FREE Employment Services for employers and job-seekers
*Computer Courses & Workshops
*Career Training
*Continuing Education
*Community Economic Development Research
*Children, Youth, and Seniors Programs
*Communications and Social Services
*Job Search
*Personal, Family and Employment Counselling Services.
Serving the communities of Lucan Biddulph, Granton, Clandeboye, Ailsa Craig, Centralia, Denfield, Ilderton.
ACC Welcomes You
Ausable Community Centre provides
ACC Mandate and Goals
- To foster pride and a sense of ownership within the communities of the Ausable;
- To identify and respond to the social, cultural, and economic needs of the communities of the Ausable;
- To design and develop programs and services to respond to these needs;
- To promote growth to ensure economic sustainability;
- To promote harmony, creativity, and cooperation amongst the primary community partners;
- To work pro-actively with the community, funders, and service providers to ensure that residents of the area have the education, employment, and related human and social services that they require;
- To engage in ongoing community needs analysis;
- To coordinate, deliver, and/or refer individuals to a wide range of government and community services;
- To encourage youth to become the leaders of tomorrow;
* To promote the community as a vibrant, healthy, attractive and welcoming community.
- To identify and respond to the social, cultural, and economic needs of the communities of the Ausable;
- To design and develop programs and services to respond to these needs;
- To promote growth to ensure economic sustainability;
- To promote harmony, creativity, and cooperation amongst the primary community partners;
- To work pro-actively with the community, funders, and service providers to ensure that residents of the area have the education, employment, and related human and social services that they require;
- To engage in ongoing community needs analysis;
- To coordinate, deliver, and/or refer individuals to a wide range of government and community services;
- To encourage youth to become the leaders of tomorrow;
* To promote the community as a vibrant, healthy, attractive and welcoming community.
Recent Achievements
2009 Successful application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the hiring of a full-time Program Director;
2009 Successful application to the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program to run a Senior’s Lifestyle Trade Show in the early fall of 2010.
Increased visibility in community based initiatives including the first Lucan Biddulph Trade Show, hosting of July 1st ‘Jammin in July’ Seniors music event, hosting of Business breakfast session, participation in the Economic Development breakfasts and a well-received fundraising initiative- ACC’s first annual ‘Festival of Trees’ event
Completion of $20000.00 (raised by fundraising) in renovations to the facility at 183 Main Street, owned by the Ausable Community Centre non-profit organization
2009 Successful application to the SWODP funding project to hire an intern to develop the Centre’s website and produce a training manual and workshop for businesses and non-profits on the steps taken to develop this website. Intern has been hired and is proceeding with first milestone of website development.
2009 Successful application to the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program to run a Senior’s Lifestyle Trade Show in the early fall of 2010.
Increased visibility in community based initiatives including the first Lucan Biddulph Trade Show, hosting of July 1st ‘Jammin in July’ Seniors music event, hosting of Business breakfast session, participation in the Economic Development breakfasts and a well-received fundraising initiative- ACC’s first annual ‘Festival of Trees’ event
Completion of $20000.00 (raised by fundraising) in renovations to the facility at 183 Main Street, owned by the Ausable Community Centre non-profit organization
2009 Successful application to the SWODP funding project to hire an intern to develop the Centre’s website and produce a training manual and workshop for businesses and non-profits on the steps taken to develop this website. Intern has been hired and is proceeding with first milestone of website development.
Latest News 
Correction!
The advertisement in the August Edition of the Community News for Social Dance Lessons with Bob and Mary incorrectly stated the cost of the classes as $6.00, it should have read $60.00.
Calling all youth
Here at the Ausable Community Centre we are looking to open a Youth centre, where youth can come in and use our services. Have fun by playing games and other fun activities.
We are looking for 8 youth to become part of a Youth Committee that will become the voice of youth in our town.
We also take part in the Canada Day celebration every year and we are looking for volunteers to assist with the children's games.
If you are interested please look us up on Facebook, at Ausable Youth Centre, email Melissa or feel free to drop into the Ausable Community Centre if you have any questions or would like to becme a volunteer.
With the support of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
