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<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0By: Lana Doski<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n This summer, MCC ran our IRCC Youth Employment Program to support young people in job preparation and job search. I was happy to join the team as facilitator and thoroughly enjoyed working with youth who were intent on improving their work prospects.\u00a0\u00a0The Youth Employment program has played a crucial role in assisting newcomers by providing a variety of valuable services, such as employment counselling and coaching, resume building, job search assistance, mock interviews, job related training, and a focus on understanding Canadian workplace culture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The 4-week program provides a range of other opportunities as well. Our partners, Majors McGuire and Mainstream Marketing provide intensive sessions resulting in various industry-accepted certifications. These include tailored workplace safety and customer service training as well as more standard learning such as WHMIS. We also set up networking days with employers and other organizations to give participants the chance to make connections and practice interviewing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n My role as the facilitator of the sessions was truly fulfilling. I had the privilege of meeting amazing participants, learning about their goals, and witnessing the passionate efforts they made to reach their goals. Along the way, I also met incredible individuals who helped us by providing training, as well as the employers who joined us during our networking days. Over the four weeks, we turned classroom learning into a more effective, interactive and enjoyable employment prep experience for participants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I have full confidence that the exceptional and dedicated participants I met during these cohorts will achieve great success in their future endeavours.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Lana Doski<\/em><\/p>\n Youth Employment Facilitator<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n MCC Youth Employment Program is funded by:<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo-canada-ircc2020.png” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.2.2″ width=”81%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.2.2″][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.2.2″ 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module_alignment=\"center\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"3_5\" _builder_version=\"4.2.2\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.2.2\" header_font=\"Roboto||||||||\" inline_fonts=\"Poppins\"] <\/p>\n The <\/span><\/span>MCC Harmony Through Education<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span> scholarship program creates opportunities, fosters aspirations, and expands potentials.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n With the financial support of individual donors, the program supports the education efforts of newcomers in Windsor-Essex. Through this initiative, the MCC is able to contribute to covering the cost of education-related expenses.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n One our generous program donors, the <\/span><\/span>Jaber Buchanan Foundation, <\/b><\/span><\/span>recently supported a young newcomer named Misslie with her pursuit of a diploma in the Early Childhood Education Program at St. Clair College.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Being alone in Canada, without family, she had few people to rely on. With the help of the scholarship and MCC along the way, she was able to achieve a major goal. It will assist her in finding stable employment once Covid 19 is over.\u201d Patricia, MCC Case Manager<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The fund addresses the education and financial challenges faced by many newcomers and helps to celebrate their ambitions and accomplishments.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBy awarding me the scholarship, you have reduced my financial burden which allowed me to focus on my school work and not to worry about my other expenses. Even though online learning with the second language was a challenge, my dedication and passion for higher education have allowed me to achieve a grade point average of 3.54. Receiving this scholarship motivated me to maintain my GPA and complete the program. I look forward to being able to give back to the community once I begin my career.\u201d Misslie, Scholarship Recipient<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Misslie completed her program earlier this year. She found a temporary on-call position in a women\u2019s shelter and is currently looking for fulltime employment.\u00a0 She has shared that the scholarship assisted her in paying for school expenses, especially computer and internet expenses which were essential during the pandemic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This scholarship program serves to help in creating a welcoming community by addressing an identified barrier to success and participation in educational pursuits. Thank you, Jaber Buchanan Foundation, for your support of this program, and congratulations Misslie on your achievement. We are so proud of you!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n If you are interested in contributing to MCC<\/strong><\/em><\/span> Harmony Through Education \u2013 please contact <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span>mgordic@themcc.com<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/a>.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","_et_gb_content_width":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13401"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13413,"href":"https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13401\/revisions\/13413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themcc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}MCC Harmony Through Education<\/i><\/h2>\n