Developed by PeaceGeeks in partnership with settlement organizations across Metro Vancouver and launched in March this year, Arrival Advisor is a free, multilingual mobile app that helps refugees and immigrants across British Columbia navigate their settlement journey and connect with their new community. Visit their website for more information. 

Developed by MOSAIC, the Trans Online Resource Hub provides information and support to folks who identify as transgender, transsexual, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, two-spirited, agender, polygender, bigender, and many more gender identities and expressions. Click here to learn more. 

The YMCA Community Action Network (YCAN) is an innovative national program that will engage local youth to address a community need through service projects. In partnership with 9 other YMCAs across Canada, youth from regional communities will be recruited, trained and mentored to successfully select, lead, deliver and evaluate service initiatives in their own communities. Targeted youth will participate in rotating cohorts with the first cohort beginning February 2018.  
 
The YMCA YSI program aims to provide 920 youth, including those identifying in underrepresented groups (Indigenous, newcomers, LGBTQ+, youth experiencing poverty, youth with a disability, and youth neither employed or in educational training) with opportunities to engage in service initiatives that will address community needs. It also aims to positively impact an additional 820 youth across Canada who will directly benefit from these service initiatives. Each service project will develop a network of community contacts and stakeholders, increasing the meaningfulness of the project, opportunities for youth development, and add value to the local community. A target of 82 projects are anticipated nationwide. 

For partnership opportunities, please contact Maria Baez at maria.baez@gv.ymca.ca

Tri-Cities Friends of Refugees brings Soufra to Coquitlam and the Greater Vancouver area. This Breaking Bread screening will be shown at the Northside Foursquare Church, accompanied with traditional Syrian food prepared in house by Syrian women of the Tri-Cities community.

May 4, 2019
5:00- 7:30pm
Northside Church
1460 Lansdowne Ave, Coquitlam
Tickets cost $19
For tickets & more information, click here

Are there basic beliefs in all religions? If so, what are they?
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
10:30 AM
Moderator: Marilyn Meden
Dogwood Pavilion
1655 Winslow Ave., Coquitlam 

Philosophers often write of a well-lived life—but what is it? How do we know we‘re living well?
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
7:00 PM
Moderator: Hilary Morden
Terry Fox Library
2470 Mary Hill Rd., Port Coquitlam

What is heaven on earth for you?
Wed, 24 Apr 2019
10:30 AM
Moderator: Marilyn Medén
Gallery Bistro
2411 Clarke St., Port Moody

April 10 (Wednesday)
5:30-7:30 pm
Coquitlam City Centre Library

Created by the Tri-Cities Homelessness & Housing Task Group, this workshop will provide Tri-Cities businesses with:

•insight into homelessness
•resources available to homeless persons in the Tri-Cities
•how to respond to problematic behaviour
•information regarding legislation, which applies to panhandling and trespassing
•how to safely dispose of sharps
•when to call for help
 
This workshop will conclude with a Q & A session.

Refreshments and light snacks provided

Register here 

Questions about starting or operating your business in Coquitlam? Attend an information session with BusinessLINQ on April 17 (Wed) from 5-7pm at the Coquitlam City Hall Main Floor, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam. RSVP by calling the Business LinQ office at 604-927-3975 or email businesslinq@coquitlam.ca

Attend the Coquitlam Job Fair on April 11 (Thursday) 1-3pm at Poco Inn & Suites, 1545 Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam. The event connects recruiters and hiring companies with job seekers like professional adults, newcomers, temporary and permanent foreign workers, skilled and landed immigrants along with local & international students from Coquitlam and British Columbia area.

Click here for more information.

S.U.C.C.E.S.S has launched a new program called Youth Employment Connect – Training for Jobs (YEC-TFJ) Project, to help young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 looking for jobs in Information & Communication Technology (ICT) and Marketing & Sales sectors. For more information about the program, email Youth Employment Connect or visit their Service Centre located at 2058 Henderson Place, 1163 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. 

National Volunteer Week is on from April 7 to 13 at the City of Port Coquitlam. Volunteering  is a great way to gain hands-on experience in a variety of leadership roles while bettering your community. Sign up now!