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Dorset Park Community Hub Newcomers' Centre

Location: 1911 Kennedy Rd, Unit 105 Toronto, Ontario, M1P 2L9Name: Heejae, Danbi,

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About Agency• It is part of Agincourt Community

Services Association (ACSA)• Non-for-profit and multi-service

organization• Help local residents in Scarborough

Area including newcomers, immigrants, families, children, seniors, and adults

• It is friendly and convenient location• Funded by provincial/local

organizations

Mandate of Agency

“ Bringing Community Together”

• Employment/ Financial Literacy

• Food Bank, Cooking classes• Computer Class• Services for Seniors, Youth, Children

• Newcomer settlement services

Services

• Services for single/teen/gay/lesbian parents

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Employment• Job Search

Workshops in each month

• Resume Clinic in once a week

Food Bank• It is open on three

days (Wednesday-Friday)

• Staffs put food in boxes and clients come to choose

• Provided in different boxes for people who have food allergy/food restrictions

Sewing and Cooking Classes

• A program facilitator comes and teaches cooking in the kitchen

• People learn how to cook Canadian Food (new food) and take it to their home

• For mothers, they provide a sewing class

Newcomer/Settlement Services

• Counseling is provided to access their needs, strengths, and challenges

• Newcomer orientations: relevant links for settlement (e.g. Housing, legal services, health care)

• ESL classes and social events• Citizenship Test Preparation Classes• Translations/Interpretations

Seniors• Seniors'

Programs in every week (e.g. Senior Café, Senior Conversation Clubs and recreation programs)

Youth• Healthy cooking program

for aged 11-19 • Job preparation classes

(e.g. How to cook food and how to manage cash to work at a fast-food restaurants)

• Youth Consultations• March and Summer Break

Programs

Children• Ontario Early

Years Drop-Ins for 0-6 years old

Teen/Gay/Lesbian Parents• Special programs

offered for these parents

• Education and conferences are constantly offered (e.g. How to defense themselves from abuse/violent, Health and Safety, Appropriate sex, Role play)

Financial Literacy• Financial education

is provided (e.g. credit and debt, savings, insurance, long-term planning, income and savings, budgeting, investment, etc)

Computer Classes• Online Job Search

• Internet access• The fax machine• photocopy services• Training of how to

use Excel and Microsoft Word and basic typing skills

Partnerships• Citizenship and

Immigration Canada• Ontario Trillium

Foundation• United Way• CNIBI (Low vision clinic)• Access Employment• TransCare• Youth Leaps (After

school academic support)

Community Outreach• Ask neighborhood

(Dentists, law clinics and stores)

• Students outreach (University/College field placement students)

• Community Newsletter

• Website

Accessibility• Formally

required to book an appointment

• Convenient Location

• Open to everyone

Barriers• Lack of translators/interpretations for

people from different countries• Financial Problem (Difficulty in

getting funding)• Not enough resources for Early Years

Centre• Lack of staffs

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Bibliography• Website:

http://www.agincourtcommunityservices.com/index.php

• Agency pamphlets• Agency interview

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