History:

• 1996 Established in Kitchener, ON. as a heavy equipment training site
• 1998 Guelph site opened - Funded by Trillium Foundation
• 1999 Sponsored by NPAAMB (Niagara Pennisula Area Aboriginal Management Board)
• 1999 Funded by HRDC (Human Resources Development Canada)
• 2000 Chosen as a pilot project site for the O-GI Program (Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres & the Grand River Employment and Training Initiative)
• 2001 Incorporated
• 2005 Designated a charitable organization

CHARITABLE NO. 88849 1115 RC 0001

Objectives:

• Employment, education and training programs and services
• Justice programming
• Youth-based programs and services
• Outreach programs and services
• Cultural-based programs and services

Hours of Operation:
Regular: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Summer (July – August): 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Staff:
L. Hundt - Manager/Apatisiwin Employment Counsellor
C. Restoule – Employment Counsellor (Kitchener)
N. Trimble – Employment Resource Centre Coordinator (Kitchener)
C. Taylor  - Employment Counsellor/Employment Resource Centre Coordinator (Guelph)
              - Employment Resource Coordinator (Guelph)
J. Snache - Community Career Developer

THERE ARE POSITIONS AVAILABLE ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS! Contact the office to learn more.