Settlement Workers In Schools (SWIS) Program

The SWIS Program provides settlement support to newcomer families in designated schools during the school year (September to June). Settlement Workers connect with newcomer families, one-to-one and in group settings and provide important settlement related information to facilitate their adjustment in Canada  

Services:

•     Contact newcomer parents and students to assist them with their settlement needs 

•     Collaborate with school staff in supporting newcomer students and parents adjust to the Ontario School System 

•     Provide supportive one-one-to-one settlement support to newcomer youth and parents 

•     Connect newcomer families to more specialised community resource base on their needs 

•     Provide group information sessions on settlement topics for newcomer youth and parents, often in partnership with school staff 

•     Provide orientation about the settlement needs of newcomers for school staff

Who is eligible:

•     Permanent Residents of Canada 

•     Convention Refugees and Persons in Need of Protection   

•     Individuals whose Permanent Resident application has been approved in principle   

•     Foreign domestic workers admitted under the Live-In Caregiver program 

•     Refugee Claimants 

•     Naturalized Canadian Citizens 

•     International Students  

For more information, please contact:

Phone: 905-531-5834

Email: fariha.ali@ymcahbb.ca

Source: https://www.ymcahbb.ca/housing-community/youth-programs