Anjali's Adventures At Hutton House

As Ruth Foster, facilitator of GPS program (GOALS, PREPARATION, SKILLS) switched on the projector, I saw a bunch of students with curious eyes blinking at the board on the wall. The GPS program provides participants all the resources they require to grab and secure a job. Hutton House helps the participants of GPS with the following; Writing Resumes Developing & Improving Work Skills Exploring Employment Options Setting Goals Providing Support to Learn a New Job Advocating for Workplace Accommodations To be a part of this program you must; ·          Have a disability related barrier to employment ·          Be over the age of 15 ·          No longer be attending secondary school ·          Have or be willing to apply for a Social Insurance Number (SIN) ·          Live in London or Middlesex County              Each workshop is a new experience to the students, applied to both life and employment. Today’s topic was about ANXIETY. They were shown a vide

There was a row of excitement when LIFEworks coordinators announced the plan to go out on a walk to SIFTON BOG. Bright was the day, windy the environment, laughs and anticipation for a new life experience rolled over the curious faces of the LIFEworks participants. With the spirit of an athlete or a mountaineer, everyone hopped into their running shoes and put on backpacks. Sifton bog is a reserved forest area with a wooden bridge in the middle of marshes, about a 5 minutes’ drive from Hutton House main building on Wonderland Rd at Oxford St .  Everyone was happy to reach the destination. “Are there alligators in this marsh?” a trembling question came from Tanusha, a LIFEworks participant. There were sudden murmurs and sighs on that puzzling question. LIFEworks coordinator Rachel who has been a part of the team for a long time broke the news, “No alligators or crocodiles”.  She grinned with joy for erasing the doubt from some of her favorite people on earth. The sun smile