New Hearing Aids Helps Perez Re-Gain Her Self-Confidence
Perez works as a part-time manager at a fast-food restaurant. Working in a busy kitchen environment with a lot of noise, she found her hearing loss was affecting her ability to work.
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Skip to NavigationPerez works as a part-time manager at a fast-food restaurant. Working in a busy kitchen environment with a lot of noise, she found her hearing loss was affecting her ability to work.
At 71 years old, Ali still works as a manager and estimator for a construction company in Vancouver. However, his hearing loss was making it difficult to communicate on the job. Through WorkBC Assistive Technology Services, he received funding to help cover the cost of the hearing aids he needs to keep working.
Maxwell had recently been unexpectedly laid off, and with a tough job market for IT roles, he was feeling quite discouraged. Working with his Creative Employment Options Job Developer, Eden, however, he began to see a way forward.
When Thomas first moved to BC from Saskatchewan four years ago, he had a job lined up and didn’t need to go through the job search process. However, when he found himself looking for work more recently, he found he needed some help and decided to join our Creative Employment Options program.
On June 25th, our team had a great time as the featured non-profit for RBC and the Vancouver Canadians’ We Care Wednesday game. While the Canadians fell just short in a 5-4 loss, our Burnaby staff and friends enjoyed a great evening at Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Stadium.