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Ministry of Forests and Range and Minister responsible for Housing |
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THE YOUTH HOSPITALITY TRAINING CENTRE |
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The Youth Hospitality Training Centre, formerly the Taj Mahal Restaurant, at 679 Herald Street in Victoria, will provide eight transitional housing beds for youth, as well as an on-site hospitality training centre and life skills program for both resident and non-resident youth.
Transitional
housing residents will be chosen through a referral and interview process. The
youth must be between 16 and 19 years old at the time of admittance, can stay
for up to six months, and may participate in the training programs.
The
six-to-eight week hospitality training component will involve 10 to 15 youth.
The life
skills program will involve 15 youth over a 12-week period.
The Victoria Youth Empowerment Society is leasing the
building from Heron 681 Developments Ltd. for three years. Funding for the
housing and hospitality and life skills training programs will come from a
number of government and private sector partners.
Partners and Funding
· Service Canada provided grants totalling nearly $180,000.
· The Province, through the Housing Endowment Fund, is providing $150,000 annually for three years, and has provided $30,000 in start-up funds.
· The Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance is providing funding for up to 20 young adults to attend the program each year.
· The Ministry of Children and Family Development provided two grants totalling $200,000.
· Bell Canada has provided $100,000.
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The Victoria Youth Empowerment Society, through the
business community and private sector, is providing the remainder of the
operating funding.
Victoria Youth
Empowerment Society
The Victoria Youth Empowerment Society has been providing services to Victoria-area youth for more than 20 years, including a 10-bed emergency youth shelter, a five bed youth detox facility and outreach programs. The society was incorporated in 1992.
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BC Housing 604 439-4757 604 375-1235 (cell)
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Service Canada 604 666-7816
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Victoria Youth Empowerment Society 250 383-3514
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City of Victoria 250 361-0558
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