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With the help of the Neil Squire Society’s Working Together program, the South Okanagan Women in Need Society (SOWINS) were able to grow their staff and get much needed work done that they wouldn’t have otherwise had the resources to do.
Being partially sighted and night blind, the commute home from work used to be a nightmare for Rod Tam. “Night travel used to be a very stressful adventure,” explains Rod. “Being night blind, I always have to guess what is in front of me and around me when I am walking in the dark.
With the help of a wage subsidy, the Neil Squire Society’s Working Together program let Kyle enter the work force at a comfortable pace for him to be supported and succeed.
“It’s absolute freedom,” Rahul Ray says about the hand controls installed in his car with funding through the Neil Squire Society’s Technology@Work program.
Angie never thought that she would work in IT, but she found success when she tried new things, with the help of newfound confidence she gained in Working Together.