Downtown Mission receives $497K Trillium grant to help people find jobs

The Downtown Mission received a $497,000 grant Wednesday to help expand a program that helps individuals find meaningful employment.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation presented the mission with a cheque to support the mission's Enterprise Program which provides training for careers like graphic design, marketing and hospitality. It also helps people with long-standing barriers to employment findjobs.

The program began in 2010 and expanded in 2016 from a 'seed grant' of about $75,000 provided by Trillium. This latest grant will be spread over a three-year period and will allow the mission to purchase new equipment for the program.