Eight mentoring for newcomers projects receive provincial funding

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Two of the eight are directly open to people living in Red Deer, and include:

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– The Alberta International Medical Graduate Association’s project that offers one-on-one mentorship guidance to medical graduates – Grant amount: $298,980

– The Arrive and Thrive Alberta Windmill Microlending project that helps improve the ability of newcomers to join the job market while offering some initial financial support – Grant amount: $256,500

The other six projects are:

• Calgary Catholic Immigration Society – Mentorship for Integration in Rural Communities
  • A career mentorship program for skilled newcomers in Brooks and Claresholm.
  • Grant amount: $264,214
• Saamis Immigration Services Association – Medicine Hat and Area Mentoring Partnership
  • A career mentorship program for skilled newcomers in Medicine Hat.
  • Grant amount: $237,497
• Grande Prairie Council for Lifelong Learning – GP Career Mentorship for Newcomers
  • A career mentorship program for skilled newcomers in Grande Prairie.
  • Grant amount: $126,862
• Igbo Cultural Association of Edmonton – ICAE Mentorship Project
  • Providing mentorship opportunities to skilled and newly landed Igbo immigrants by linking them to mentors in their field.
  • Grant amount: $250,000
• Nasipitnons in Edmonton – Welcome to Alberta Mentorship Project
  • Helping newcomers in Alberta through mentorship in finding a job related to their field or chosen occupation.
  • Grant amount: $205,000
• Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council – Community Career Mentorship Programs
  • Creating a rapid start model to grow mentorship opportunities in rural and small urban Alberta centres and build a rural mentoring community of practice.
  • Grant amount: $299,684