Canadian Association for Supported Employment

MentorAbility Experience Story: Arielle

Arielle: Soaking Up Local Inspiration. Facilitated by Gateway Association. Logos: MentorAbility Canada, the Canadian Association for Supported Employment and the Government of Canada.

Arielle said she very much enjoyed getting to meet these local artists and was grateful for all the advice she received as ‘learning new things is always fun.’ Arielle is […]

MentorAbility Experience Story: Katrina

Katrina: Empowerment Opens Doors In the Beauty Industry. Facilitated by Gateway Association. Logos: MentorAbility Canada, the Canadian Association for Supported Employment and the Government of Canada

Amanda’s mentorship encouraged Katrina to continue exploring different career options in the beauty industry, like pedicurist and tattoo artist. It can be difficult to get started in the beauty industry, […]

Lumière sur MentorHabiletés Alberta

Lumière sur MentorHabiletés partout au Canada Chaque mois, MentorHabiletés Canada présente fièrement l’un de ses partenaires de mise en œuvre. Ce sont les coordonnatrices et coordonnateurs de MentorHabiletés, les travailleurs […]

Hub Highlight – MentorAbility Alberta

MentorAbility Canada Hub Highlight Series Every month, MentorAbility Canada proudly presents one of our implementing partners. They are the MentorAbility coordinators—the backstage workers who quietly go about their tasks to […]

MentorAbility Experience: Brandon and Tyler

MentorAbility Experience: Brandon and Tyler

As a massive sports fan, Brandon loves his current role as a back shop merchandiser for a sporting goods store in Calgary; and, he’s been commended on his excellent work ethic many times over the years. Despite loving his job, however, Brandon wanted to further challenge himself by moving into more of a customer service role but there were no openings at his current location.

MentorAbility Experience: Adam

Since Adam first connected with MentorAbility, it was clear that he loved baking and wanted to gain some hands-on experience in the baking field. He was especially keen on seeing how pretzels were made and learning how to bake those little breaded wonders! Fortunately, MentorAbility was able to connect with Lori and Sam at Southcentre Mr. Pretzel and secure Adam a mentorship making his favourite salty snack.

MentorAbility Experience: Dale

MentorAbility Experience - Dale

When Dale arrived at Calgary Alternative Employment Services to explore career options, he had his sights set on the hospitality industry as he had prior experience working in this field; and, he was currently employed in a similar setting – for a Condo Association doing seasonal yard work. He had been searching for a hospitality job for over a year but wasn’t having any luck.