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Donations to food banks have slowed, the volume of goods dwindling, but the demand from those in need has remained high due to the economic fallout caused by the ongoing pandemic.
Author of the article: Trevor Wilhelm Publishing date: May 05, 2021 • May 5, 2021 • 2 minute read • Ryan Jershy, franchise owner of Home Instead Senior Care in Tecumseh, is pictured on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Jershy received $25,656 to hire 10 students through the federal government s Canada Summer Jobs program. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star Article content The federal government is investing a “record” $2.2 million to create summer jobs for young people in Windsor-Tecumseh, MP Irek Kusmierczyk announced Wednesday. The Windsor-Tecumseh MP said young people have felt job losses and other impacts of COVID-19 more than other Canadians, and the government is making them the focus of economic recovery.
WINDSOR, ONT. The federal government is boosting the youth job market by investing $2.2 million to create 532 jobs in Windsor-Essex. Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk announced the funding for the Canada Summer Jobs investment Tuesday which will create more than 500 jobs for youth across 96 different local organizations. “This past year, young people all over Canada have been navigating a very challenging path due to the COVID-19 crisis, including youth in Windsor-Essex,” Kusmierczyk said in a news release. “With this record-setting number of job opportunities, the Canada Summer Jobs program will be there to help youth secure good jobs and gain important work experience. I strongly encourage young people who are looking for work to go to the Job Bank and check out the Canada Summer Jobs opportunities available for them in Windsor-Essex.”
Article content Unifor Local 444 members provided a large amount of food and $15,000 that has been donated to the Windsor Essex Food Bank Association operated under the Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor. As part of the holiday contribution, Unifor employees conducted gate collections at the Windsor Assembly Plant of both and accepting both food and monetary donations. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Unifor Local 444 makes large holiday donation to food bank association Back to video Since the pandemic began in March, the food bank association has served a total of 113,000 in need of emergency food assistance. More than 6,000 of those served were first-time food bank users.