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COMMUNITY
Alberta
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Northern
Alberta Alliance on Race Relations
Address:
#4, 10865 - 96 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2K2
Phone:
(780) 425-4644
Fax: (780)
425-6244
Email:
dhenshaw@naarr.org
Website:
www.naar.org
Organizes International Elimination of Racism Day. Provides
community workshops focused on education and employment. Provides tools
for teachers.
Calgary
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Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Address: 3rd
Floor, 120 - 17 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T2S 2T2
Phone:
(403) 262-2006
Fax: (403)
262-2033
Email:
contact@ccis-calgary.ab.ca
Website:
http://www.ccis-calgary.ab.ca
The Community Development and Integration Services Division facilities
CCIS involvement with the community through voluntarism and community
outreach in the areas of multicultural education, sponsorship and family
reunification, health, integration services and adult education for
families and seniors.
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Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association
Address: Suite 200, 138 - 4th Avenue S.E., Calgary, AB T2G
4Z6
Phone: (403) 263-4414
Fax: (403) 264-3914
Women are
trained on the concept of volunteerism; meet Canadian born, immigrant
and refugee women and the community at large. The Volunteer Cooperative
is designed to increase small business opportunities for immigrant women
and CIWA. The Small Business Development offers immigrant women a link
to workshops and volunteer experiences in the community to learn,
develop and build small-business skills. The Toy and Interactive Book
Bag Library encourages childhood development through the provision of
educational books, toys and CD-ROMS at our onsite library. The Cultural
Wonders Diversity Resource Library is an information and research centre
focused on promoting cultural diversity in our community. A craft group
meets weekly to make products CIWA sells.
Edmonton
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Catholic
Social Services (3 locations)
South
Office
Address:
8815 - 99 Street, Edmonton, AB T6E 3V3
Phone:
(780) 432-1137
Fax: (780)
439-3154
Central
Office
Address:
10709 - 105 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2X3
Phone:
(780) 424-3545
Fax: (780)
425-6627
East
Office
Address:
8212 - 118
Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5B 0S3
Phone:
(780) 471-1122
Fax: (780)
479-2579
Website:
www.catholicsocialservices.ab.ca
The
Intercultural Education Program offers professional development training
in the area of intercultural communication to public and private
organizations. Helps employers and employees understand and integrate
differences across cultures in the workplace and in interpersonal
relationships.
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Edmonton Immigrant Services Association
Address:
201, 10720 - 113 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 3H8
Phone:
(780) 474-8445
Fax: (780)
477-0883
Email:
eisa@compusmart.ab.ca
Website:
www.compusmart.ab.ca/eisa
Promoting cross-cultural understanding and awareness and bridging
cultural gaps through initiatives in multicultural education. Working
closely with schools and community groups in offering workshops on
issues such as discrimination, racism, gender inequality, human rights,
cultural diversity and global education.
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Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (3 locations)
Career and
Employment Services at Centre for Newcomers
Address: #101, 10010 - 107A Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5H 4H8
Phone: (780) 424 -7709
The Path
to Employment, Career and Employment Services for Immigrants
Address: 10209 - 97 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 0L5
Phone: (780) 421 -7400
Career and
Employment Services at Millwoods Welcome Centre for Immigrants
Address:
335 Tower II, Millbourne Market Mall, Edmonton, AB
Phone: (780) 462 -6924 T6K 3L2
Email:
info@emcn.ab.ca
Website:
www.emcn.ab.ca
Works with parents’ groups, community leaders and cultural liaisons
to foster healthy growth of children, youth and families. Supports
ethno-cultural community groups in developing their own programs through
planning, training and building partnerships with other communities.
Works with community members to increase newcomers’ access to health
services. This is done though assisting in health projects, educating
mainstream communities and providing on-site psychological counselling
services. Also has a
Chaplain
who can assist newcomers and staff with spiritual well-being.
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Edmonton
Multicultural Society
Address: #602, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB T5J 2V5
Phone:
(780) 420-6866
Fax:
(780) 420-0059
Email:
info@edmontonmulticultural.org
Website:
www.edmontonmulticultural.org
Organizes public education forums and provides publications on
multiculturalism. |