Get Involved

At Eastside Works, we have partnerships with over 30 local businesses, non-profit organizations, social enterprises, and other agencies. Our goal is for Eastside Works to be a community resource and income generation hub to help people move along the Income Generation Continuum in the Downtown Eastside.

As a collaborative, community-run initiative, there are many ways you can get involved:

Refer community members to Eastside Works. Print out and distribute our brochure and October schedule.
Hire local residents to do work at your business or organization.
Partner with Eastside Works to provide programming or income generation services.
Donate to Eastside Works.

Ready to get involved? Contact us.

Programming Schedule

Our work and training opportunities are listed below and are free and open to everyone. Drop by our office at 57 East Hastings St. to attend a session.

	February 2019
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Open Art! Open Art! February 1, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Drop in and have space to work on your art and other creations! See more details Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) February 1, 2019 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm A tutor is available at Eastside Works to help improve your essential skills (i.e., reading, writing, numeracy). See more details • •	2
3	4 Soft Skills Workshop Soft Skills Workshop February 4, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm See more details •	5 Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) February 5, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm A tutor is available at Eastside Works to help improve your essential skills (i.e., reading, writing, numeracy). See more details •	6 Les Cafés Bon Matin et Distribution de Denrées (drop-in) Les Cafés Bon Matin et Distribution de Denrées (drop-in) February 6, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm La Boussole is a Francophone organization that will be hosting drop-in French discussion groups every week at Eastside Works, discussing supports and resources such as social services, employment assistance, community activities, and volunteer and internship opportunities. See more details Soft Skills Workshop Soft Skills Workshop February 6, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm See more details • •	7 Tech Cafe Tech Cafe February 7, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Tech Café is a drop-in session for peers by peers to provide one-on-one support for help related to computers, phones, emails, and anything related to technology. See more details •	8 Open Art! Open Art! February 8, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Drop in and have space to work on your art and other creations! Facilitator: Lennie See more details Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) February 8, 2019 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm A tutor is available at Eastside Works to help improve your essential skills (i.e., reading, writing, numeracy). See more details • •	9
10	11 Soft Skills Workshop Soft Skills Workshop February 11, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm See more details •	12 Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) February 12, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm A tutor is available at Eastside Works to help improve your essential skills (i.e., reading, writing, numeracy). See more details •	13 Les Cafés Bon Matin et Distribution de Denrées (drop-in) Les Cafés Bon Matin et Distribution de Denrées (drop-in) February 13, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm La Boussole is a Francophone organization that will be hosting drop-in French discussion groups every week at Eastside Works, discussing supports and resources such as social services, employment assistance, community activities, and volunteer and internship opportunities. See more details •	14 Tech Cafe Tech Cafe February 14, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Tech Café is a drop-in session for peers by peers to provide one-on-one support for help related to computers, phones, emails, and anything related to technology. See more details •	15 Open Art! Open Art! February 15, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Drop in and have space to work on your art and other creations! See more details Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) February 15, 2019 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm A tutor is available at Eastside Works to help improve your essential skills (i.e., reading, writing, numeracy). See more details • •	16
17	18 CLOSED - Family Day CLOSED - Family Day February 18, 2019 10:00 am - 4:00 pm See more details HOLD - embers de escalation HOLD - embers de escalation February 18, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm See more details • •	19 Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) February 19, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm A tutor is available at Eastside Works to help improve your essential skills (i.e., reading, writing, numeracy). See more details Meet with Yorgia : resume apt. for strive living society Meet with Yorgia : resume apt. for strive living society February 19, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm She would like to attend a job fair happening on Wed. Feb. 20th at Strive Living Society See more details • •	20 Les Cafés Bon Matin et Distribution de Denrées (drop-in) Les Cafés Bon Matin et Distribution de Denrées (drop-in) February 20, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm La Boussole is a Francophone organization that will be hosting drop-in French discussion groups every week at Eastside Works, discussing supports and resources such as social services, employment assistance, community activities, and volunteer and internship opportunities. See more details Time Management Time Management February 20, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm This workshop, developed by Knack (Potluck), will cover tips for managing your time, best practices to be more punctual and organized, and ways to avoid procrastination. See more details • •	21 Tech Cafe Tech Cafe February 21, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Tech Café is a drop-in session for peers by peers to provide one-on-one support for help related to computers, phones, emails, and anything related to technology. See more details •	22 Gary may pop in Gary may pop in February 22, 2019 10:30 am - 11:00 am Gary would like help formatting his resume and setting up an indeed profile. Looking for FT work and currently doing gigs with GrizzlyForce See more details Open Art! Open Art! February 22, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Drop in and have space to work on your art and other creations! See more details Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) February 22, 2019 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm A tutor is available at Eastside Works to help improve your essential skills (i.e., reading, writing, numeracy). See more details • • •	23
24	25 Professionalism Professionalism February 25, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm This workshop will cover how to make good first impressions, develop a positive work ethics, and communicate professionally in the workplace. See more details •	26 Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) Essential Skills Tutor (drop-in) February 26, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm A tutor is available at Eastside Works to help improve your essential skills (i.e., reading, writing, numeracy). See more details •	27 Les Cafés Bon Matin et Distribution de Denrées (drop-in) Les Cafés Bon Matin et Distribution de Denrées (drop-in) February 27, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm La Boussole is a Francophone organization that will be hosting drop-in French discussion groups every week at Eastside Works, discussing supports and resources such as social services, employment assistance, community activities, and volunteer and internship opportunities. See more details Conflict Resolution Conflict Resolution February 27, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm This workshop will cover different strategies for resolving conflict, techniques to managing anger, and dealing with other people’s anger. See more details • •	28 Tech Cafe Tech Cafe February 28, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Tech Café is a drop-in session for peers by peers to provide one-on-one support for help related to computers, phones, emails, and anything related to technology. See more details •

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Programming Schedule

February 2019

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