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Subject matter
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Detail
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Budget,
Child Services,
Employment and Training,
Health,
Housing,
Labour
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Align youth employment and housing policy to reduce downstream pressure on shelters, emergency rooms, and the justice system.
360°kids will communicate with federal officials regarding integrated approaches that align housing, health, and labour priorities to improve outcomes for vulnerable youth. Will promote integrated program design that connects employment placements with stable housing supports and mental health interventions. Advance prevention and early-intervention models that reduce reliance on emergency rooms, shelters, and the justice system. Support federal investment in the capacity (including data tracking) needed to measure outcomes across housing stability, employment retention, and well-being.
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Budget,
Child Services,
Employment and Training,
Housing
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Apply an equity and housing-stability lens across YESS and align it with federal housing investments.
360°kids will communicate with federal officials regarding the objectives, eligibility criteria, and reporting requirements for YESS-funded programming, to better integrate equity and housing stability outcomes. Recognize housing stability, homelessness prevention, and equitable access to opportunity as core objectives within YESS frameworks, calls for proposals, and reporting templates. Advocate for the inclusion of outcome measures and equity benchmarks for rural/remote, Indigenous, newcomer, racialized, and disabled youth. Align youth employment programming with federal housing and health investments so that youth-focused prevention, housing, and wraparound supports are eligible and/or prioritized where appropriate.
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Aboriginal Affairs,
Budget,
Child Services,
Education,
Employment and Training,
Health,
Housing
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Integrate funded mental health, mentorship, and early intervention supports into YESS-funded placements.
360°kids will communicate with federal officials regarding the redesign and delivery of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS), to ensure that funded mental health and wraparound supports are embedded alongside employment placements. Advocate for including dedicated federal funding (through contribution agreements and/or program requirements) for counselling, mentorship, early intervention, literacy and peer supports delivered by community partners. Ensure supports are available for youth facing barriers such as homelessness, disability, newcomer status, and Indigenous identity. Improve outcomes such as training completion, job retention, well-being, and reduced crises or program dropouts.
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Budget,
Child Services,
Economic Development,
Employment and Training,
Labour
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Modernize and recapitalize YESS into a year-round Youth Hiring Incentive (YHI).
360°kids will communicate with federal officials regarding modernization and recapitalization of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS), including changes to the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program. Advocate to expand short, time-limited placements into a year-round Youth Hiring Incentive for youth aged 18-29 who are not in full-time study. Support longer, more stable placements that reflect current labour-market realities and enable retention and progression. Structure delivery through multi-year contribution agreements with community partners and predictable incentives for employers, with enhanced supports/top-ups for barriered youth (e.g., homelessness, disability, newcomer and Indigenous youth).
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