SETTLEMENT SERVICES
| Jewish Family Services offers both direct services and referrals to help newcomers to Canada achieve economic self-reliance and social integration as rapidly as possible. Services are offered to all newcomers, although staff have a particular expertise in working with individuals and families immigrating from the Former Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries. Services are available in English, French, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech/Slovak and Russian. |
Some of the issues we can help with include:
- Cultural transition
- Advocacy/access
- Employment opportunity development
- Empowering immigrants to integrate into Canadian and Jewish society
- Breaking down language barriers
- Integration issues in childhood
- Jewish civics
- Canadian civics
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JFS has developed an extensive repertoire of programs and services catered specifically to Russian-speaking clients, both Jewish and not. These programs are offered in the Russian language, and include the following:
INTERNET LINKS
FOR NEWCOMERS
There are many resources for newcomers available on the internet. Click here for more
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For more information on settlement services, please contact Adrianna at (613) 722-2225 ext. 322, ajary@jfsottawa.com
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