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Durham’s Child Nutrition Project Durham's Child Nutrition Project is the region-wide organization providing support and resources to child nutrition programs. Durham's Child Nutrition Project fosters parental involvement and community ownership in all of the programs supported. Since it began in 1999, Durham's Child Nutrition Project has helped thousands of children/youth across the Region to access healthy nutritional food in a warm and caring environment. "Thank you very much for the money you have been donating to the Holy Cross Catholic School Nutrition Program for the past few years. Without your support we would not be able to offer our students a nutritional start to their day. Our sad reality is that many of our students come to school hungry. The snack program began at our school out of necessity and as educators we know the value of students eating properly as well as the impact their diet has on their ability to learn. It would be a shame if we could no longer offer our students a healthy start to their day because we could not afford it. All of our students value and appreciate the healthy snakcs that they are offered on a regular basis."
Host Program Your new Canadian friend can help you practise English or French. You can talk about what you need help with - whether it's help shopping for groceries or registering your children at your local school. You may need help using local public transit or understanding the telephone or utilities systems. You might want to talk with your new Canadian friend about the social and recreational activities available in your area. Your new Canadian friend will not give you living accommodations or money. But, they will be happy to help you in many ways that will make your first months in Canada much easier. There is no cost to you to join the Host Program. The Canadians who volunteer for the Host Program are not paid. They are proud of their country and want to share Canadian culture with you. You will also find that they are interested in learning about your culture. Everybody benefits from the Host Program. Host Youth Program Our goal is to help youth newcomers settle easily into our country. For this purpose, we bring together youth newcomers and youth volunteer HOST. For youth, there can be many different needs, compromises and demands involved in getting settled in a new country, area and school and that's where we can help! At the Community Development Council Durham, we have developed a friendship program where Canadian youth volunteers assist their newcomer peers with the settlement process. Youth volunteers may help their newcomer friends with homework, finding local shopping malls, obtaining a drivers license, etc. Host Youth activities are planned by the HOST Youth Worker. Youth may be involved in outdoor/indoor activities, interactive games, newsletter writing, homework clubs, open forum discussions, English Conversation Circles and many others. Newcomers learn about Canadian customs, values and culture, while also teaching volunteers about their culture and country of origin. "Knowing no one in the area, we wanted to make friends and learn about Canadian culture. We joined the Host Program and were introduced to a lovely family and we have gotten on really well. They have shared their Canadian family traditions with us and have helped us in settling nicely into the area. The program is great!"; "Everyone was so helpful, so pleasant. The Host Coordinator was very understanding and helped me in every way needed...I got to meet many new people who were in similar circumstances. I got so much help to learn about Canada, and above all improved my English! English Conversation Circles gave me lots of confidence and speaking power. I loved them!"
Housing Help Durham The registry operates at no cost or obligation to either the landlord or prospective tenant. The Housing Access Centre provides easier access for the consumer of not-for-profit housing in Durham. Instead of contacting 20 or more individual housing providers, applicants can make one call or visit to obtain information on rental housing choices, pick up a common application form , determine eligibility, apply to one or more rental housing complexes including non-profits and co-ops.
Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program Please contact us for referrals to economic, social, health, cultural, educational and recreational services in the Region of Durham. We will also give you tips on banking, shopping, managing a household and other everyday tasks. We provide interpreters or translators, if you need them. We provide non-therapeutic counselling and help you prepare a professionally-looking résumé and help you learn job-searching skills. Hispanic Immigrant and Refugee Women Support Group Hispanic Group Edad de Oro Play and Learn Spanish All of our services are free, confidential and culturally sensitive. Please find the information about immigration to Canada , or about services the Region of Durham that provides for your convenience. "I want to thank each and everyone at the Community Development Council Durham for helping us. Our family appreciates the gifts, clothes, food, money and above all the time you have taken to help us. We will never forget what you have done for us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts." "They [ISAP counsellors] are very nice people and very good. They helped me find an apartment and get furniture. I feel good because they [ISAP counsellors] spent time with me and helped me when I was all alone and had no one to help me." "Thanks very much for the best gift. We are so happy now. We desire nothing but your health and happiness always. Thank you very much!"
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada facilitates the integration of immigrants into Canadian culture and society by providing basic language training based on themes. It includes social, cultural and economic information. Students will learn basic and advanced topics related to Canada and the Canadian way of life, while learning English at the same time. The purpose of the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada program is to help newcomers become participating members of Canadian society as soon as possible. "It was one of the best educational experiences of my life, not just for the wonderful LINC teachers, but because of a complete system where you get assistance from assessors, counsellors and other professionals who truly care about you and your well-being. And you get to meet new friends from around the world and have the opportunity to practice real English. I think the LINC program is amazing!"
Newcomer Settlement Program We provide basic settlement services including one-on-one needs assessment, information (i.e. how to obtain a health card or a drivers license), group orientation on topics such as Canadian law and education, and general settlement assistance; you can have this information in different languages. We also provide services that facilitate finding employment, such as workshops on labour market information, information on professional associations and professional accreditation, resume writing and job interviews. "When I met the Newcomer Settlement Program Counselor, I was immediately impressed by her professionalism, expertise and work ethics. She provided me with pertinent and timely information tailored specifically to my educational backgrounds and career goals. Both the Counsellr and the program are clearly an asset to the organization. Thanks again for all your help."
1) Volunteerism in Youth Sports and Recreation The Community Development Council Durham and five municipal recreation and leisure departments in the Region of Durham (Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Uxbridge) partnered a research project to assess the barriers to volunteerism faced by women and new Canadians in the youth sports and recreation sector. The results of this study are based on the feedback and ideas gathered from over 200 individuals in Durham regarding the process of volunteering. If you would like more information on the benefits of volunteering, the impact of a recreational sector on community cohesiveness, other projects that we are currently working on or have completed in the past, please feel free to contact our research department.View summary report (March 2009): Suggested Strategic Actions to Support Women and Newcomers as Volunteers. Download the accompanying PowerPoint Presentation to assist in strategic planning and action. The Ontario Trillium Foundation has generously provided funding for this study. 2) Durham Region Agriculture Labour Market Survey Durham Region Agriculture Labour Market Survey Report / Response to Agriculture Labour Market Survey
If you would like more information on any of the Social Planning and Research Department please contact: Benjamin Earle Community Development Council Durham Tel: 905.686.2661
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To be eligible for the program, applicants must be part of a single or two parent family; must have a low to middle income or be in receipt of government funding such as social assistance, employment insurance or disability; and must not be living in subsidized housing. 