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Street Youth Job Action Generates Youth Employment Strategies in Vancouver

Street Youth Job Action Generates Youth Employment Strategies in Vancouver. Created in 1996 Provides mentoring and development opportunities for homeless youth Teaches life skills Punctuality Teamwork Work ethic. Community Outreach:.

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Street Youth Job Action Generates Youth Employment Strategies in Vancouver

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  1. Street Youth Job Action Generates Youth Employment Strategies in Vancouver • Created in 1996 • Provides mentoring and development opportunities for homeless youth • Teaches life skills • Punctuality • Teamwork • Work ethic

  2. Community Outreach: • Removed 14,473 syringes and paraphernalia from Vancouver’s downtown core • Painted 420 waste management bins • Employed 168 youth

  3. REDB staff members have attended regular meetings to help develop a plan to maintain this species of arctic char at Western Brook • Nordic assists with the implementation of public consultation and awareness via public meetings and its own website • The SOCC webpage can be found on Nordic’s website

  4. Outcomes: “SYJA really made a huge difference in my life. Having them on my resume is what allowed me to get off welfare. They gave me much more than a daily paycheque. I got more confidence in myself since they trusted me. Also I learned that responsibilities are not necessarily a bad thing!” - Graduate

  5. Funding: • 2007- $10,000 grant • 2008- $10,000 grant • 2011- $2,500 award

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