TWON September 2025 CoLP by Dayna Goren https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu Share a success, a challenge, and a next step or opportunity from your TWON program en-us 2025-08-26 17:15:01 UTC 2025-09-10 16:18:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Youth getting hired, and Old Navy stores reaching out to us to volunteer/get more involved https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578480250 2025-09-10 16:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578480250 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578480552 We have had several members hired by old Navy.

]]> 2025-09-10 16:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578480552 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578481468 We had an AMAZING On The Job at Old Navy in August with a great manager leading the discussions and group. From that event we had so many super enthusiastic youth applied to their local Old Navy after!

]]> 2025-09-10 16:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578481468 Youth getting hired at our local Old Navy store. https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578481662 2025-09-10 16:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578481662 turnaround time between youth applications and actual interviews https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578482305 2025-09-10 16:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578482305 Old Navy staff volunteering at a summer fundraiser and engaging with our youth! https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578482828 2025-09-10 16:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578482828 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578482880 Trying to book as many events as we can to help our youth before Summer and during Summer was difficult as many folks were on holiday and getting in touch with our old navy rep

]]> 2025-09-10 16:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578482880 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578482902 ON the Job at the Old Navy store! Such a great experience, our local Old Navy has been so great to partner with and expressed wanting to do more events with us in the future

]]> 2025-09-10 16:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578482902 continued check-ins and follow ups with our stores (sometimes to give them little reminders!) https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578483285 2025-09-10 16:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578483285 We have a couple of ON the job experiences coming up. https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578483619 2025-09-10 16:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578483619 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578483832 Our experience doing On The Job training!


Aswell I had a youth come by yesterday who did the program a year ago. She noticed Old Navy was hiring and wanted a little refresh before applying! It was great to see her back.

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]]> 2025-09-10 16:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578484192 Our ON the Job event was so much fun, especially for some younger youth who can't necessarily apply for jobs yet https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578484380 2025-09-10 16:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578484380 Youth attending Interview https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578484584 Youth whom are shy and. Reserve attending interview at Old Navy. Old Navy Team is always welcoming .

]]> 2025-09-10 16:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578484584 Kamloops https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485023 A lot of our youth need significant support with transportation, food, and hygiene. Our youth are mainly quite high risk and need a lot of support with basic needs. We provide transportation and food hampers as much as we possibly can, but extra funding for basic needs is always needed and appreciated for our youth!

]]> 2025-09-10 16:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485023 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485113 The job market itself is really tough so we are always trying to make connections directly with employers and hear about openings first!

]]> 2025-09-10 16:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485113 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485145 Challenges with having our youth show consistent engagement in the program at times

]]> 2025-09-10 16:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485145 LITs and S4S https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485275 We had many programs throughout the summer able to utilize the old navy program and even spend time at a location

]]> 2025-09-10 16:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485275 We're excited for on the job prep workshops coming up this fall! https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485318 2025-09-10 16:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485318 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578485486 Consistency in how the ON the job experiences are run between stores

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How can we address the systemic barriers that prevent youth from obtaining SIN numbers, while also equipping them and their families with the resources and advocacy they need?



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However, our youth volunteers are not engaged in MyBGC sign-up due to not doing there volunteering online.

]]> 2025-09-10 16:16:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578487488 Kamloops https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578487587 On the job was super successful and two of the youth attended interviews afterward and got part time jobs for the school year.

]]> 2025-09-10 16:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578487587 Getting youth intrested in the online portion somtimes is hard. https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578487717 2025-09-10 16:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578487717 https://padlet.com/dgoren/1q5e1n8jo22xnlbu/wish/3578488112 Many of our participants are located in the opposite end of town from our Old Navy store, and transportation is a common barrier. Our transit system is not the best, and many youth express concern about applying for jobs in the opposite end of town and getting to work on time

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