Local MPP Robin Martin recently met with the team at JVS Toronto to hear more about the three-month, $21,900 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) that was used to purchase check-in and registration stations for seven JVS Toronto locations. The new stations were implemented to reduce in-person touchpoints and streamline the check-in and registration process for clients coming in to JVS Toronto locations.

“I am happy to learn that the Ontario Trillium Foundation continues supporting JVS Toronto,” said Robin Martin, MPP for Eglinton-Lawrence. “JVS Toronto helps people with disabilities, newcomers to Canada, at-risk youth, and other groups of employment seekers to find meaningful careers and access training. Support services like this are extremely important to our community and to the province as a whole.”

“JVS Toronto is committed to serving its clients in the safest manner possible,” said Allison Steinberg, Chief Executive Office of JVS Toronto. “We want clients to feel comfortable coming in to our various locations for in-person services.”

The OTF mission is to build healthy and vibrant communities across Ontario. As an agency of the Government of Ontario, and one of Canada’s leading granting foundations, last year, OTF invested nearly $209M into 2,042 community projects and partnerships, which included funding for the Government of Ontario’s Community Building Fund. Since 2020, OTF has supported Ontario’s economic recovery by helping non-profit organizations rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID-19. 

Every individual has opportunities for employment.

JVS Toronto is a non-profit leader in career and employment services for jobseekers and employers. For 75 years, JVS Toronto has played a vital role in providing career and employment services across the Greater Toronto Area and served more than 13,000 clients last year. 

On November 29th, JVS Toronto held an Open House event to celebrate our milestone 75th anniversary. We were honoured to receive congratulatory remarks from The Honourable Monte McNaughton, MP Ya’ara Saks, MPP Robin Martin, Toronto City Councillor James Pasternak and a certificate of recognition from MPP Tom Rakocevic.

We were also joined by long-time supporters like David Berger, employers such as Zack Belzberg from Dodds Garage Doors, past JVS Toronto leadership and community partners. It was especially meaningful to hear from past program participants, like Olha Sysoieva, who recently arrived in Canada from Ukraine and now works at JVS Toronto herself, and Ayesha Khan, who not only represented MPP Tom Rakocevic, but also shared her own personal story as a past client.

Festivities also included booths showcasing our variety of programs, memorabilia of our 75 years of community service, and cupcakes made by participants in our Al Green Resource Centre for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

It was wonderful to celebrate the many lives this Agency has touched over the last 75 years and the many more we will impact in the years to come.

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