1. CultureLink Settlement and Community Services
to CultureLink!
Welcome
August 24, 2016

2. About CultureLink:
Established in 1988 serving newcomers to Canada in the city of Toronto studies recommended the Metro Toronto Host Program in Oct. 1988; Host Program incorporated to become CultureLink Settlement Services of Metropolitan Toronto in October, CultureLink Settlement and Community Services, 2015.
CultureLink is a Non-Profit registered Charity with the mandate of developing and delivering settlement and community services to meet the needs of diverse communities.
Our team of 50 staff members, speaking more than 30 languages, are dedicated, knowledgeable, and multicultural.
CULTURELINK
OVERVIEW

3. What’s unique about us? HOST program English Conversation Circle
Green Settlement Program
Accredited by Imagine Canada:
Board Governance
Financial Accountability
Fundraising
Staff Management
Volunteer Involvement
CutureLink Firsts:
More than 27 years of good community standing
Serving more than 16,000 newcomers annually from 165 countries in more than 30 languages
Staff members working in more than 30 schools and 10 libraries achieve far-reaching influence in the community

4. VISION STATEMENT
We envision a healthy, equitable, inclusive and welcoming society that works together to engage and integrate newcomers and other community members into Canadian life.

5. MISSION This is done by:
CultureLink is dedicated to facilitating the active participation and integration of newcomers and the broader community, recognizing the interdependence of these groups in our society.
This is done by:
Enhancing skills that promote self-sufficiency
Providing innovative programming to meet the changing needs of our participants
Promoting the well-being of all participants
Promoting positive interactions between participants and across communities and cultures. 5

6. NEWCOMER SETTLEMENT PROGRAM NEWCOMER SENIOR CENTRE
YOUTH
CENTRE
PROGRAMS
WELCOMING
COMMUNITIES
Community Connection Mentorship Program (CCMP)
Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS)
Library Settlement Partnership (LSP)
NEWCOMER SETTLEMENT PROGRAM
Specialized in assistance to Roma Community
GREEN SETTLEMENT
INITIATIVES
Employment Access
Assessment and Follow-up
Job Search Workshops (Module I and II)
One-on-one Counselling
This shows how CIC programs are regrouped as three service streams and what are the desired outcomes centered by these service streams.
Award –Winning Cycling Program: Bike Host/Bike to School
Global Roots Garden
NEWCOMER SENIOR CENTRE 6

7. Funders:
Funded by grants from federal, provincial & local Canadian Government agencies:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Human Resource and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade
City of Toronto
United Way Toronto (UWT)
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
Ministry of Health Promotion of Ontario

8. 2340 Dundas St. West, Suite 301 Toronto, ON
M6P 4A9, Canada
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