The Paris Independent
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October 14, 2023
EMPLOYMENT NEWS
The Raw Carrot hosts Mayor and Councillors for National Disability Employment Awareness Month Mayor David Bailey, Councillors Lukas Oakley, Jennifer Kyle and Steve Howes attended a special open house tour at Raw Carrot last Friday. Below is employee Emily Kew serving some soup samples. Submitted photos
By Casandra Turnbull
up fresh batches of soup just in time for the change in seasonal October is National Disability weather. Of course, a tour isn’t Employment Awareness Month, complete without some soup so County of Brant Mayor David samples, so the Mayor and Bailey and fellow county Councillors enjoyed a tasty treat councillors had the chance to tour while participating in a The Raw Carrot Enterprise presentation led by Sherbino, who headquarters at the Paris launched the enterprise nearly 10 Presbyterian Church to learn more years ago. about the growing organization. Founded in 2014 as an initiative On October 6th, Raw Carrot to support individuals in the Executive Director Rebecca congregation who were struggling Sherbino, along with members of to meet their basic needs, the Raw The Raw Carrot team, welcomed Carrot now employs 32 local dignitaries with a tour of the individuals (12 locally) on the facility. Ontario Disability Support Program, which helps increase their monthly The guests had an opportunity to income (on average) by 25%. “There is a huge gap in providing supportive employment in Ontario. Continued on page 11 see staff in action, as they cooked
