OVERCOMING BARRIERS

Two friends were referred to the Stampede Work Experience Program from Calgary Catholic Immigration Society. They had only been in Canada for five months, and although they knew limited English, our team did not want this to hinder them from participating in the Stampede Program. With the support of a Trellis Staff who spoke Arabic we were able to successfully conduct their first job interview in Canada!

We saw to it that these youth were put together on the same crew, so they could support each other. They were very excited to be accepted into the Stampede Work Experience Program, and we were excited to have them! Over the next ten days of Stampede, both always had a smile on their faces and were able to create positive and memorable relationships. One youth then moved on to work with us at our Taste of Calgary Work Experience, and the other is now working in a barber shop.