Indigenous Youth Employment Program (IYEP)

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Office hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 4:30pm Program hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1:00pm – 4:30pm

Address:

2728 E. Hastings St. Vancouver

Contact:

iyep@froghollow.bc.ca

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‍IYEP Applications for Cycle 14 Spring-Summer 2025 are now open!

IYEP Open House: Tour & Info session

Thursday March 20, 2025 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Sunrise Welcome Place: 2728 E Hastings St (at East Hastings & Slocan)

Refreshments and snacks will be served

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IYEP Cycle 14 Spring-Summer 2025: April 21 - June 27

APPLY HERE

The Indigenous Youth Employment Program is for First Nations, Metis, and Inuk youth aged 16-29 who are looking to develop employment skills to work in a community-based setting. We facilitate a variety of workshops for developing and strengthening pre-employment and employment skills (such as resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, communication, and job searching), as well as Indigenous cultural workshops and activities, financial literacy, and more.Participants can choose to receive 1-1 support from employment counsellors, and ongoing support to secure employment.

‍***Pre-screening interviews will be conducted with potential participants in the weeks before program.***
***Application will remain open until cohort is full***

Supports

TRANSIT PASSES covered each month while participant is in program

HONORARIUMS
- $200 Honorarium for attaining employment/starting training/going back to school
- $300 Honorarium for completing 3 months of work/training, or a combination of the two
PAID PLACEMENT

ADDITIONAL financial supports available (for work wear/clothes/shoes, glasses, eye appointments, hair cuts, child care, cell phone bills, etc.)

SNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS provided

1:1 MEETINGS with IYEP staff

ACCESS to WorkBC Employment Counsellors

INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES

SYSTEM NAVIGATION SUPPORT: assistance in applying for schools, jobs, status cards, etc

REFERRALS for jobs, school and community resources

Hours

Office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Program hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1:00 PM – 4:30PM

Address: 2728 E. Hastings St. Vancouver

Contact: iyep@froghollow.bc.ca