By Dan Jones LJI
Northumberland 89.7 FM
A summer training program has launched in Port Hope to help young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities build the skills needed to enter the workforce.
Melly’s, a charity, public cafe and workplace, is providing practical training, real work experience and confidence to participants to be successful in employment.
Young people with disabilities are less likely to have the resume experience potential employers are expecting.
Melly’s curriculum develops transferable skills combining repetition and coaching in a paid environment.
Aimee Ruttle, co-founder at Melly’s, says many graduates of the program are now gainfully employed.
A very successful and popular program in Whitby, but with roots in Northumberland, has expanded to Port Hope.
Melly’s has opened a summer cafe, aimed at helping young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain the skills and confidence necessary to enter the workforce.
Ellen McCrea, a Director at Melly’s, says the program originated in Grafton and has helped 38 people obtain meaningful employment
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