Segue Green Team Expands Since 2021, Building Job Skills Through Paid Winkler Cleanups
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Updated · PembinaValleyOnline · Jun 15
Segue Green Team Expands Since 2021, Building Job Skills Through Paid Winkler Cleanups
1 articles · Updated · PembinaValleyOnline · Jun 15
Summary
Winkler’s Segue Green Team is continuing its seasonal cleanup work, with a scheduled project at Winkler Co-op’s garden centre and surrounding property.
Started in March 2021 after one local company requested yard and field cleanup, the crew has grown into a paid work program for people facing employment barriers, including disabilities.
Cleanup jobs — from litter pickup and ditch maintenance to storefront sweeping — let Segue Career Options assess participants on site while they build teamwork, communication and workplace skills.
Paid contracts from local businesses fund the work like any other job, and repeat bookings have followed as community support for the team has grown.
For participants such as Tim Matthews, who is visually impaired, the program offers not just income and experience but a sense of accomplishment and a path toward future employment.