Settlement and Integration Services
Settlement Program
This program is for Immigrant/refugee women and their families that have been in Canada for less than three years.
Integration Program
This program assists immigrant and refugee women, that have lived in Canada for more than three years, experiencing family conflict and other barriers. Brochure
Legal Clinic
A weekly legal clinic is offered in partnership with Calgary Legal Guidance. Immigrant and refugee women and their families receive free family or immigration legal advice from qualified volunteer lawyers.
New Friends and Neighbourhood Groups
Immigrant and refugee women come together in various community locations to make friends, share experiences, practice conversational English and learn about available community resources. Brochure 2010 Schedule.
Collaborative Breast Health Initiative Project
This project provides culturally sensitive education about breast health and breast cancer to immigrant women. Brochure
Civic Engagement Project
English French/Français Korean/한국어 Chinese/汉语 Polski Español Tagalog Arabic/عربي Farsi/فارسي This project empowers immigrant women to become engaged in their communities by participating in information sessions and workshops and then educating members of their own communities about ways to become active civic participants.
Civic Engagement Handbook:
English Arabicعربي/ Farsi/فارسي Mandarin/汉语 Spanish/Español Find Me a Home
This project focuses on securing affordable and accessible housing for low-income immigrant families.
Safe Haven
This program provides essential and emergency services to immigrant women arriving to Calgary as secondary migrants and/or temporary foreign workers. Brochure
Train the Trainer: Human Rights in the Community
With funding from the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund, CIWA has completed this very successful Human Rights education project.
For more information about any of the programs, please contact:
Shokoofeh Moussavi
Manager, Settlement and Integration
(403)444-1757
settlement@ciwa-online.com
