ACCESS -- EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROGRAM

ACCESS Employment Centre
#110 – 1607 E. Hastings Street
Vancouver,BC
Tel: 604 251-7955

Located at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, this location was ACCESS’ first office and today remains as ACCESS’ busiest Employment Assistance Service Site. The ACCESS Employment Centre provides services to clients throughout Metro Vancouver including:

Fully equipped resource area with job boards, computers, internet, phones, photocopying and faxing services
One-on-one employment counseling
Facilitated group workshops
Individual client funding for seat purchases, targeted wage subsidies, and work gear
Referral to ACCESS funded programs.

Aboriginal Connections To Employment (ACE)
390 Main Street
Vancouver, BC
Tel: 604 687-7480

ACE is ACCESS’s employment assistance unit in the downtown eastside. It delivers an assortment of training, counselling, support and financial services designed to help members of the urban Aboriginal community overcome employment barriers that may stand in the way of success and self-sufficiency. These services include:

Employment readiness assessment
Job search preparation, job search assistance, and job referrals
Employment and career counselling
Career planning
Training sponsorship
Financial assistance for job related bus transportation and work gear.

ACCESS/Metis Nation BC Employment Centre
#201, 10114 King George Highway
Surrey, BC
Tel: 604 582-4791
Located directly across the street from the Central City Mall, our free services include:

Resource Room
We offer a drop-in job search Resource Room with computer access, telephone, faxing, photocopying services and information services for anyone looking for work.

Employment Counselling

Assessment of your individual employment needs
Assistance with resume development and job search strategies
Referral to programs that will help you with job search and career planning
Support and guidance as you move towards your employment goal

Funding for Training – explain the process and determine your eligibility for skills development training

Kla-how-eya Employment Services (KES)
13529 108th Avenue
Surrey, BC
Tel: 604 584-2008

Funded in partnership between ACCESS and Sto:lo Nation Human Resources Development, with services provided by Kla-how-eya Aboriginal Centre of SACS. Kla-how-eya Employment Services’ mission is to assist the community in developing realistic employment goals, becoming self-sufficient in job search, developing work skills through vocational training that match the needs of the labour market, and developing personal management skills to help maintain and sustain their employment goal. KES’ objective is to provide clients with services and supports to assist them in the transition to work or training.Kla-how-eya Employment Services are provided in three ways:

Resource Centre - Drop-in, unassisted services for self-directed job search and career research
Individual Employment Counselling for Job Search, Career Planning and Individual Action Planning
Group Workshops for Career Planning and Job Search

UNYA Native Youth Learning Centre
1618 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Tel: 604 254-7732

Funded in parternship with Access, the Native Youth Learning Centre is a youth-driven employment program designed to increase computer literacy, and encourage youth to engage in e-learning, and develop the skills that will assist them in seeking, securing, and maintaining employment. Through workshops and guided tutorials, these programs offer an added opportunity to strengthen community partnership and address Aboriginal-specific issues that derive from socio-economic barriers particularity in the Vancouver Eastside.

To foster empowerment among Native youth by enhancing their knowledge of and access to computers, the Internet, and e-learning opportunities, including those that are employment-based.
To provide Native youth with opportunities for educational and personal development, and skill-building that is accessible and relevant to their needs, thus increasing/improving their opportunities to create changes in their own lives and experience success in educational and employment pursuits.


ACCESS Employment Centre #110 – 1607 E. Hastings Street Vancouver,BC Tel: 604 251-7955 Located at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, this location was ACCESS’ first office and today remains as ACCESS’ busiest Employment Assistance Service Site. The ACCESS Employment Centre provides services to clients throughout Metro Vancouver including: Fully equipped resource area with job boards, computers, internet, phones, photocopying and faxing services One-on-one employment counseling Facilitated group workshops Individual client funding for seat purchases, targeted wage subsidies, and work gear Referral to ACCESS funded programs. Aboriginal Connections To Employment (ACE) 390 Main Street Vancouver, BC Tel: 604 687-7480 ACE is ACCESS’s employment assistance unit in the downtown eastside. It delivers an assortment of training, counselling, support and financial services designed to help members of the urban Aboriginal community overcome employment barriers that may stand in the way of success and self-sufficiency. These services include: Employment readiness assessment Job search preparation, job search assistance, and job referrals Employment and career counselling Career planning Training sponsorship Financial assistance for job related bus transportation and work gear. ACCESS/Metis Nation BC Employment Centre #201, 10114 King George Highway Surrey, BC Tel: 604 582-4791 Located directly across the street from the Central City Mall, our free services include: Resource Room We offer a drop-in job search Resource Room with computer access, telephone, faxing, photocopying services and information services for anyone looking for work. Employment Counselling Assessment of your individual employment needs Assistance with resume development and job search strategies Referral to programs that will help you with job search and career planning Support and guidance as you move towards your employment goal Funding for Training – explain the process and determine your eligibility for skills development training ACCESS Funded Offices: Kla-how-eya Employment Services (KES) 13529 108th Avenue Surrey, BC Tel: 604 584-2008 Funded in partnership between ACCESS and Sto:lo Nation Human Resources Development, with services provided by Kla-how-eya Aboriginal Centre of SACS. Kla-how-eya Employment Services’ mission is to assist the community in developing realistic employment goals, becoming self-sufficient in job search, developing work skills through vocational training that match the needs of the labour market, and developing personal management skills to help maintain and sustain their employment goal. KES’ objective is to provide clients with services and supports to assist them in the transition to work or training.Kla-how-eya Employment Services are provided in three ways: Resource Centre - Drop-in, unassisted services for self-directed job search and career research Individual Employment Counselling for Job Search, Career Planning and Individual Action Planning Group Workshops for Career Planning and Job Search UNYA Native Youth Learning Centre 1618 East Hastings Street Vancouver, BC Tel: 604 254-7732 Funded in parternship with Access, the Native Youth Learning Centre is a youth-driven employment program designed to increase computer literacy, and encourage youth to engage in e-learning, and develop the skills that will assist them in seeking, securing, and maintaining employment. Through workshops and guided tutorials, these programs offer an added opportunity to strengthen community partnership and address Aboriginal-specific issues that derive from socio-economic barriers particularity in the Vancouver Eastside. Project Objectives: To foster empowerment among Native youth by enhancing their knowledge of and access to computers, the Internet, and e-learning opportunities, including those that are employment-based. To provide Native youth with opportunities for educational and personal development, and skill-building that is accessible and relevant to their needs, thus increasing/improving their opportunities to create changes in their own lives and experience success in educational and employment pursuits.

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