The robust evaluation completed to date has ensured that the participant, stakeholder and employer feedback has shaped the program to meet all needs and provide a rewarding experience for all. Local employers create sustainable employment opportunities for youth in industries chronically facing labor shortages. Nova Scotia Co-Operative Council acts as a delivery partner and shares a mandate with all their member employers. Youth participants build confidence, learn essential employability skills and engage meaningfully in their communities.
Local employers benefit by meeting their labor market needs and building a returning workforce. ESIA parents of youth recipients build their own economic independence; often resulted by the employment success of their dependence. In , 27 youth enrolled at 2 project sites, 26 completed the skills camps, 23 went out on paid work experience, 15 completed work experience, and 13 employers participated.
In , 61 youth enrolled at 4 project sites, 51 completed the skills development camps, 51 went out on paid work experience, and 30 completed work experience. As the program is still in implementation phase, the evaluation has only focused on the outputs of the participation. A framework is in development to measure the objective and sustained impacts of the program. Surveys and focus groups are the primary tools designed to achieve the 3 areas of outcomes: 1.
Increased academic engagement by means of enrolling into the higher education through the grant 2. Sustained community engagement by means of stakeholder participation in the program both service providers and employers 3.
Increased workplace readiness by means of improving youth's self-confidence and financial literacy, leadership, interpersonal skills. Last year, the skills development component was for only 1 week, and this year it was increased to 2 weeks to provide more opportunity to visit employers and their job sites to ensure youth readiness and understanding of the sector.
However, due to late summer drop-outs from the program most youth were tracking to fully complete until the last week , the program saw that youth require a break between work and returning to school.
Respecting this and wanting to ensure youth are set up for success, the Department decided to build in a week break for youth that request it at the end of the summer. The pilot also saw transportation as a significant challenge, particularly in rural communities.
Special travel arrangements were made to ensure rural youth could participate, but this access provision is expensive and hard to secure or maintain. The transportation challenge will continue to exist when the program expands; and the Dept. Legitimacy or the underlying support that the public has for a government is compulsory for a government program to achieve its public impact.
The Dept. Targeted towards people with disabilities but program is open to people with and without disabilities. Monday 8am—4pm Tuesday 8am—4pm Wednesday 8am—4pm Thursday 8am—4pm Friday 8am—4pm Notes Phones are not answered between 12 noon-1pm. Service Description Provides clients with the support and guidance that they may require over 4 weeks in order to look for and secure meaningful employment.
Contact Details navigator reachability. View 10 organization services. Site Info Update this listing. Site Hours Monday 8am—4pm. Tuesday 8am—4pm. Overpayments under former Acts 27 1 Overpayments of benefits under the Family Benefits Act and overpayments of assistance under the Social Assistance Act made before the coming into force of this Act may be recovered on the same basis and in the same manner as provided in this Act for the recovery of an overpayment.
Restrictions on appeals 28 1 On and after September 1, , no appeal may be made with respect to. Effective date 29 This Act has effect on and after August 1, Programs 6 1 The Minister may, from the funds from time to time appropriated by the Legislature, provide programs that are intended to a assist in the development of individual, family and community capacity to become self-sufficient; b increase the ability of persons to assume greater responsibility for themselves; c lessen dependence on public financial assistance; d provide support services to allow persons who may otherwise be in need to avoid dependence on public financial assistance; and e lessen, remove or prevent the causes and effects of poverty.
Entitlement to information 8 Any information acquired pursuant to this Act with respect to any person who has applied for or received any assistance pursuant to this Act may be provided to a a person who requires the information to perform a duty pursuant to this Act, to similar legislation in this or other provinces of Canada, or to a statute of the Parliament of Canada; b a person performing similar duties pursuant to similar legislation in other jurisdictions that have entered into reciprocal arrangements with the Government of the Province with respect to information exchange and the protection from disclosure of any information so provided.
Payment to trustee 10 Where the Minister determines that a person in need a is incapacitated or otherwise incapable of managing financial affairs; or b is or is likely to use any assistance otherwise than for the purpose for which the assistance was granted, the Minister may direct that any assistance paid pursuant to this Act be paid to a trustee, other than the person's landlord within the meaning of the Residential Tenancies Act or a member of the landlord's family, agreeable to the Minister for the benefit of the person in need or be applied by the Minister, in whole or in part, to such purposes as the Minister may direct.
Waiver of overpayment 15 Where the Minister determines that the recovery from a person of overpayments a is not possible because of the death, bankruptcy, permanent absence from the Province of the person or other cause; b will cause undue hardship to the person; or c is contrary to the purpose of this Act, the Minister may direct that the overpayments, or part of them, were properly paid and shall not be recovered from the person.
Restrictions on appeals 28 1 On and after September 1, , no appeal may be made with respect to a a decision made under the Family Benefits Act; or b a decision made in relation to assistance applied for or provided before August 1, , under the Social Assistance Act.
In circumstances where a client has high dental costs above the ESIA dental fee guide rates, these costs may be considered as an exception. In fact, I also hear about dentists who try to stay away from treating patients who are on social assistance. With a special thanks to our generous donors who make publication of the Nova Scotia Advocate possible. Subscribe to the Nova Scotia Advocate weekly digest and never miss an article again.
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