With a passion for bettering the world around us and a dedication to helping others, when Hop Studios began working with the YWCA Metro Vancouver it was evident we shared the same values. There was no denying this pairing was meant to be.
YWCA’s WorkBC Centres offer free employment services to job seekers ages 16 to 65+. Focusing on specialized workshops and assistance for immigrants, youth, Indigenous peoples, personnes francophones, people with disabilities, survivors of abuse and violence, older workers, and women returning to work after an absence.
Part of many services that the YWCA Metro Vancouver supplies for job seekers and employers, the WorkBC Centres are an integral part of the community. Providing free support services, including career planning, access to training and job connections with employers, they are dedicated to helping individuals in their job search. They provide an extensive range of offerings, some major programs available include childcare, supportive housing, legal support and resources for women who have experienced abuse.
Supporting the visibility and traffic of the YWCA’s WorkBC Centres, Hop Studios developed a site for each of their five locations.
Port Moody WorkBC Centre
Coquitlam WorkBC Centre
Port Coquitlam WorkBC Centre
North Vancouver WorkBC Centre
Vancouver South WorkBC Centre
Each centre is a partnership program funded by the government, both federally and provincially, which means the sites have to comply with ministry guidelines.
Working closely with guidance from the YWCA, we created a template for one site, which was then duplicated to ensure a cohesive design across all other locations. One of the parameters needed to meet government guidelines involved setting up English/French phrase functionality.
Since these sites were successfully launched, Hop Studios has provided ongoing maintenance support over the years to the YWCA’s team. Most recently, we completed a big performance upgrade of ExpressionEngine on all five sites. Updating the sites from EE5.2.4 to EE7 Pro helped the sites run smoothly and more efficiently, including a resolution to a disk space issue that had been causing some headaches!
Hop Studios is very excited to continue to assist with the WorkBC Centre sites and the YWCA. We’ll handle the websites so they can continue to do the amazing work they do for the Metro Vancouver communities.
