your criminal record is not straightforward. For free, we provide one-on-one assistance with submitting a pardon application to the National Parole Board of Canada.

For more information, please contact:

Cynthia Richards, BEST/ Pre-Employment Counsellor, 416-924-3708 ext 244, crichards@efrytoronto.org

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