MOSAIC WINS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CONTRACT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MOSAIC WINS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CONTRACT

Vancouver, December 12, 2011

Multilingual Orientation Services Association for Immigrant Communities (MOSAIC) is very pleased to be one of the service providers selected by the Province to offer employment services to job seekers and employers under the new Employment Program of British Columbia. MOSAIC will provide services in the Vancouver Northeast area. The program will be delivered through WorkBC Employment Services Centres in communities across the province beginning in April 2012.

“Our goal is to give unemployed British Columbians the supports and services they need to find and keep a job,” said Minister of Social Development Stephanie Cadieux. “WorkBC Employment Services Centres will offer supports and services under one roof to help people get back to work quickly.”

MOSAIC is the only immigrant serving organization to be awarded such a contract. MOSAIC teamed up with Back in Motion, BC Centre for Ability, Coast Foundation, Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House, Kiwassa Neighbourhood House and the Vancouver Eastside Educational Enrichment Society to develop the winning proposal.

“MOSAIC has been providing employment services to immigrants in East Vancouver for more than thirty-five years and we are delighted that we will be able to continue to provide specialized services to immigrants, as well as to all British Columbians,” says Larry Chan, an Employment Manager at MOSAIC.

MOSAIC is a multi-service, multi-lingual agency with locations in Vancouver, North Vancouver and Burnaby. It helps approximately 60,000 newcomers per year settle in Canada and integrate into Canadian society.

For more information, contact:
Larry Chan
Manager, MOSAIC Employment Programs
604 254 0244
lchan@mosaicbc.com

Vancouver Northeast Employment Services Centre
312 – 2555 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5N 4C1