Connecting Youth From Care to Careers

Northpine Foundation has invested in Partners for Youth to help youth in and from care in New Brunswick turn employment readiness into paid, career-aligned work experience.

This program will provide six-month, full-time paid placements in sectors such as construction, aquaculture, agriculture, welding, and heavy equipment operation, along with coaching, mentoring, and practical supports.

Building on Partners for Youth’s established Youth Works program which helps young people develop job-search skills, confidence, career goals, and the stability needed to pursue work, this initiative adds direct employer matching, professional references, and support to retain employment or enter post-secondary education.

The goal is for participants to secure career-aligned employment within six months of completing their placement, or begin post-secondary education aligned with their career pathway.