Neighbourhood Information Post

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


Location :(Intersection) Toronto East (Pape Ave-Danforth Ave)
Ward: Toronto-Danforth (Ward 30)
Officers: Marguerite Pyron, Executive Director
Contacts: Papri Halder, Programs Coordinator
Hours: Monday to Friday 9-5
Area served: Greater Toronto Area
Languages of service: Bengali ; Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Polish, 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 -- including counselling, resume and interview preparation, job readiness and pre-employment training, labour market information, volunteer placements

• English conversation and skills development, orientation
• literacy instruction
• life skills development
• community education programs
• volunteer opportunities

English as a second language (ESL) -- participates in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada), upon assessment by YMCA of Greater Toronto -- see separate entry
• child care available

Newcomer Employment Services Toronto (NEST), 416-751-8886, 747 Warden Ave -- instruction in bookkeeping, customer service and homecare
• pre-employment training including understanding Canadian workplace culture

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