Rexdale Women's Centre Welcoming Communities Program
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Description & Services
Description	The Rexdale Women's Centre is an independent, not-for-profit, voluntary agency that serves high-need women and their family members    Welcoming Communites Program offers    The Newcomer Family Drop-In Program: Is designed for children 2 to 12 years. Promotes the development of language, cognitive, sensory, creative and gross motor skills development. Targets newcomer children and their parents who have limited knowledge of English language skills. While children are learning and creating, parents are involved in workshops and seminars that develop better parenting skills. Parents learn more about their children’s development, are encouraged to use these techniques at home to foster continued growth of acquired skills and positive learning opportunities for their children.     English Conversation Circle (ECC): Participants have an opportunity to practice every day English language skills and build self-confidence.    Cooking Club: Participants share recipes from all over the work and cook healthy meals while at the same time networking with other program participants.     Movie Night: Participants watch family oriented movies which generate lively discussions and is a great opportunity for newcomers to practice their english skills    Volunteering for Welcoming Communities: To become a volunteer for the program individuals must be 18 years of age or older and a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Residence for more than 5 years, be knowledgeable about the community, be open to learn and appreciate other cultures and be able to volunteer for 2 hours a week for at least 6 months.
Hours	Office Hours: Mon, Tue, Fri 9:00 am-5:00 pm *Wed 9 am-8 pm * Sat 9 am-12 pm
Areas Served	Etobicoke ; Greater Toronto Area ; Toronto
Eligibility	Services available to: newcomer, immigrant, refugee, Canadian women and their family/ dependants
Fees	None
Languages	English ; French ; Arabic ; Bosnian ; Chinese (Mandarin) ; Croatian ; Dari ; Farsi (Persian) ; Gujurati ; Hindi ; Pashto ; Punjabi ; Serbian ; Somali ; Spanish ; Tamil ; Twi ; Urdu ; West Indian dialect ; Assyrian, Bengali
Contact Information
Address	23 Westmore Drive, Ste 400 Etobicoke, ON M9V 3Y7   View Google Map
Intersection	Hwy 27 / Albion Rd
Office Phone	416-745-0062
Fax	416-745-3995
E-Mail	admin@rexdalewomen.org
Website	www.rexdalewomen.org/index.html
Primary Contact	Fatima Filippi, Executive Director; Email: admin@rexdalewomen.org
Alternate Contact	Margaret Nwosu, Welcoming Communities Co-ordinator, Rexdale Women's Centre; Phone: 416-745-0062 ext 250; Email: mnwosu@rexdalewomen.org
Other Details
Established	1978
Funding	City / Town ; Donations
Service Level	(50) Non Profit
Subjects
Subjects	Community centres ; Cooking ; Immigrants ; Movies ; Refugees ; Social action ; Womens clubs