The Government Of Canada Helps Havelock Area Youth Find Work

April 28, 2008

HAVELOCK, ON - Dean Del Mastro, Member of Parliament for Peterborough Riding, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, today announced funding for TEACH Centre to help 30 local youth-at-risk find and maintain meaningful employment.

“The Government of Canada is committed to creating the best educated, most skilled, and most flexible work force in the world,” said MP Del Mastro.

“Our partnership with TEACH Centre will help young people who face barriers to employment get the skills, knowledge, and experience they need to succeed.”

TEACH Centre will help 30 young people from the Havelock area develop the life and job skills they need to enter the labour force or return to school. Participants in the program will become more employable through a combination of work experience placements and workshops on problem solving, goal setting, conflict resolution, and the job market.

The Government of Canada is committing $390,888 to this project through Skills Link, one of Canada’s youth employment programs. The Skills Link program involves employers, community organizations, and other levels of government working together to ensure that young people have opportunities to develop their skills and become contributing members of their communities.

This project reflects the Government of Canada’s commitment to creating a strong economy for all Canadians.

Through its Advantage Canada plan, the Government is building on Canada’s strengths and gaining a global competitive advantage by reducing taxes for all Canadians, increasing competition in the marketplace, and building modern infrastructure.

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