People and Coaching

The Working Centre is a dynamic community-based organization organized under four key hubs

• Work and Livelihood
• St. John’s Kitchen and Outreach
• Housing and Shelter
• Community Tools and Enterprise

Projects range from: employment supports and financial problem solving; an integrated response to homelessness and addictions including a community kitchen hub, medical and mental health supports, street and encampment outreach; a growing network of affordable and supportive housing and shelters; community enterprise projects including cafes, a bicycle recycling shop, a computer recycling shop, a housewares and furniture thrift store.

For the past 40+ years, we have been a gathering of people who are working together intentionally and thoughtfully, responding to the work of community building, thinking creatively, involving people in the work, and keeping our work as non-bureaucratic and responsive as we can. As a living s...