Stories
HUMANS OF IMPACT
Curates stories of social enterprises as told by students from the member organizations of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan).
Community Builders
“We are getting people working again so there is economic growth, social assistance, and more housing.” When I asked Brandon Day, co-founder, about the impact of Community Builders, this was his answer. Community Builders is a social enterprise, creating community, work and education in Minesing ON. Day explained that he and like-minded people asked the question, “What would the construction sector look like if it was a little kinder and a little more connected?” Community
My name is Jessica Indovino. I’m currently completing the Early Childhood Education program at Georgian College in Orillia. On March 26, I spoke with Alethia O’Hara-Stephenson, founder of Dufferin County Canadian Black
People don’t often think about those with intellectual disabilities. The reality is that people with intellectual disabilities sometimes have a hard time finding their place in society. Finding work can be a
My name is Olivia Piper and I am in the early childhood education program at Georgian College, Orillia Campus. On March 28th I spoke to Rick Zytaruk, a certified passive house builder
I had the opportunity to meet Chef Ric, director of the Food Service Training Program (FSTP) at the Ottawa Mission. We talked about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the correlations
When researching the term ‘social enterprise’, you will find definitions galore, but for Good Nature Groundskeeping (GNG), an Ottawa-based landscaping company, being a social enterprise simply means creating jobs for people who
EcoSuperior, the multi faceted, environmental non profit has had a major impact on the Thunder Bay community and surrounding area since 1995, relying on program funding, grants and fee-for-service projects to accomplish
Tom Thwaits has been canoeing his whole life but when he moved to Meaford Ontario twelve years ago, he took his love to a new level by using every opportunity to get
Located in Montréal, Marché Ahuntsic-Cartierville (MAC) is a non-profit organization that has been working since 2011 to improve residents’ access to fresh, healthy, and local food. It has a permanent market located
Wouldn’t it be a perfect world if everyone was treated equally? Even though it’s a state that most people in the community desire to reach, not enough businesses give opportunities to people