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Organization:
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Learning Enrichment Foundation, (The) - Toronto - Industry Ave
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Address:
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116 Industry St
Toronto, ON
M6M 4L8
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Map
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Location:
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Cross streets: Weston Rd and Eglinton Ave W
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Accessibility Notes:
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Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance; designated parking; barrier free washrooms
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Service Description:
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Community economic development
Newcomer Supports and Settlement Services- needs assessment and post-arrival information and referral to community and social services such as housing, food bank, and furniture bank
- support with finding child care, registering children in school and health care
- help filling out government forms, including housing and immigration sponsorship forms
- community support through volunteer befriending, and conversation circles to practise English
- help with connecting to language classes
- workshops to reduce stress of adjusting to Canadian culture
- English as a Second Language and English for Life and Work in Canada
- conversation and pronunciation classes
- job search preparation and online or in-class training to develop job search strategies and workplace communication skills
- employment counselling: resume help, job readiness clinic, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks
- referral to credential evaluation programs such as WES and support for internationally trained professionals
Employment Training Programs: registered private careers college providing for- Early Childhood Assistants
- industrial skills training
- forklift operator re-certification
- bicycle assembly and maintenance
- building maintenance and superintendent
Youth Programs: - immigration and settlement peer counselling services
- leadership skills training and employment assistance to newcomer youth
Child Care: 25 child care centres across Toronto -- see separate listing
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Fees:
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Vary for different services
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Application:
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Call or visit website for information
Settlement support: email newcomers@lefca.org
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Eligibility requirements for some programs, call for details
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Languages:
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English * French * Albanian * Amharic * Arabic * Cantonese * Dari * Farsi * Filipino * German * Gujarati * Hausa * Hindi * Hungarian * Italian * Japanese * Korean * Krio * Macedonian * Mandarin * Pashto * Polish * Portuguese * Punjabi * Romanian * Russian * Serbian * Somali * Spanish * Swahili * Tamil * Tigre * Tigrinya * Turkish * Twi * Ukrainian * Urdu * Vietnamese * Yiddish * Yoruba
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