Youth
BCCA is proud to announce our Cooperative Career Internship Program!
The BCCA has a long history of supporting youth in BC through various programs and networks. Our new youth-based initiative is supported by Service Canada, and facilitates the placement of 8 youth with post-secondary degrees in cooperative member organizations for a 21-week paid internship. In addition to the placement, all the interns will take part in a 2-day Employment and Career Skills workshop, featuring guest speakers from the BC cooperative movement and skills development sessions.
$1000 community economic development bursary
Deadline to apply: December 14, 2009
The Canadian CED Network, Coast Capital Savings and the Vancity Community Foundation are pleased to announce applications are being accepted for $1000 bursaries to enroll in Simon Fraser University's Certificate Program for Community Economic Development.
Category: Agriculture, Arts & Entertainment, Business, Community, Environment, Health, Science & Tech, Youth
What could $50,000 of creative services do for your social enterprise?
Category: Agriculture, Arts & Entertainment, Business, Community, Environment, Health, Science & Tech, Youth
The Co-operative Career Internship Program is a new BCCA initiative designed to give eight youth interns experience in the co-op sector in BC. BCCA will help co-ops select, train and support interns for 21-week placements in the province. Eight youth in the province will have the opportunity to become involved in the co-op and credit union sector. BCCA will provide them with an education in the history of the co-op movement and in the structure of co-operative enterprise.
Category: Youth
YES Camp alumna Susie Welch gets honoured as Olympic Torchbearer, "Her nominees recognized Welch’s passion for school, her commitment to her community and her spirit of citizenship." To read the full article from Penticton Western News, click here.
Category: Youth
October 29th, 2009
YES Camp Alumni Susie Welch gets honoured as Olympic Torchbearer, "Her nominees recognized Welch’s passion for school, her commitment to her community and her spirit of citizenship." To read the full article from Penticton Western News, click here.
Category: Youth
The Co-operators Announces Grants to Community-Based Organizations in Ontario, Manitoba and B.C.
Community-Based Organizations Benefit from $213,000 from The Co-operators
Category: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Health, Youth
A big welcome to Chelsea Lake, the new Director of Youth Programs!
Chelsea began her involvement with The YES, formerly Camp Rainbow, as a participant in the program in 1999. Since then Chelsea has been involved as a staff member, workshop facilitator and administrative assistant for the program.
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