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Eagle Joins the Fight to End Homelessness
Eagle’s CEO Joins Ottawa Leadership Table on Homelessness
Ottawa, ON – December 18, 2007, – Kevin Dee, CEO of Canadian IT Staffing firm Eagle Professional Resources Inc. (Eagle), is taking action in fighting homelessness in Ottawa as he joins business leaders, government officials, and community representatives on the Leadership Table on Homelessness. The newly formed Leadership Table was brought together by the United Way, the City of Ottawa, and the 2016 Foundation to put an end to chronic homelessness in the Ottawa area.
Mr. Dee first learned about the Leadership Table on Homelessness and got involved through his volunteer work with the United Way. In addition to the obvious personal benefits to the homeless, there is also a business case to be made for solving this issue as the financial burden of the chronic homeless on social services including health, police, and shelters is astronomical. With a long-term objective of completely ending chronic homelessness, the Leadership Table intends to develop a work plan by summer 2008.
“By engaging business, government and charitable organizations into one team, we have a real chance to solve this problem,” said Mr. Dee. “That is a worthy goal and I will be working hard to achieve it.”
About Eagle
Founded in 1996, Eagle is one Canada’s largest and most successful IT Staffing companies. A Canadian–owned company with ten (10) offices from coast-to-coast, Eagle specializes in sourcing technology professionals for contract and full-time positions. The company has been named one of Canada’s 50 Best managed companies every year since 1999, was named a Top 20 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada in April 2006 and achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification in June 2006. Eagle is also a very active advocate within the Canadian staffing industry association (ACSESS), supports many charities and provides fourteen (14) scholarships to college students each year. To learn more about Eagle and its network of offices, please visit www.eagleonline.com or call toll-free 1-800-95-NESST (63778). Check out Eagle’s blog at http://eagleceonews.blogspot.com.
For more information, please contact:
Dan Gasser, Marketing Coordinator
Eagle Professional Resources Inc. (Eagle)
Phone: (613) 234-1810 Ext. 3247
Toll Free: 1-888-798-8181 Ext. 3247
Email: Dan_Gasser@eagleonline.com

