OUR STORY

When did the Good Day Workshop begin?
The Workshop was started in the fall of 1996.

Why was the Workshop established?
The Workshop was created in response to the desperate need to provide individuals who were socially unemployable and suffering from mental illness and/or addictions a safe, supportive community in which to work, socialize and learn new skills.

Who started the Workshop?
Sister Marilyn McGrath, with the support of the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception and the outreach program of the Sandy Hill Community Centre.

What is the Program about?
Good Day Workshop Programs Inc. welcomes people who are unemployed because of problems related to addiction, homelessness, mental or physical disability, and teaches them to repair and refinish furniture.

The Program provides a productive and supportive work experience, skills training and social contact for men and women who desperately need a reason to get up in the morning. It enables men and women who are unemployed due to various disabilities to become more holistically healthy, happy and perhaps employable persons by:

• working and socializing with peers, staff and customers
• sharing old and learning new skills of furniture refinishing and repair, upholstery and caning.