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Exploring What Our Core Values Look Like In Action
Sharing what we learned from hosting 2 recent workshops to explore what our core values mean and look like in action
We Need You To Share Your Voice About the Impact of PDD Safety Standard Regulations
Share your voice online and at a community forum on February 29th
Summer and Fall 2015 Newsletter
A Newsletter recapping some of the great things that Skills leaders, people we serve and volunteers have done in the Summer and Fall months of 2015. This Newsletter also provides information on upcoming Skills Society events.
Action Lab Launch a Success!
We wanted to send out a quick post with links to pics and media about our successful launch of Action Lab! Videos of the keynotes by Social Innovation Generation National’s Tim Draimin and From Here to There’s Mark Cabaj will be coming in the next month or...
2016 Casino Fundraiser
We’re seeking volunteers for this year’s Casino fundraiser. If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Fund Development Manager, Rachel Lawrence-Hohl at 780-496-9686 or rachel@skillssociety.ca Casino Dates: Mon/Tues – June 13th &...
First Annual Day of Giving Update
What a great way to end 2015 – on Dec 17th, citizens with disabilities, Skills staff & community members gathered to celebrate our First Annual Day of Giving, in support of the Bissell Centre. Leading up to the event, our organization collectively gathered...
Workshop: Being, Belonging, Becoming: Supporting Quality of Life
Join Skills Society for a three day workshop focused on exploring and supporting Quality of Life. Initially developed by Skills Society through an Alberta Health Services Research grant over 5 years ago, this course explores the University of Toronto model of Quality...
How can we make the workplace more accessible to professionals with disabilities?
Post By Gavyn Backus: Gavyn is Skills Society’s part time Media and Community Development guy. Gavyn is also currently studying law at U of A and growing a mean beard in his spare time. CLICK to save and print a PDF Version Skills Society’s vision is of a...
Emily and CommuniTEA Infusion on Upworthy!
One of our social innovation projects is going viral through Upworthy
New info about our Action Lab
We are excited that the new info about our latest social enterprise the Action Lab is on our website. Check out the link here for all you need to know about the Action Lab and our three pillars of activity. Follow along and see what’s happening in the lab on...