Employment and Economic Security Progams
Launch
A 17-week Employment Program for young women and gender-diverse folks ages 16-30 who are facing barriers to employment.
Connextions Employment Program
A 20-week employment program for newcomer women and gender-diverse folks ages 18+ experiencing barriers to employment.
Past Projects
Immigrant Women’s Leadership & Employment Mentorship Project
Newcomer women were at the center of this work, applying the critical lens of lived-experience through which the findings were filtered, analyzed and presented. Newcomer women were engaged as peer researchers, participating in skill-development and capacity-building training sessions, and then conducting community-based research to inform the development of strategies supporting newcomer women’s economic self-sufficiency and successful labour market participation.