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Project Rise is a new program in Nanaimo that helps people in supportive housing find employment. Run by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS), Project Rise provides skill-training and opportunities for internship. People involved in the project join Sara on this episode of Let’s Talk Housing to discuss the innovative program.
To learn more about Project Rise, read our Community Story below:
https://news.bchousing.org/breaking-barriers-to-employment-in-nanaimo/
Guests include:
Corrie Corfield, Director of People, Culture & Engagement, Island Crisis Care Society
Stephen Cochrane, Coordinator, Project Rise, Island Crisis Care Society
Don, Project Rise Graduate
Learn more about BC Housing: bchousing.org
Project Rise is a new program in Nanaimo that helps people in supportive housing find employment. Run by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS), Project Rise provides skill-training and opportunities for internship. People involved in the project join Sara on this episode of Let’s Talk Housing to discuss the innovative program.
To learn more about Project Rise, read our Community Story below:
https://news.bchousing.org/breaking-barriers-to-employment-in-nanaimo/
Guests include:
Corrie Corfield, Director of People, Culture & Engagement, Island Crisis Care Society
Stephen Cochrane, Coordinator, Project Rise, Island Crisis Care Society
Don, Project Rise Graduate
Learn more about BC Housing: bchousing.org
British Columbia is in the grips of a housing affordability crisis decades in the making. The Province has an ambitious plan to tackle the crisis through the largest investment in housing affordability in B.C.’s history. Tasked with building tens of thousands of homes in hundreds of communities is BC Housing, the agency responsible for developing, managing, and administering a wide range of subsidized housing and homelessness services across the province. BC Housing doesn’t do this alone, they work with hundreds of partners. In this podcast, you’ll hear from those tackling the crisis head on.