Our objective is to help break down barriers that adversely affect certain communities, particularly in terms of access to knowledge about entrepreneurship, job readiness and financial wellness. JA Quebec has succeeded in promoting this cause by joining hands with Accueil aux Immigrants de l’Est de Montréal (AIEM), a non-profit organization whose mission is to help the socio-economic integration of immigrants and visible minorities, enabling them to grow into independent citizens of their new community. We are participating in Youth Toward Employment, a provincially funded program that facilitates the professional integration of young people in the Montreal area. In a nutshell, this great program is open to newcomers ages 15 to 30, offering them 15 weeks of paid training and a 5-week paid internship. As part of this initiative, every Thursday in June and July, JA Quebec will offer talks and educational programs to the Summer 2023 cohort. I’d like to express my gratitude to Allan Alva Lopez and Anaïs Le-Juez, employees of National Bank, for getting this event started this week. The young attendees and the teacher, Sherelyng Vanessa Peña, very much enjoyed the talk by the two speakers, who recounted their educational and professional background with admirable humanity. If you’d like to participate in this excellent and important initiative, please write to dberard@jaquebec.org to reserve your spot today. You can also do this experience as a duo if you want to share it with a colleague!