Troy’s New Technology Skills Help Him Spread the Joy of Cooking
With help from Neil Squire’s Digital Jumpstart, Working Together, Solutions, and Makers Making Change programs, Troy has been spreading the joy of cooking with his lessons.
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Skip to NavigationWith help from Neil Squire’s Digital Jumpstart, Working Together, Solutions, and Makers Making Change programs, Troy has been spreading the joy of cooking with his lessons.
Melissa is an Indigenous woman, mother, and business owner from the Misipawistik Cree Nation, and she owns Onikaniw Consulting, where she teaches and talks about the intergenerational effects of colonization and the residential school system in relation to complex cycles of addiction and trauma.
Through Digital Jumpstart, Taylor received equipment including a computer, mouse, and keyboard, and received training in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, and Power Point. Working with Neil Squire staff on their job search, Taylor was hired by the Disability Foundation, a role that helped Taylor find confidence in their abilities.
Lynn is passionate about caring for seniors, with extensive experience working with clients in independent living homes. Now, she wants to continue working with seniors and performing respite care services as an entrepreneur in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
This Mother’s Day, we wanted to share the story of Lisa, a mother of three children in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, who joined our Digital Jumpstart program to brush up on her computer skills to maintain employment.