SE Spotlight

Se Spotlight: Carlington Booch

Fighting addiction by helping people find connection and acceptance in a safe environment. As part of our SE spotlight series, CSED recently sat down with Jon Ruby, founder of Carlington

Read More »
CSED Team

Elspeth McKay, Operation Come Home

As part of our SE Profile series, CSED recently sat down with Elspeth McKay, the out-going Executive Director of Operation Come Home, to learn more about her pending (semi) retirement,

Read More »
CSED Team

CSED announces new Board Members

The Centre for Social Enterprise Development is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Holmes, Elspeth McKay and Osman Naqvi to its Board of Directors, effective August 31, 2021. “On

Read More »
Success Stories

Ottawa Mission Food Service Training Program

What does your social enterprise do? The Food Service Training Program (FSTP) teaches applicants the skills and knowledge needed to work in a commercial kitchen. Training includes courses in knife

Read More »
Carlington Booch
SE Spotlight

Carlington Booch

What does your social enterprise do? Carlington Booch brews small-batch kombucha (or booch, as we call it) to help fight addiction in Ottawa. Our goal is to revitalize our community

Read More »
SE Spotlight

CoEnergy Co-operative

(Editor’s note – Co-Energy merged with the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative (OREC) in 2022.) CoEnergy is a service co-operative that is accelerating the clean technology and low-carbon transition, while fostering

Read More »
OLA Ottawa
SE Spotlight

Ottawa Language Access (OLA)

What does Ottawa Language Access do? Ottawa Language Access (OLA) was created to bridge the language barrier gap faced by Limited English and French Proficient (LEFP) clients requiring access to

Read More »