Office phone: 416-469-0196
Fax: 416-469-3307
E-mail: pa@newcomerwomen.org
Web site: www.newcomerwomen.org
Address: 745 Danforth Ave, Ste 401, Toronto, ON, M4J 1L4


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Location (Intersection): Toronto East (Pape Ave-Danforth Ave)
Ward: Toronto-Danforth (Ward 30)
Officers: Majna Jabeen, Program Administrator
Hours: Monday to Friday (9:00 am - 4:30 pm)
Area served: Greater Toronto Area
Languages of service: Bengali ; Chinese (Cantonese) ; Chinese (Mandarin) ; English ; Farsi ; French ; Hindi ; Indonesian ; Japanese ; Portuguese ; Russian ; Spanish ; Ukrainian ; other languages may be available
Eligibility: Immigrant and refugee women including Canadian citizens
How to apply: Call or drop in
Fees: None
Physical access: Not wheelchair accessible
Service description:

• Employment Program
  • English conversation and skills development
  • orientation
  • literacy instruction
  • life skills
  • community education
  • Job Search Workshops (JSW) -- for new immigrants and Convention refugees, legally entitled to work in Canada
  • 9 days over 3 weeks job search techniques workshops, covering labour market information, access to trades and professions, resume preparation, networking
  • extensive individual assistance
  
  
• English as a second language (ESL) -- participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada), upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto
  • pronunciation and conversation
  • child care available
  
  
• Newcomer Women's Network
  • peer support
  • drop-in
  • child care available Saturday's only
  
  
• Settlement services
• counselling, individual or group integration assistance
• information and referral -- training and education, legal assistance, health care, housing, interpretation, translation, violence prevention
• form filling

Organization type: Non Profit ; Registered Charity



Last complete update: 2010-03-11
Last modification date: 2011-08-17