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Skip to NavigationThere was cause for celebration in the Neil Squire Society’s Fredericton office last week. Galen, a black and white Portuguese Water Dog (in name only) had his third birthday. What better way to celebrate than with cake!
Randy, Archie, and Jimmie took part in the Neil Squire Society’s Employ-Ability program via distance learning from Pinehouse Saskatchewan.
“I was facing a lot of life issues and started to feel like things were becoming hopeless,” says Amelia, who at 21 was working towards a geography degree at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and also looking for a part time job to support her tuition costs and living expenses.
Jeff has degenerative arthritis, calcium build up, and a severed tendon in his right shoulder. For the past 20 years he’s worked in a physical environment. With a learning disability, a criminal record, and a lack of higher education, Jeff felt that “future employment seemed limited.”
Rochelle was a long-haul trucker for 9 years until tendinitis in her hands forced her to go on medical Employment Insurance.