Youth Connections is a program designed for:

• young Albertans, age 16 to 24, who are unemployed or under-employed, have left school early or have not continued on to post-secondary education.
    
• youth still in school who need help to prepare for a career.

Since Youth Connections began in 1997, the program has helped thousands of young people explore career options and hundreds of businesses find motivated and hardworking employees.

Youth Connections is a free service that connects motivated young people with businesses looking for employees who are seeking meaningful employment. Youth Connections is available at 38 sites across Alberta.

Each year an Alberta employer is selected to receive the Employer of Youth Award Distinction that recognized an organization demonstrating achievment in hiring youth and providing ongoing career opportunities. Nominations are received in the fall. To submit a nomination visit www.abbusinessawards.ab.ca.