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Metro Vancouver Youth Employment Resources Updated Fall 2020 This Resource List Is Organized Alphabetically Metro Vancouver Youth Employment Resources Updated Fall 2020 This resource list is organized alphabetically. Use Ctrl+F to search by service location, program type, or other search terms. This list is maintained by CI-TRRUST. to suggest edits or add resources, contact Sophie at [email protected] Employment Organization and Program Location Contact Type of Program Eligibility Requirements Notes Type Some programming may have changed due to COVID-19. Please contact programs directly to inquire. Notes with an asterix (*) indicate recent changes. Career Aboriginal Community Surrey, New West, counselling, Career Employment DTES, Vancouver 604-251-7955 Indigenous people of all ages training, job Services Society (ACCESS) Friendship Centre support Career 604-525-1204 ext. 250 / Youth in care or formerly in Aunt Leah's - Bootstraps counselling, cgrammenos@auntleahs. the care, or youth facing Website for more details Employing Youth From Care training, job org barriers to employment support Age 15-30 at time of intake, not participating in another Career Rolling intake, onsite New Westminster - 604-525-1204 ext. 250 / provincially/federally funded Aunt Leah's - Bootstraps counselling, job rehabilitative and mental near 22nd Street cgrammenos@auntleahs. Retail labour market program, not Retail Training skills training, job health counselling also Skytrain Station org a FT student (alternative support offered schools considered on a case-by-case basis), Age 19-27, youth who on their 19th birthday had one Rolling intake, onsite New Westminster - Sarah Benson: 604-525- Aunt Leah's - Branches AYA Life Skills of the following care rehabilitative and mental near 22nd Street 1204 ext. 234 / (AYA) program statuses: CCO, Youth health counselling also Skytrain Station [email protected] Agreement, or in process of offered adoption Construction, Greter Vancouver - 604-552-4900 / Best Personnel Temporary work industrial, office based in New West [email protected] work Based in West Training, entry- Age 15-30 with multiple BladeRunners 604-913-7933 Construction Operated via ACCESS Vancouver level work barriers to employment Age 19-30, individuals who Coast Mental Health - 604-838-3533 / tret. may have barriers to Recruits students on an 335 W. Pender St., Training, 9 weeks Culinary Skills Training jordan@coastmentalhealt Culinary employment such as mental ongoing basis. Online Vancouver work experience Program h.com health issues or lack of application form experience Works with individuals on Career Youth in or from foster care, employment or education Connections Community Greater Vancouver - 604-218-0964 / counselling, age 16-29 in BC. Self- goals, provides online Services - RBC Youth Works based in Richmond [email protected] training, job referrals or third party counselling service and supports referrals welcome sponsors online certificate training Classroom 604-597-0205 / training, 10 week Age 15-30, permanent DCRS - Future Leaders Based in Surrey [email protected] paid work, tuition residents or citizens support Career counselling, 604-597-0205 / support for Age 18-24, permanent DCRS - Future Troopers Based in Surrey [email protected] coursework or residents or citizens training, job supports 1138 Burrard St (across Directions - Street Youth *Running with limited from St. Paul's 604-633-1472 Daily paid work Street clean None listed Job Action (SYJA) capacity hospital) Age 15-29, unemployed or underemployed. Program Divercity Community Trainings, group for temporary residents: 604-597-0205 / Resource Society (DCRS) - Based in Surrey workshops, refugee claimants, [email protected] Start it Right! mentorship international students, temporary workers all eligible Age 18-24, legally able to Classroom work in Canada, not FT training, career student, not participating in #202 - 4250 Kingsway 604-438-3045 / Douglas College - CAVE counselling, 3 another gov't-funded *Currently offered online Avenue, Burnaby [email protected] month paid training program, placement unemployed/precariously employed 1 Metro Vancouver Youth Employment Resources Updated Fall 2020 This resource list is organized alphabetically. Use Ctrl+F to search by service location, program type, or other search terms. This list is maintained by CI-TRRUST. to suggest edits or add resources, contact Sophie at [email protected] Employment Organization and Program Location Contact Type of Program Eligibility Requirements Notes Type Age 15-30, not participating Surrey Training Centre 778-389-2769 / Paid classroom in another gov't-funded Douglas College - SEED - 13769 104th Avenue, seedyouth@douglascolleg training, 12 week *Currently offered online program, unemployed and Surrey e.ca work placement looking for FT work Age 17-24 who have not High school completed highschool or Douglas College - Reboot Douglas College's New 604-777-6006 / credits, 2 classes currently struggling to *Online and in-class Plus West campus [email protected] per week, career complete highschool, legally counselling able to work in Canada For a similar program for 604-408-7923 / Women's Dress for Success 675 W. Hastings St. None listed mens work clothing, see [email protected] clothing provision Working Gear Career counselling, Drive Youth Employment 2106 Commercial 604-253-9675 / resource room, Program of Frog Hollow Age 16-30 Services (D-YES) Drive, Vancouver [email protected] job support, Neighbourhood House tranings, paid placements Peer support, gig 604-620-4587 / work, and local Embers Eastside Works Vancouver DTES eastsideworks@emberssta business ffing.com programming Metro Vancouver - Trainings, 604-692-0781 / offices in Surrey, New temporary job Embers Staffing vancouver@embersstaffin West, Fraser Valley, opportunities, g.com Vancouver job supports FT student, returning to FT school in the next academic Online job year (highschool or post Federal Student Work cfp.pfete-fswep. inventory and Canada-wide PT or FT secondary), must be Experience Program [email protected] application minimum age to work system provincially (15, or younger with parental consent) Age 16-24, unemployed, not in FT school, experiencing any of the following: living 604-230-9950 / Job supports, with mental illness, Foundry - Vancouver- Foundry Works! dalqutub@providenceheal paid training and substance use, did not Granville th.bc.ca workshops complete high school, experiencing homelessness or low-income housing, from a visible minority group Age 16-30, presently in stable position with regards 250-878-2405 (call/text) / Film training and Referrals accepted year- 2106 Commercial to mental wellness and/or Frames Film Project (D-YES) amandarose@froghollow. development, 12 round, *currently running Drive, Vancouver substance misuse, adult bc.ca week program online mentor support system in place, open and respectful Age 17-29, Career unemployed/precariously counselling, employed, not a full-time 250-861-3100 or 1-877- Get Youth Working BC-wide trainings, job All student, not actively 866-3100 supports, wage participating in another subsidies provincially/federally funded labour market program 16 week paid Indigenous Youth program - 2106 Commercial 604-253-9675 / Employment Program (D- trainings, Age 17-30 Drive, Vancouver [email protected] YES) practicum placement 2 Metro Vancouver Youth Employment Resources Updated Fall 2020 This resource list is organized alphabetically. Use Ctrl+F to search by service location, program type, or other search terms. This list is maintained by CI-TRRUST. to suggest edits or add resources, contact Sophie at [email protected] Employment Organization and Program Location Contact Type of Program Eligibility Requirements Notes Type Indigenous youth age 19-29, with GED or Dogwood, 1 year paid - 9 requires application, months with resume, cover letter, Up to 25 participants per Indigenous Youth Internship indigenousyouthinternship government Government/ reference forms from year, applications accepted Program (IYIP) [email protected] ministry, 3 organization leaders of the Indigenous Spring each year months with community, reference from Indigenous org past employer/volunteer position Grade 10-12, encourages ITA programs can be taken ITA Youth - Explore the BC-wide, based in 120 or 300 hours [email protected] Trades referral through career in any order, no Trades Richmond trade experience counsellor prerequisites Grade 11-12, with a specific ITA programs can be taken BC-wide, based in Trades training ITA Youth - Train in Trades [email protected] Trades trade in mind, referral in any order, no Richmond through school through career counsellor prerequisites Grade 10-12, encourages ITA programs can be taken BC-wide, based in Paid trades ITA Youth - Work in Trades [email protected] Trades referral through career in any order, no Richmond training and work counsellor prerequisites 18 or older, unemployed or John Howard - Acquiring Career underemployed, not 604-226-9360 / Community-Based BC-wide counselling, job participating in another [email protected] Employment Skills (ACES) supports federally funded program or FT school Adults who self-identify as a Group training, survivor of violence, abuse, Kiwassa career and/or trauma. Facilitated in cohorts - Kiwassa Neighbourhood Neighbourhood House 604-649-2287 (call/text) / Childcare counselling, Unemployed/precariously upcoming start date House - EMPOW3R Program - 2425 Oxford Street, [email protected] settings trainings, 4 week employed, not a FT student. available on website Vancouver work placement Resident of BC
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