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Human Resources committee For sure.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Barb Broome
Human Resources committee We've had our clients participate in that as well, yes.
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Barb Broome
Human Resources committee We have a hard time, because there is a waiting list of over a year right now in Summerside.
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Barb Broome
Human Resources committee On the duration, I found that when we were doing the 17 weeks in the classroom, we had the opportunity to start out with the soft skills and build the self-confidence before we got into needing the supports for employment skills on the proper way to write resumés and for intervie
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Barb Broome
Human Resources committee For a number of years, we were applying for one intake per year, and in 2015 we were asked if we could do two intakes a year, which we did. In 2016, we were told that there would be a call for proposals for three years, at two intakes per year. We put in our application for that,
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Barb Broome
Human Resources committee I know about these programs, and they work very well for 29% of our clients.
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Human Resources committee They are not working for the youth at risk.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Barb Broome
Human Resources committee It's not working for the youth at risk. The programs are working for a portion of the youth we deal with, but not all.
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Barb Broome
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Barb Broome
Human Resources committee We get referrals from each of those departments to work with these clients, or it may be that a client has walked in the door. Many of our clients come through income support, and we take them from there to the other organizations they need supports from, whether those be mental
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Barb Broome
Human Resources committee To this point, I haven't seen it help any of the youth that are in our 79% of youth at risk, but it really does support the other 29% of youth who we deal with.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Barb Broome
Human Resources committee Support with housing is a big thing for the homeless people. As you said, if you don't have a place to live, it makes it very difficult to have a job. We've had clients who carried a kit bag with a change of clothes in it because they slept on park benches. I think that more ne
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Human Resources committee So do I.
December 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Barb Broome