MetroWorks Employment Association

MetroWorks Employment Association | 199 followers on LinkedIn. skills for life since 1977. | On December 13th, 1977, a non-profit organization (Human Resource Development Association, now MetroWorks Employment Association), "was launched by the city of Halifax largely through the efforts of the municipal social planning department to provide learning, training, and employment for people on social assistance as an alternative to welfare." When funds were limited, we understood that new solutions needed to be found to use existing resources better and turn them into sources of growth. We pioneered the use of welfare funds to capitalize businesses that hired persons facing persistent multiple barriers to employment.