RESPECT ACCESSIBILITY Founded in 1983 we opened our doors to serve youth in the Kingston community. Today we serve the entire community with five locations and 70 staff and 16 unique programs VISION: We envision an economically and socially vibrant community in which all individuals can realize their full potential. MISSION: Building community through innovative employment services. RESPECT ACCESSIBILITY
KEYS helps to build a. resilient and inclusive. workforce for today KEYS helps to build a resilient and inclusive workforce for today and tomorrow TRUST ACCOUNTABILITY
EXCELLENCE LEADERSHIP KEYS COMMUNITY IMPACT 2016-2017 Engaging Employers $1.3 million received by employers to support hiring & training new employees $736,000 received by businesses to train current employees 1050 employers used our services to meet their recruitment needs Experiential Learning / Apprentissage fondé sur l’expérience 522 supported on-the-job training opportunities 65 paid internship opportunities for youth EXCELLENCE LEADERSHIP
KEYS COMMUNITY IMPACT 2016-2017 Investing in People 133 mentoring matches 2581 mentoring hours 124 government-assisted refugees resettled Closing the Gap in Skills and Competencies 634 people completed workplace training and certification 2922 hours of English language instruction delivered to immigrant clients INNOVATION
RESPECT ACCOUNTABILITY KEYS COMMUNITY IMPACT 2016-2017 Developing an Inclusive Workplace 710 persons with disabilities participated in employment programs 1146 youth participated in employment programs 40 immigrant professionals and refugee women engaged in mentoring programs RESPECT ACCOUNTABILITY
DIVERSITY POTENTIAL KEYS School Based Programs & Services Experience Ontario The InSight Youth Mentorship Partnership – One on One Mentoring + Group Mentoring Events InSight Mentoring Program has an Advisory Working Group, which has members from both school boards Supervised Alterative Learning (SAL) Committee LDSB First Job Program (Youth Job Link) March Break Boot Camp Take Your Child to Work Day Alternative Youth Job Connect Summer Topical Tuesday Workshops (for high school students) EO-Employment Services offers itinerant services at community learning centres, including workshops DIVERSITY POTENTIAL