Job Openings: Peer Advocate at the Table Community Food Centre

 Do you want to help build community and challenge inequality? Do you have experience living on a low income and/or navigating social services for yourself and others? Are you interested in helping others access information, support, referrals, entitlements and resources? If you are, and you have completed our Community Action Training (or have experience with social justice advocacy and peer supports from elsewhere) please consider applying for a position as a Peer Advocate at The Table.

Responsibilities

The Community Action Network will be resuming it's monthly drop in meetings on the first Wednesday of the month starting on April5th.  These drop in meeetings will be discussion meetings where community members can discuss a pre picked topic of interest to participants.  The April topic will be "Community: What does it mean to you?"

How to Get Energy Assistance/Credit Program help at the Table CFC:

I. LEAP (Low-Income Energy Assistance Program)

Emergency financial assistance program to assist low-income customers who are having difficulty paying off arrears on Hydro or Enbridge Gas Bills. The maximum grant level is $500.00 per fuel, per household, per year.  (If you live in an electrically heated home you may be eligible to receive $600.00/year.)

STEP ONE:

Start the LEAP process by calling 1-855-487-5327 and doing the phone intake procedure.