Youth Employment Skills for Success (YESS)

This program can assist yound adults ages 15-30 to gain the skills they need to find employment or to improve precarious employment.

Participants may receive:

  • Employment Coaching
  • Professional Skills Training
  • Skills for Success Training
  • Job Search Assistance
  • Academic Skills Training
  • Short Term Training
  • Occupational Skills Training
  • Work Experience Assistance
  • Job Placement Opportunities

Work Experience

(12 weeks)

  • PPE Provided (as needed)
  • Work Related Tickets
  • Wage Subsidy

Employment Skills Hub (ESH)

The Employment Skills Hub is a hybrid workforce development program that provides accessible employment support through a combination of in-person drop-in services, virtual coaching, and structured career development programs.

The Hub integrates free foundational services with a social enterprise model, offering enhanced paid coaching options to support sustainability and program growth.

Snacks and Skills (In-Person Drop-In) at Dawson Creek Office only

Schedule: Every Tuesday, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

This is a low-barrier, in-person, free drop-in space where participants can:

  • access workspace with laptop, dual screens and internet connection
  • work on resumes and job applications
  • engage with the Learning Management System (LMS) for free training opportunities

Career Support Sessions (Free Coaching)

Participants can access up to two (2) free 15-minute virtual coaching sessions.

These sessions are designed to:

  • provide immediate, targeted support and goal setting
  • identify participant needs and barriers
  • offer clear next steps and community referrals

Examples of support:

  • resume feedback
  • job search direction and resources
  • career clarification and access to free assessments
  • referrals to training or employment opportunities
  • community services navigation

SHARE Across Generations

Obair Economic Society, in partnership with Networks Ministries and Dawson Creek Better at Home, is launching a new community project for seniors (55+) and youth (15-29) called SHARE Across Generations. This project brings seniors, youth, and newcomers together through social activities, volunteering, and skill sharing.

What's in it for you?

  • Make new friends
  • Share your experience and talents
  • Learn new skills
  • Enjoy social activities and creative workshops
  • Be part of something meaningful

Activities includes:

  • Coffee meetups & conversations
  • Storytelling and sharing circles
  • Hands-on workshops and crafts
  • Repair and Skill-sharing sessions
  • Volunteer opportunities

RedPath Program

RedPath is offered as part of the PEERS program. This is a 3-week session, that helps an individual to understand where the addiction issues or thought patterns that an individual is starting to notice may  becoming an issue in their life.

RedPath's program asks a lot of deep questions that an individual is used to avoiding and blocking out helping to see and feel where issues stem from and brings awareness to the coping mechanisms an individual may be using, such as drugs or alcohol, eating disorders, overworking, etc.

RedPath rebuilds confidence that an individual is looking for to help the process of LETTING GO of what the individual is holding on to. Patterns and thought processes are identified trhoughout the program to help understand the core of the internal battles and struggles, helping to understand your emotions and to accept the past and let it go. This program moves people forward by identifying healthy ways of coping that lead to stable housing, improved mental health, community building and employment.