Employment & Unemployment
Gastown Vocational Services – Youth and Young Adult Program
Vancouver: 604-683-6047; Suite #405 – 375 Water Street, Vancouver BC
Fraser North: 604-933-2533; 644 Poirier St., Coquitlam BC
Web: www.gvsonline.ca
Email: colleen.mccain@vch.ca (Vancouver) stacey.whalley@vch.ca (Fraser North)
Gastown Vocational Services offers a wide range of vocational and educational services to individuals with mental health issues. Their staff of occupational therapists, psychologists and life-skills and job coaches helps youth to obtain work experience, employment, and/or access to educational and skills training programs.
The Youth and Young Adult Program (YYAP) in particular assists youth and young adults to obtain work experience, employment and/or access to educational and skill training programs. One-to-one job coaching and supported employment services are delivered to each 16-30 year old referred to the program.
Broadway Youth Resource Centre
Phone: 604-709-5720
Web: broadwayyouthresourcecentre.org
Address: #103 – 2780 East Broadway Street, Vancouver BC V5T 1X7
Open Mon, Tues, Thurs 1pm-7pm || Wed 2:30-7pm|| Fri 1pm-6pm
Also known as BYRC, Broadway Youth Resource Centre offers the following services/programs for youth aged 13-24:
- Drop-in resource room
- Phone/computer use
- Youth advisory group
- Youth addictions counsellor
- Probation workers
- Adult basic education
- Counselling clinic
- Aboriginal youth program
- Youth clinic (Th 2:30pm-5pm)
- Leave Out Violence Program
- Aboriginal youth victim support program
- Youth housing registry and housing assistance
- Vietnamese youth development program
- Youth to adult transition program
All services are FREE
Run by Pacific Community Resources Society.
Immigrant Services Society of BC
Phone: 604-684-2561
Web: www.issbc.org Email: iss@issbc.org
Head Office: 501-333 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver BC V6A 2L7
ISS of BC assists immigrants, refugees and non-English speaking BC residents with integration into the community. They provide support groups, ESL classes, skills training, counselling, information and referral.
Youth Programs include:
- A language college
- Multicultural Youth Circle Program for Newcomer Youth – 80-hour peer facilitation and leadership training program for immigrant and refugee youth
- African Youth Program – Academic, social & recreational program for African youth in East Burnaby
- Youth Connexion – An 18-week employability program with practical skills training, English language support/improvement and a 3-4 week work or volunteer placement.
