Employment Opportunities Program/Youth Skills Link Program

Abuse / Neglect, Addictions / Substance Use, Employment, and Youth Services

Provided by ASK Wellness Society

Provides job search and employment supports to persons with disabilities or those struggling with getting back on their feet after abuse, addiction or life struggles
Through the opportunities program, persons with disabilities or those struggling with getting back on their feet after abuse, addiction or life struggles and youth between the ages of 19 – 30 are offered services to instill hope and purpose

Through the Youth Skills Link Program, individuals give back to their community by providing clean-up, landscaping, small repairs, painting, weeding and odd jobs. In doing so, they are taught responsibility and how to work as a team.

The Mattress Recycling Program: Provides employment experience in an industrial setting to people who have struggled to find and maintain employment while at the same time providing the City of Kamloops with an environmentally beneficial and affordable way of disposing of used mattresses.

250-376-7558 (Kamloops)

Toll Free: 1-800-661-7541

Public email: info@askwellness.ca

Website: https://askwellness.ca/kamloops/

433 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3G9

250-487-9339 (Penticton)

Website: https://askwellness.ca/penticton/

250-315-0098 (Merritt)

Toll Free: 1-800-661-7541

Public email: info@askwellness.ca

Website: https://askwellness.ca/merritt/

2196 Quilchena Avenue, Merritt, British Columbia, V1K 1B8

Cost: No cost

Associated Programs/Services

Also offered by ASK Wellness Society:

Availability

Service area: Kamloops, Merritt

Service Types Provided
Abuse / Neglect
    Addictions / Substance Use
    Employment
    • Employment Support: Employment Support: Disability and Recovery Employment Support: Addictions
    Youth Services
    Ways to Access
    • Service provided at multiple locations

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