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September 9, 2011 - Lutherwood staff will try their hand at restaurant work (bussing tables, assisting the hostess, kitchen clean up, table service, greeting guests) to earn a donation from Terry Voulcaridis of Country Boy Restaurant. Terry has offered to donate all the proceeds of his sales to Lutherwood’s children’s mental health programs. Our goal is to fill all 267 seats and raise between $3,000 and $4,000.

Come and Join Us!

August 31, 2011 – While students are getting ready to go back to school, thousands of people in Waterloo Region are trying to get back to work. This fall, Lutherwood is offering a series of activities that will introduce people to our free Employment Ontario sponsored services, upgrade their skills and help them get the job that is right for them.

Waterloo, ON – Lutherwood has submitted a grant application to create a smart phone app for members of the community that need information on our children’s mental health, employment or housing services.

Information Session for Laid Off RIM Employees

The Ontario Government has announced that Ontario's Second Career program is now a permanent program and will continue to help laid-off workers train for new careers in high-demand fields.

July 11, 2011 – One of the most effective job search tools is networking. But not everyone finds networking easy. So on June 14th, Lutherwood’s Guelph office launched a trial Speed Networking event that turned out to be a huge success.

June 23, 2011 - Lutherwood’s Practice Firm, TeleGo is celebrating the achievements of nearly 400 participants who have benefitted from the employment program over the past eight years. A remarkable 85% of participants successfully found employment.

Lutherwood has launched two initiatives as part of this year's awareness building efforts for Children's Mental Health Week.

Waterloo, ON – For the second consecutive year, Lutherwood has been identified as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute of Canada. The results identify Lutherwood as one of the top 10 best workplaces for women and 13th overall in best workplaces across Canada.