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Program:
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Healthy Families Healthy Communities Program
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Address:
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1527 Victoria Park Ave, 2nd floor
Scarborough, ON
M1L 2T3
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Map
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Intersection:
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Victoria Park Ave and Eglinton Ave E
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Accessibility Notes:
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Automatic main entrance; Barrier-free washroom including door and stall; Designated parking at entrance
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Hours:
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Mon-Thu 9am-5pm * Fri 9am-4pm
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Executives:
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Megan Hart - Manager, Community Engagement
Meganha@familyservicetoronto.org
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Service Description:
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Provides workshops and peer-support groups to newcomer families. Program offers:
- group orientation activities
- trained volunteer mentors
- help in establishing social and professional networks
- development of citizenship and civic engagement
- skills and career development
- supporting women and youth in the Afghan, Iranian, Somali and Nigerian and Arabic communities
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Newly arrived immigrants and refugees
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Languages:
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English * Arabic * Spanish * Somali * Farsi * Dari * Pashto
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