Why Our Program is Different:

• Youth-Centred: We meet youths where they are and provide an environment where they feel in control of their careers and futures.
• Mentorship Strategy: Our unique “Employment Incubator” spaces allow for skills sharing, peer mentorships, career-oriented connections, and entrepreneur skills development in setting where relationships are established on a more equal footing, as opposed to a hierarchical basis.
• Encourage Jobs that Support Progress: We don’t push our youths into just any job. Our goal is to equip youths with the skills and confidence they need to obtain and attain a good, long-term career with opportunities for growth and development.
• Focus on Motivation: We work with closely with youths, using the resources of our social enterprises to harness and cultivate their existing skills, motivating them towards a brighter future.
• Skills and Training: While many employment programs focus on pushing “hard skills” that are teachable and measurable, our team also focuses on developing “soft skills”, which focuses on helping youths, especially newcomers, effectively communicate and become more aware of
  cultural norms in Ottawa, so they have a greater chance of succeeding in the workplace.
• Building Connections: We connect youth to local community resources to promote healthy and productive social relationships, and to increase access and awareness of support and resources that are available to them.