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Address:
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113 Lakeshore Rd W
Mississauga, ON
L5H 1E9
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Map
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Intersection:
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Lakeshore Rd W and Front St S
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Location:
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Between Mississauga Rd and Credit River
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Hours:
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Mon Wed Fri 9am-6pm Tue Thu 9am-7pm
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Executives:
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Christine Barlow - Executive Director
christine@optionsmississauga.org
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Service Description:
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A federally incorporated charity which has operated a successful social enterprise in the Port Credit area of Mississauga since 1993
Programs include employment training and paid work experience, for individuals aged 18+ who are neurodiverse or have an intellectual disability, empowering them to build skills, confidence, and independence
- Retail Training Program uses the infrastructure of our retail printing and office services store to provide skills development related to retail employment, and provides a pool of potential candidates for internal employment in our organization
- Arts Training Program offers training by professional artists to individuals who are interested in developing a self-directed career as artists
- Culinary Training Program offers cooking and food handling training by a professional chef to individuals who are interested in seeking employment in the food services industry. About 2/3 of intellectually disabled adults in Canada who are employed have found jobs in this sector
- Horticulture Training Program offers gardening training and safe tool training and provides opportunity to learn customer service and sales skills by representing Options at the local farmers market
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Meetings:
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Annual General Meeting: email for more information |
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