JFSA Resettlement and Employment Resource

The Jewish Family Services Agency (JFSA) provides community based resettlement and employment services to immigrants in the Greater Vancouver Area from many parts of the world. The Resettlement Department counsels clients in career exploration and planning to ensure that all stages of career readiness and preparation are complete. The goal of the project, titled ‘JFSA Resettlement and Employment Resource’, is to produce a comprehensive database that identifies relevant settlement and employment services and programs in the Greater Vancouver Area (GVA). Under the guidance of Dr. Merje Kuus at the University of British Columbia, the intern (Michelle Drenker) will research and assess the efficacy of both governmental and nongovernmental organizations currently delivering various provincially and federally funded immigration services with a purpose of creating a comprehensive library of resources easily accessible to both JFSA counselors as well as to the migrants themselves.

Faculty Supervisor:

Merje Kuus

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Discipline:

Computer science

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University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate