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HSBC Youth Support Program to help 300 immigrants and refugees
A $300,000 donation from HSBC Bank Canada
will help Success establish a youth support program to help immigrants and
refugee youth in Metro Vancouver.
The HSBC Youth Support Program will help some
300 new-to-Canada youth with career support, mentorship and skills-building
workshops to help them succeed, finish school and pursue further education or
career options over the next three years.
"Immigrant and refugee youth who arrive in
Canada as teenagers may face challenges to graduate high school in Canada due
to many interacting factors, and there are very few programs to support youth
who age out of school," said Queenie Choo, CEO of Success. "HSBC has been a
long-standing partner of Success, and their continued generosity and support
for the youth and clients we serve will make a lasting difference in the lives
of individuals and our community."
The program officially starts in September
2017, and will run for three years in Richmond, Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby and
the Tri-Cities regions. In addition to financial support, HSBC employees will
also volunteer as part of the program.
Success was established in 1973 and is one of
the largest social service agencies in B.C.