by Jill | Jun 24, 2021 | Graduate Stories
Fern is a superbly talented, gorgeous artist, nature-enthusiast, thinker, transgender woman, and Work 2 Live graduate. In this post, she shares her story of finding her happiness and living her truth. Don’t forget to read the post she wrote last year: What Does...
by Jill | Oct 7, 2020 | Graduate Stories
If you’ve been around Zero Ceiling — or even around Whistler Village — for a while, you’ve probably seen Dakota. His love of tie-dye, infectious grin, and easy laugh are easy to remember. He’s also been the poster-child (according to him)...
by Chris Wrightson | Jun 22, 2020 | Graduate Stories
This June is known worldwide as a celebration of Pride. The reason we are able to so openly express our love and identities in the form of world wide parades is because we took to the streets and fought for our rights. Governments which persecuted “sexual...
by Lizi McLoughlin | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog, Graduate Stories
One of the best parts of our job is when the world gets to see how great our participants and graduates are. We’ve always known that, but now you do, too. This week, the National Post (yes, that one) published a piece that features one of our Work 2 Live...
by Lizi McLoughlin | May 28, 2018 | Blog, Graduate Stories
“Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!” Life at Zero Ceiling is full of inspiring moments, and few more so than when young people graduate from our Work 2 Live program. They’ve have spent a...
by Lizi McLoughlin | Sep 6, 2017 | Graduate Stories, Mentor Stories
“It was an education for me to see how far she had come in only six months.” – Hannah Edleston The Work 2 Live program wouldn’t exist without the help of our community. We caught up with Hannah, one of our volunteer mentors, to find out more about what it’s like...