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Provincial government to boost youth employment by launching Foundry Works program
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Young people in Prince George and across the province with multiple barriers to employment or education will have better access to services through a new program.
The Province is providing a one-time grant of $5.1 million to administer Foundry Works! over the next three years.
It is a youth employment program that integrates health and social services.
“We know social and emotional well-being matters, and support can prevent or minimize future mental health and substance-use challenges in a young person’s life,” said Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
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Today, Ken Hardie, M.P., on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced nearly $16.5 million in funding for 11 projects to help support communities in British Columbia in their efforts to address and prevent substance use-related harms.
April 9, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario Health Canada
Throughout Canada, communities and families continue to grapple with the ongoing overdose crisis and other harms associated with problematic substance use. Unfortunately, it has been nearly five years since British Columbia declared a public health emergency under their Public Health Act in response to increasing overdoses and overdose deaths in the province.
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