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Bridging Employment Programs (BEP)
Overview: January 5, 2009
Effective: January 05, 2009
The objective of the original Bridging Employment Program (BEP) was to assist ministry clients who are victims of Violence and/or Abuse to overcome barriers that prevent them from making successful transitions to independence or sustainable employment. The revised Bridging Employment Program (Bridging Program) will continue this overarching objective through the delivery of more individualized and flexible services including the integration of an overarching “healing” component. The ministry is also extending eligibility for Bridging Program services to non-clients.
Participant groups for the revised BEP focus on clients and non-clients who are:
- Females who have been victims of Violence and/or Abuse (for Community Bridging, Specialized Aboriginal Bridging and Immigrant and/or Multicultural Contract categories).
- Males and females who are former sex trade workers and sexually exploited youth Former Sex Trade Worker Bridging Contract category).

