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"The South Asian Women’s Community Centre is an organization that helps women achieve their full potential in the Québec and Canadian societies and also helps them become independent. It offers: | "The South Asian Women’s Community Centre is an organization that helps women achieve their full potential in the Québec and Canadian societies and also helps them become independent. It offers: | ||
*Settlement programs for refugees and new immigrants; | *Settlement programs for refugees and new immigrants; | ||
French and English classes with daycare facilities; | *French and English classes with daycare facilities; | ||
Referral services; | *Referral services; | ||
Interpretation and translation services; | *Interpretation and translation services; | ||
Awareness of individual rights; | *Awareness of individual rights; | ||
Counselling on marital, family, legal, immigration and health related issues; | *Counselling on marital, family, legal, immigration and health related issues; | ||
Group activities, discussions, seminars, information sessions, etc; | *Group activities, discussions, seminars, information sessions, etc; | ||
A support network for victims of violence; | *A support network for victims of violence; | ||
Opportunities to drop in and converse in South Asian languages; | *Opportunities to drop in and converse in South Asian languages; | ||
Regular Pot-luck lunches and get-togethers; | *Regular Pot-luck lunches and get-togethers; | ||
Volunteers to escort and accompany those who need the services; | *Volunteers to escort and accompany those who need the services; | ||
Job-search workshops, on the job training and vocational training; | *Job-search workshops, on the job training and vocational training; | ||
Summer employment for students; | *Summer employment for students; | ||
Programs concentrating on the concerns of adolescents in the South Asian community; | *Programs concentrating on the concerns of adolescents in the South Asian community; | ||
A quarterly Newsletter" | *A quarterly Newsletter" | ||