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== 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" | |||