African Community Services of Peel (ACS)
Newcomer Settlement
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Record #:
CWL1131
Last Modified:
12 Sep 2024
Last Full Update:
23 Aug 2024
Address/Location Info
| Address & Map | |
| Located In Community | Brampton |
| 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 |
Contact Information
| 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 |
Description/Eligibility/Service Details
| 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 |
Record Details
| Record Views (Total) | 8866 (as of 21 Dec 2024) |
Other Info
| Service Level | (50) Non Profit |
Subjects
| Publication | CDRCP-CIP ; CDRCP-CSI ; FLS ; FRENCH-PUBLIC ; INFOPEEL-PUBLIC ; OACCAC-CW ; SPECIALNEEDS-PUBLIC |