Tobacco Transitions

About Us

The Programs

Through the Community Transitions Board and Mike Fidler & Associates, funding has been allocated to the provision of two critical services to those people directly impacted by the decline of the tobacco industry since 2002. The funding covers two critical needs

  • Free Personal Counselling Services through Mike Fidler @ Associates Inc
  • Information and Research assistance through a Transition Consultant

 

Goals

  • The program will meet many, most or all of the people affected by the need for economic transition through sustained personal outreach over the two year period.
  • The program will link the targeted population, in a knowledgeable, friendly and personal way to the person and service most appropriate to their immediate need and follow through with any additional needs that emerge.
  • The program will provide an easy point of access for discussing resources available for assisting with change and broad planning to achieve personal goals.
  • The program will provide highly skilled, well informed and empathetic counsellors who have a good understanding of the transition hurdles and stresses.
  • The program will assist individuals with identifying barriers to success be they psychological, relationships, education or practical. Through identification, planning and effective actions the program will reduce the obstacles to successful change.

 

 

Personal Counselling Services – Mike Fidler & Associates Inc

Anyone involved in the tobacco industry for a minimum of 2 seasons since 2002 is eligible for free personal counselling for:

  • Individual, family, and marriage counselling
  • Adolescent and child behavior
  • Drug and alcohol assessment and treatment
  • Financial Assessment and planning

 

For more information on Mike Fidler & Associates please call 519-428-0776 or go to www.fidlerassociates.com
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Mike Fidler

Information and Research assistance – Transitions Consultant

Those looking to transition from tobacco into new crops, new jobs, or new business ventures can receive research assistance for:
  • New business ventures
    • Research who your counterparts and competitors would be
    • Identify potential markets
    • Investigate startup costs
    • Links to advisors for business plans
    • Help research business plan information
    • Link to financial institutions and venture capital groups
  • Job Search
    • Resume and cover letter writing assistance
    • Locating Job posting sites
    • Links to skills assessments
  • Grant Applications
    • Research programs
    • Assist with applications
  • Client Specific Research
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Celia Stone

Who is Eligible?

  • Owners or farm families presently involved in the growing of tobacco
  • farm families that have transitioned out of tobacco since 2002 but are still in need of transition assistance
  • tobacco farm managers
  • tobacco share growers
  • labourers presently working on tobacco farms
  • skilled/specialized labour, employees within businesses located in the four counties associated with the delivery of services or product to the tobacco farming industry

 

The program will be delivered to those living in within four counties of Oxford, Elgin, Norfolk and Brant

Copyright Tobacco Transitions - 2008

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39 Kent St N Unit 7, P.O. Box 335 Simcoe, Ontario, N3Y 4L2
Phone:519-428-0776 or Toll Free:1-800-560-5577