
Programs & Services
Aspire
YWCA Aspire is a free employment program that assists newcomer refugee women in gaining valuable work experience with organizations in Metro Vancouver.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Six weeks of group-based employment workshops
- Up to 12 weeks of paid work placement
- Three weeks of follow up support
- Financial assistance for transit and child care support for eligible participants (during the training weeks)
- Workplace Conversation Circles as a peer support network
PARTICIPANTS MUST BE
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A self-identified newcomer refugee woman who is a permanent resident or Protected Person (Convention Refugee), legally entitled to work in Canada
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Currently on Resettlement Assistance OR receiving Income Assistance OR a privately-sponsored refugee
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Unemployed and not a full-time student
YWCA Aspire
4th Floor - 535 Hornby Street, Vancouver
604 323 4233 | aspire@ywcavan.org
