The example that we provided in terms of the Region of Peel offering the model employer initiative is an example of success because it provides mostly for women who have been out of the workforce. They have trouble getting that job that pays a living wage. They may be able to get employment, but it's underemployment. They're getting part-time work, working a few hours, working contract. It doesn't meet their child care needs, so they have to turn it down.
That type of example is a good one that can be easily replicated anywhere as something that provides both the employment opportunity but also support, help, mentoring, life skills, understanding the workplace, really getting the foot in the door, and being able to have something current on the resumé.
The key to it, though, is the support, the hand-holding, and the mentoring that has to accompany that, so while the placement is six months or a year, and doesn't extend beyond that, it at least allows them to do a job search that matches their skills. It really is a way to get them some meaningful employment that meets their needs with the income they need and the opportunity they need.
For most people, it's the opportunity. They don't have the networks that you and I have, so for most jobs it's networking. Again, that's another example of what works, particularly for those who have had to struggle to get into the workforce.