The City of Abbotsford has granted Archway Community Services a three-year permit to operate a year-round, 30-bed emergency shelter. In addition to providing safe housing, the shelter will offer life skills training, educational support, healthcare, and services for mental health and substance use.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2024-12-04
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Lower Mainland–Southwest Region, BC
- abbynews.com
The Neil Squire Society in Burnaby is launching a new program to support youth with disabilities find employment. The program will run until March 2028 and will offer personal and professional development opportunities, worksite visitations, and work experience.
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Added on 2024-11-25
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Lower Mainland–Southwest Region, BC
- burnabynow.com
BC Elections is hiring 17,000 election workers for advance voting and voting day. Available positions include Ballot Issuing Officer, Tabulator Officer, and Supervisory Voting Officer. Compensation ranges from approximately $310 to $440 for each workday.
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Public administration
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Added on 2024-10-03
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British Columbia
- dailyhive.com
A new recovery community centre, offering substance-use recovery support groups, counselling, and services, is now open in North Vancouver. The new centre provides support, healing, and connections to the community. There are 50 aftercare clinicians working in B.C. to support substance-use recovery, 33 of which have been hired since 2023.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2024-08-29
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Lower Mainland–Southwest Region, BC
- news.gov.bc.ca
The Government of British Columbia is providing nearly $4M to Community-based Employment Services for the next three years. The pilot project will launch in Victoria and provide individual support for people facing challenges finding a job. The project is funded by the Canada-B.C. Labour Market Development Agreement.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2024-07-24
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Vancouver Island and Coast Region, BC
- news.gov.bc.ca
The Government of British Columbia has provided $9M to expand the Foundry’s Work and Education program to six more centres. These centres assist youth in matters of health, mentorship, education, skills development, and job-placement services. This brings the total number of Foundry centres in the province to 18.
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Health care and social assistance
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Added on 2024-07-16
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British Columbia
- news.gov.bc.ca