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Reaching Independence Through Employment (RITE) Program

Education, Employment, and Youth Services

Provided by Triangle Community Resources

Provides employment services to people facing barriers to employment at no cost to the participant. The flexible and holistic services support participants to gain the confidence, skills, and experience needed to find and sustain meaningful employment.

Provides holistic support to participants by addressing individual barriers and circumstances through a combination of one-to-one individualized employment counselling, a 2-week group-based employability skills workshop series, vocational assessments, personal counselling with Registered Counsellors and/or Psychologists, occupational skills training, work experience, job search assistance, and financial support. Intakes are continuous and ongoing.

The program is built to ensure each participant is provided the supports, services and tools required to manage their unique individual barriers and circumstances in a safe, supportive environment for learning and skill development. Through a holistic and flexible approach that provides client-centred counselling and interventions, clients can make informed career decisions based on their interests and abilities, understand the value of skills training and education, and be prepared to succeed in employment. The groups are gender sensitive. The program offers:

Individualized employment counselling
2-week group-based workshop series
Support accessing community or Government services
Life, employability, and skills for success training
Vocational assessments and career coaching
Mental Health support: Up to 8 personal counselling sessions
Funding for occupational skills training, certificates and/or short duration training
Work experience opportunities
Job search and job retention assistance
Supports for transportation
Job start supports such as work wear and/or tools
Completion bonus