The Job Gym has been successfully connecting Job Seekers and Employers in Niagara for over 25 years.

Job Gym is the Employment Services Division of The John Howard Society of Niagara.

Our Mission Statement

There are currently 52 John Howard Society branches and 10 provincial offices across Canada; each with the goal of ameliorating the criminal justice process. Today the Society offers programs that target the reduction of recidivism and the prevention of delinquent behaviors among those who may be at risk of offending.

In 1949, the John Howard Society of Niagara was formed.

The John Howard Society of Niagara (JHSoN) is a non-profit organization committed to the development and delivery of programs that reduce the social, economic and personal costs of crime. The Society is dedicated to helping all people who have been in conflict with the law or who face imminent risk of coming into conflict with the law through service, education and community programs. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors whose mission is to provide effective, fair and humane responses to crime and its causes.

Today, the JHSoN offers various programs and services for corrections and employment related needs. With three sites across the Niagara Region; in Fort Erie, Welland and St. Catharines, the John Howard Society of Niagara currently has over 70 employees. Funding is provided by Service Canada, Ministry of Community Safety and Corrections, Ministry of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Niagara Prosperity Initiative.