Women’s Programs

TAPP (The Anti-Poverty Project) has been presenting programs specifically for women since 2001. But in all of the programs it has provided throughout its history women have been almost half of all of its over three hundred participants. And half of these women have been immigrant women. We are proud of our commitment to supporting women to realize their potential and assume control of their lives.

We are a feminist organization from our staff to our board to our participants!

Current Programs

• October 2008 (One intake)

  HRSDC - Skills Link Program - FEM (Female Employment Mentorship) Program

  This program continues TAPP’s increasing emphasis on employment placement and work experience for women. Twenty-four young women with employment barriers receive employment preparation and skills development, and a paid work placement with non-profit and for-profit organizations and businesses.
  Program Description    Entrance Requirements
  Description du programme    Qualifications d’emploi

Community Organizations Helped by the Programs

• Adecco
• Bethany Hope
• City of Ottawa
• Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa
• First Place
• Nepean Community Resource Centre
• Office Furniture Liquidation
• Opération Go Home
• Ottawa Carleton Independent Living Centre
• Ottawa Police Service
• Ottawa Humane Society
• Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services
• Rogers Communication
• Russell Heights Community House
• Somali Community Centre
• Somerset West Community Health Centre
• United Way
• Vanier Community Centre
• The Well
• Women’s Place
• Youth Zone
• Youville Centre

TAPP has also been active in providing technology training for women on the use of computers and preparing them for employment as Internet Help Desk personnel.