Solutions Learning Centre - Members Statement

CLAUDIA CHENDER : I rise today to recognize Solutions Learning Centre, a pillar of our Dartmouth South community. For 45 years, they have provided free programs for adults facing employment barriers, changing lives in the process.

Attending their graduations for the last nine years has been a true highlight of my work. I've been struck not only by the skills students gain, but by the confidence they build and the genuine care shown by staff who truly see and believe in every person who walks through that door. I've witnessed students grow, graduate and move on to meaningful employment. Their success has strengthened families, our local workforce and the community as a whole.

Today this recognition is bittersweet, due to the loss of funding Solutions Learning Centre can no longer offer this life-changing programming. This is a significant loss for Dartmouth South and for our province. I thank the dedicated staff and volunteers for their decades of commitment and for the lasting legacy they leave behind and the lives they transformed.

Solutions Learning Centre leaves behind a power legacy, one measured in confidence restored, barriers overcome and lives transformed.