Region helps improve employment resources in rural areas

Waterloo Region – The Region of Waterloo is pleased to announce partnerships with several community agencies in the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich to enhance electronic employment resources and job seeking tools available to local community members. The enhanced tools include:

• One central page with multiple links to career planning and job search websites

• Resume and career planning software

• Opportunities to reach Regional staff by phone to provide help with resume creation, job searching, and other employment related support

The Region of Waterloo has partnered with the following agencies to provide these supports:

• Family Counselling Centre of Cambridge & North Dumfries, Community Support Services, 173 Northumberland St., Ayr (519-632-9737)

• Wilmot Family Resource Centre, 175 Waterloo St., New Hamburg (519-662-2731)

• Woolwich Community Services, 73 Arthur St., Elmira (519-669-5139)

• Wellesley Township Community Health Centre, 1180 Queens Bush Rd., Wellesley (519-656-9025)

We look forward to further developments through this partnership as part of our commitment to better serve the citizens of Waterloo Region.

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For more information, please contact:

Graeme Fisken, Manager, Employment Services, 519-883-2101 Ext. 5665