Steel Town chapter of Toastmasters meets Wednesdays at 7:15 at 1527 Upper James St.

“Kick Start Your Job Search” seminar features everything you wanted to know about getting a job but were too afraid to ask, including information on employer expectations and apprenticeships, Jan. 23 at 9:30 a.m. at Goodwill Career Centre, 1050 Upper Gage Ave. Call 905-526-8488 ext. 307 to register.

Meets at 10 a.m., Jan. 23, Marshall Memorial Church, Fiddlers Green and Gilbert, Ancaster. Speaker Neil Everson, director of economic development for the City of Hamilton. Call 905-304-1566.

Freedom Session, a Christ-centred healing journey meets Wednesdays until May at 7 p.m. at St. John United Church: 195 East 38th Street. Email info@stjohnuc.ca for more information.

Adoption and Foster Parent Information Night, Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton, Jan. 23, 7-9 p.m., Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School, 470 Kitty Murray Lane, Ancaster. For more information or to register, call 905-525-2012, ext. 3257, or megan.dunlop-elms@hamiltonccas.on.ca.

Men helping men recover from alcohol abuse and dependency, meets every Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m., at Hamilton General Hospital, fifth floor teaching room. Further information contact Mark at 905-573-6473.

Men for Sobriety, a group of men helping men recover from alcohol abuse and dependency meets Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m. at Hamilton General Hospital in the fifth-floor teaching room. For information contact Mark at 905-573-6473.

Jewish Genealogical Society of Hamilton and Area, Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., Temple Anshe Sholom, 215 Cline Ave. N, Hamilton, Rabbi Dan Selsberg addresses the topic: Before the Broken Glass:  The Ketubah: a Short History of a Long-Standing Custom. Call 905-524-3345 or visit www.jgsh.org.