5. GENDER EQUALITY

TD Bank Group donates $20,000 to WEST programs for newcomer women  – Kingsville Times

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TD Bank Group donates $20,000 to support WEST programs for newcomer women

 WINDSOR, ON – Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc. (WEST) is pleased to  share that TD Bank Group (TD) has made a $20,000 donation to support programs for  newcomer women in our community. This funding will enable WEST to offer newcomer women  access to tools and training that will result in building skills and confidence leading towards  financial empowerment.

Specifically, the funding will support WEST’s Financial Security through Networking, Mentoring  and Training Project, which provides opportunities for newcomer women to attend Financial  Literacy and Rent Smart Courses, Networking Training and Events, and Mentoring sessions  with local entrepreneurs and leaders in the Windsor-Essex community.

A portion of the funding will also support WEST’s annual International Women’s Day Gala and  Journey Towards Success Awards on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 with Keynote Speaker Dr.  Beverly Jacobs of the Mohawk Nation of the Haudenosaunee, Confederacy, Bear Clan and Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Affairs and Outreach for the University of  Windsor. The gala will be broadcast virtually with Zoom networking at 5:30 pm and the Program  starting at 6:00pm. This annual community building event which brings together people from all  over Windsor Essex to honour amazing women living their best lives with over four hundred  people joining in to support the pursuit of gender equality, inclusion, and the value of diversity.

“WEST is delighted about the opportunity to work with TD. This funding will help us expand our  efforts to support economic inclusion and financial security of newcomer women,” says Rose  Anguiano Hurst, Executive Director for WEST Inc. “We are confident that together with TD, we  can offer proven programming that will result in building skills and confidence leading to  opportunities for participants to become more financially empowered.”

“At TD, we are committed to creating conditions where everyone has the tools and resources  they need to succeed in a changing world and feel confident in what their future holds,” says TD  District Leader Johanna Tedesco. “Partnering with organizations such as WEST is one of the  ways we work toward this goal, right here in Windsor.”

About WEST 

WEST is continuously grateful for the on-going generous support from the individuals,  organizations and businesses that have been working with us throughout the years. Many  community members have collaborated with WEST as mentors, provided work placement  opportunities and training, facilitated workshops plus volunteered their time and expertise to  support WEST and our clients.

Since 1987, Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc (WEST) has provided 50,000  women in Windsor-Essex with support and programs to aid them in securing employment,  enhancing their skills, along with, providing newcomer and immigrant women with services  designed to help them adapt and integrate into Canadian culture and their new community.  Although at times our job may not be easy, it is because of the strength and passion of our  clients that we are motivated to be better people and service providers.

About the TD Ready Commitment 

Working together for a more inclusive tomorrow. That is the TD Ready Commitment.

Change is a fact of life. It can renew our perspective of the world or how we act within it. While  change helps some of us get ahead, it can leave others behind. To help create the conditions so  everyone has the chance to succeed in a changing world, TD is targeting C$1 billion by 2030  towards community giving in four areas that support change, nurture progress and contribute to  making the world a better, more inclusive place.

Learn more at td.com/readycommitment

Date: March 7, 2022 

Source: kingsvilletimes.ca

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