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Government Funding Helps People Overcome Barriers to Finding Work

The province is spending 10-Million dollars on programs to help people in BC who face multiple barriers to employment.

Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons says that funding will support more than 11-hundred people a year throughout the province.

Simons made the announcement during at the Open Door Social Services Society in Sechelt.

The society is one of 26 service providers and post-secondary institutions throughout the province offering locally designed programs over two years.

Over two years, Open Door Group will receive 548-thousand dollars to provide Jobs in Demand training to 90 people in Sechelt

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The program provides training toward occupational certificates in industries including hospitality and tourism, social services, trades, and security.

Simons says partnerships with organizations and post-secondary institutions will lead to better opportunities for people on the Sunshine Coast and across British Columbia.

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