For more details on topics covered in the Aboriginal Youth Info+Net, visit the City of Calgary Youth Employment Centre and talk with one of our Career Advisors.

Aboriginal Outreach Worker
Born to Be Aboriginal Youth Program
Born to Be - The song!

Born to Be Aboriginal Youth Program

The Born to Be Program is not currently available. Watch this page for future announcements, as we offer it periodically throughout the year.

Attention all Aboriginal youth! If you are ages 15 to 24 and are First Nation, Status, Non-Status, Inuit or Metis you can participate in the Born To Be program.

The City of Calgary Youth Employment Centre hosts the "Born To Be" Aboriginal Youth Career and Living Skills Program. This is a full time 20 week program consisting of 10 weeks of living skills and 10 weeks of work experience. You have the choice of participating in just the life skills or work experience segment, or even better, BOTH!

Youth can expect to take part in the following:

• living skills and self awareness
• pre-employment training
• work experience
• recreational activities (You could take part in forming the first all Aboriginal youth Dragonboat canoe team for next Spring!)
• cultural activities
• and much much more...

Participants will receive a living allowance, bus passes, daycare assistance, and those youth who successfully complete all 20 weeks receive a $500 bonus!!

All interested applicants will be interviewed

To register or for more information, contact Lindsay Hourie at 268-5463.

Born to Be (the song)
Play the MP3

The song 'Born to Be' from the 'Peaceful Nation" CD by artist Sandra Sutter was born the night before it was needed for a graduation ceremony honouring young people graduating from the City of Calgary 'Born to Be' program. Inspired by the young people who were working towards a better life for themselves and for their families.

Learn more about Sandra and her music at:
www.sandrasutter.com

Album Artwork - "Journey Home" by Joane Cardinal-Schubert

Learn more about the artwork of Joane Cardinal-Schubert here:
www.canuck.com/~cardinal/Art.html/jcsa_index.html

What does The Aboriginal Outreach Worker do?

• Assist Aboriginal youth with career planning, resume writing, job search techniques, interview skills, educational and funding options
• Conduct community workshops for Aboriginal youth groups in career and employment planning
• Develop community partnerships and plan events for Aboriginal youth
• Coordinate programs that target Aboriginal youth in employment and training

The Youth Employment Centre

Free employment and career counselling services are available to all youth between 15-24 years. Free services include fax machine, Employment Counsellors, photocopies, job boards, Internet and computer access, hiring and career fairs, internal workshops, resource area and access to a Job Developer and Learning Advisor.

YEC offers an excellent website available at www.nextsteps.org loaded with valuable career and employment information for youth.

Lindsay Hourie
Aboriginal Youth Outreach Worker
City of Calgary Youth Employment Centre
2nd Floor, 315 - 10 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta T2G 0W2
(403) 268-5463
Lindsay.Hourie@calgary.ca