African Community Services of Peel (ACS)
Newcomer Settlement
Record #:
CWL1131
Last Modified:
12 Sep 2024
Last Full Update:
23 Aug 2024
Description & Services
| Description | The newcomer settlement program helps to facilitate the early integration of newcomers into Canadian society, by enhancing access to and support services that aid in the transition to self-reliance and financial independence providing comprehensive and culturally appropriate settlement services that include client needs assessment, orientation, information and referral, interpretation and translation, housing assistance, and employment support identifying needs specific to each newcomer in order to determine how best those needs could be met with existing community resources providing newcomers with relevant, culturally, and linguistically appropriate information and services that facilitate settlement providing referrals to community resources organize workshops/group sessions on a variety of settlement issues like health, legal, transportation, education and skills building |
| Hours | Administration: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm |
| Areas Served | Peel Region |
| Eligibility | Open to all newcomers - families, adults, youth and seniors from diverse ethno-specific communities mainly from newcomers of African descent as well as those from other regions |
| Application | Call office |
| Fees | None |
| Languages | English ; Arabic ; Fanti ; Somali ; Swahili ; Twi |
Contact Information
| Social Media | Website: africancommunityservices.org/newcomer-settlement |
| Address | 10 Gillingham Drive, Suite 308 Brampton, ON L6X 5A5 |
| Intersection | Main St N and Bovaird Dr W |
| Transit Information | Brampton Transit www.brampton.ca/transit/home.tml Go Transit www.gotransit.com/publicroot/home.asp |
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible |
| Office Phone | 905-460-9514/647-570-9514 |
| Fax | 905-460-9769 |
| info@africancommunityservices.com | |
| Website | africancommunityservices.org/newcomer-settlement |
| Primary Contact | Jeff Msangi, Programs Manager; Phone: 905-460-9514 ext 227; Email: msangij@africancommunityservices.com |
| Primary Executive | Wambui Karanja, Executive Director; Phone: 905-460-9514 ext 224; Email: wkaranja@africancommunityservices.com |
Other Details
| Print Material | Periodic newsletter; annual reports; project reports; research studies; agency brochures; program flyers |
| Established | 1993 |
| Elections | Annually |
| Funding | City / Town - Brampton and Area Community Foundation ; Provincial - Ministry of Citizenship; Ontario Early Years ; Federal - Citizenship and Immigration Canada ; Fundraising ; Donations ; United Way ; Foundation - Ontario Trillium Foundation; Maytree Foundation; Chum City Charitable Foundation ; Sale of Goods - Fundraising |
| Service Level | (50) Non Profit |
Subjects
| Subjects | Counselling ; Physical fitness ; Recreational activities |
| Service Categories | Individual Counselling ; Wellness Programs |