South Asian Women’s Community Centre

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Location

Quebec




This article based on content from http://www.sawcc-ccfsa.ca/EN/.


About

"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;
  • French and English classes with daycare facilities;
  • Referral services;
  • Interpretation and translation services;
  • Awareness of individual rights;
  • Counselling on marital, family, legal, immigration and health related issues;
  • Group activities, discussions, seminars, information sessions, etc;
  • A support network for victims of violence;
  • Opportunities to drop in and converse in South Asian languages;
  • Regular Pot-luck lunches and get-togethers;
  • Volunteers to escort and accompany those who need the services;
  • Job-search workshops, on the job training and vocational training;
  • Summer employment for students;
  • Programs concentrating on the concerns of adolescents in the South Asian community;
  • A quarterly Newsletter"