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AMSSA and its member agencies and stakeholders organize public community events, workshops for newcomers to Canada as well as professional development training, workshops, seminars and conferences for settlement, diversity and inclusion sector employees.
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Ongoing Community Events / Programs
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Speaking & Listening to Connect: An Introduction to Compassionate Communication
October 14, 2017 @ 10:30 am - 4:45 pm
The Muslim Food Bank Community Services and ASPIRE presents a one-day workshop: Speaking and Listening to Connect: An Introduction to Compassionate Communication
When: Saturday, October 14, 2017, 10:30 am – 4:45 pm
Where: Room 401, Surrey City Centre Library
Fee: Pay what you can, suggest general admission is $50.00
For Muslim Food Bank Volunteers, seniors and students $25.00 (smaller and larger amounts welcome)
In this fun and lively workshop, participants will learn the basics of compassion communication. You will learn how to listen and speak with intention to ourselves and others, so we can understand, be understood, and connect to each other.
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Ongoing Community Events / Programs
April 2018 Workshops
ISSofBC
Free Multicultural Peer Support Group – For Immigrant and Refugee Women
ISSofBC
Mondays, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM; March 12 – May 28, 2018
Connecting Through Vulnerability (3 workshops)
Muslim Food Bank Community Services
Be Here Now: February 25, 2018
Heart at Peace: March 25, 2018
Embrace Your Truth: April 29, 2018
Immigrant Women’s Employment Readiness Connections Program (IWERC)
MOSAIC
Deadline to apply April 13, 2018
ASPIRE Case Management Workshops
Muslim Food Bank Community Services
Free Training Sessions for Ages 18+
Workshop 1: Trauma
Workshop 2: Case Management Training
Workshop 3: Conflict and Resources
SOS Health and Settlement Orientation Group
Settlement Orientation Services
Citizenship and Civic Engagement Course
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
Microloans Program
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
Finances for Newcomer Women with Children
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Yarn Circle
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
(Wednesdays)
Moving Ahead (Tri-Cities & Maple Ridge)
ISSofBC
Income Assistance Outreach Tuesday
ISSofBC
(First 3 Tuesdays every month)
After School Club!
Kamloops Immigrant Services
Welcoming Neighbours
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
Family Support Worker in Your Neighbourhood
All families with children 0-5 years old welcome
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House
Food Security & Sustainable Living – Workshops and Potluck
Little Mountain Neighbourhood House
First Tuesday of every month
Refugee Training and Employment Program – BC Alliance for Manufacturing
MOSAIC
Fast-track to IT (FIT)-Youth Program
MOSAIC
Settlement Online Pre-Arrival Program
MOSAIC
For pre-landed immigrants to find and retain employment
HIPPY Program for Multicultural Parents
MOSAIC
Family Literacy Outreach
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
Infant Sing and Grow Drop-In
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
With children 0 – 12 months old
The Little House Family Drop-In
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
With children 0-5 years old
West Village Family Drop-In
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
With children birth to 6 years old
Baby Time Drop-In
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
Men’s Group
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
Vancouver Early Years Refugee Program
Pacific Immigrant Resources Society
Community Adult Literacy Program – Free English Class for Job Seekers
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS)
Syrian Kids Go!
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS)
Community Adult Literacy Program
Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS)
Foreign Credential Recognition Loan Project
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
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