Human Resources committee  It comes from the skills link program.

Human Resources committee  I think we've put it under mental health.

Human Resources committee  Yes, because it's an umbrella to all diverse people.

Human Resources committee  It strings to many things because they self-medicate, which goes into the drug sector. They steal, which goes into the realm of jail time. It branches out into an evil road.

Human Resources committee  I think the confidence level is low when they can't speak English. We try to partner with DIVERSEcity, with S.U.C.C.E.S.S., and people like that. It goes back to the wait-list. If they're not quite ready or they feel they're lacking that skill, then we funnel them back there. We

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  We only get four hours of time with Scott per week. The cost for our staff to be there is $23 an hour.

Human Resources committee  If I could sum up, prevent is better than cure. At one point a few years back, it cost us $325,000 to help 45 kids in one year, but then the government took it and put it with people in the jails to increase that amount. To house one youth in juvenile jail it costs $100,000.

Human Resources committee  It's $100,000. For us to deal with 45 kids at $325,000, why wouldn't we want to invest that?

Human Resources committee  I would say about four or five years ago. We're looking at 45 kids, if not saved, would cost us $100,000 each. Why not invest the $325,000?

Human Resources committee  I think it would be good to give us a perspective of the expectation that they're looking for. For us, really quickly, we do walk with the employers, we go visit. We presented that the probation period is like try before you buy. We have a wage subsidy program where we add on $

Human Resources committee  I think that the government needs to recognize mentorship as a key component to the success of their growth. It's not a tangible number that you can indicate at the end of a program, it's just the planting of a seed. We used to have in-house counsellors when we initially starte

Human Resources committee  It's federal.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  I think the panel alluded to hands-on in terms of training, internship, and apprenticeship. Those are all intertwined with hands-on, with having somebody there to guide you and lead you. Sometimes there's too much theory. These youths learn by hearing, but a lot of them are visua