ΕήηΎόϣ

• Belonging • 关爱 • Confort • 소통 • Connection • Familiarity • 家庭 •

Sentimientos • 자유 • Loved • Loving

̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁
• Stability • 同心协力 • Calidez • 자유 • Loved • Loving

www.kitshouse.org

̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁ • 放松 • Raíces • 안전 • Solutions

Newcomers Guide
to the
̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁ • 放松 • Raíces • 안전 • Solutions
̵έ΍ΪϳΎ̡

Westside of Vancouver
̵έ΍ΪϳΎ̡ • Stability • 同心协力 • Calidez • Belonging
• 자유 • Loved • Loving

• 关爱 • Confort • 소통 • Connection • Familiarity • 家庭 • Sentimientos

 Welcome to the Westside

Welcome to the Westside

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you who are new
to British Columbia and to the Westside of Vancouver. We hope
that you find this resource guide to be useful – full of inspiration &
information about your new community!

At Kits House, we create opportunities where neighbours can

gather together to learn, share and celebrate because we believe that these
opportunities create welcoming, safe and vibrant communities. We strive to
work alongside other organizations and businesses on the West side to create
spaces where all people feel welcome.

The Newcomer Asset Mapping Project & this resource guide to the Westside
is one of those opportunities. Many people who come from many parts of the
world and now live and work in Vancouver have worked tirelessly over the
past year to create this outstanding resource - a resource that has both useful
information and sends a message of welcome. I would like to thank all those
who participated in this project by sharing their time and their skills through
dialogue, researching resources, translating information, editing and designing
this great resource.

As you settle into your new home, we encourage you to get involved in
your neighbourhood, say hi to those you pass on the street, invite new
neighbours for coffee, join groups or committees and of course visit your local
neighbourhood house to learn other ways to get connected – We look forward
to meeting you!

Sincerely,

Catherine Leach,
Executive Director, Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
November 4, 2010

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 About The Newcomer Dialogue &
Mapping Project

I
n the fall of 2009, over
100 Westside newcomers
participated in dialogue
workshops to identify
community needs, strengths and
resources for newcomers on the
Westside of Vancouver. Information
collected was used to create
this ‘Guide to the Westside’ for
newcomer community members,
organizations & government
agencies.
PROJECT GOALS:
• Learn about the needs of
newcomers on the Westside
• Help to build bridges and
support the needs of
newcomers
• Share information about
community resources &
services
• Create a “hub of information”
for newcomers on the Westside
• Provide information in multiple
languages
NEWCOMER MAPPING
PROCESS:
The ‘Newcomers Guide to the
Westside’ has been produced by
and for newcomers on the Westside
of Vancouver in an effort to both
build community and develop
resources. Through the community
consultation process and final
resource guide, the Newcomers
Mapping Project supports
community development through
meaningful dialogue and resources
on topics that matter.
Newcomer dialogue sessions
used the ‘Finding Home’ model
developed by Jessie Sutherland
(www.worldviewstrategies.com) to
discuss:
• What creates a newcomer-
friendly community?
• Why does belonging matter?
• What community resources are
used by newcomers?
• What are the unique needs of
newcomers to the Westside?
Funding for the Newcomers
Mapping Project is provided by the
‘Building Welcoming & Inclusive
Neighbourhoods’ Initiative of the
Province of British Columbia.
DISCLAIMER:
The Newcomers Mapping Project and Kitsilano
Neighbourhood House, its participants, volunteers
and staff have made every effort to represent the
consultation process and community-identified
needs and resources within this guide.
PLEASE NOTE: Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
does not necessary endorse the resources and
services provided within this guide

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 Acknowledgements
T
he Newcomers Guide
to the Westside was
made possible through
the contributions of
many newcomers residing on
the Westside of Vancouver. Their
knowledge, vision and insight have
created the guide you now hold.
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
would like to thank the following
for their dedication and support
of this project:
Newcomer Resource Team,
Planning, research & translation
Wen Wang, Kim Seto, Fraser
Jinkerson, Gloria Zhang, Vivienne
Chia, Cynthia Chen, Yaolan Wang,
Bard Suen, Luba Kudriavtseva,
Cuiping Song, Wei Jiao, Mei
Zhang, Paula Briones, Maria Zago,
Sandra Petrozzi, Patricia Paz, Roya
Bardshiry, Fateme Moradhaseli,
Youn Joo Oh, Jenny Yi; with special
thanks to Emily Lobsenz, UBC
Newcomer Research Intern
 Newcomers Guide to the Westside of Vancouver • www.kitshouse.org
UBC Strengthening Connections
Program
Sandra Petrozzi – Program
Coordinator, Patricia Paz – Program
Assistant/Spanish Translation, Qian
(Siena) Feng – Chinese Facilitation
Vancouver Coastal Health,
Pacific Spirit Health Centre
Lisa McCune – Community
Developer
Vancouver School Board,
Settlement Workers in Schools
Janet Chung – Lord Byng High
School
Vancouver Public Library,
Community Librarians
Renee Chalut, Valeria Gallo
LaPel Consulting & Design,
Newcomer Guide Layout &
Design
Larry Pellizzari, 604 251-9993,
realstories@uniserve.com
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
participants, volunteers & staff:
Jennifer Beavington – Dialogue
Facilitator/Community Organizer,
Catherine Leach – Executive
Director, Emily Palmer – Westside
Literacy/Volunteer Coordinator,
Westside Youth Networking Table &
Community Potluck participants
 About Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Kitsilano Neighbourhood House is a member of the Association of

Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver, providing services on the
Westside of Vancouver. In partnership and collaboration with other community
groups, we provide inclusive and preventative children, youth, family, adult and
older adult support programs and services. Kitsilano Neighbourhood House is
committed to safe, healthy and inclusive communities for community members
of all ages and cultures, serving the Westside community for over 35 years.
www.kitshouse.org
Kits House Community Vision:
The Westside of Vancouver is a healthy, safe
and vibrant community where everyone thrives.
Kits House Mission:
We are dedicated to strengthening our community
through leadership, collaboration and opportunity.
Our Statement of Diversity:
• We are children, youth, • We endeavour to those who provide or
adults & seniors of all reflect the diversity of receive our services, will
races, all religions, all our neighbours in our extend the same respect to
cultures, all abilities & all membership, our Board all those who meet here
economic levels of Management, our • Therefore, we will act to
• We speak many languages volunteers & our staff promote the inclusion of
• We are men & women of • We respect all our all in our House & in our
all sexual orientations neighbours community
• We value diversity • We expect that all who
come to our House, all
The Building Welcoming & Inclusive Neighbourhoods Initiative (BWIN)
project is a 3 year initiative funded by the Province of BC that explores the role
of Neighbourhood Houses in building community by encouraging inclusion
and building on BC’s cultural diversity. This project will explore the role of
neighbourhood houses in the Lower Mainland in building community capacity
to be welcoming to all.
Other Kitsilano Neighbourhood House BWIN Projects include:
• Community Potlucks • SongRise: Building • Welcoming Communities
• Garden Collaborative Community Through Song Committee
• Language Learning • Special Events • Youth Initiatives
• Volunteer Development
To find out more about the Newcomers Mapping Project and the Building
Welcoming & Inclusive Neighbourhoods Initiative (BWIN) please contact:
604-736-3588 or visit www.kitshouse.org

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 ΕήηΎόϣ
• Belonging • 关爱 • Confort • 소통 • Connection • Familiarity • 家庭 •

Sentimientos • 자유 • Loved • Loving

̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁
• Stability • 同心协力 • Calidez • 자유 • Loved • Loving

HOME MEANS…

Belonging • Care • Comfort

Communication • Connection • Familiarity
Family • Feelings • Freedom • Loved
Loving • Relaxed • Rooted • Safe
Solutions • Stability • Together • Warmth

̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁ • 放松 • Raíces • 안전 • Solutions

What are the What are the COSTS
BENEFITS of feeling a of NOT feeling a
sense of HOME? sense of HOME?
̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁ • 放松 • Raíces • 안전 • Solutions
̵έ΍ΪϳΎ̡

Happiness Depression
Sense of belonging Loneliness
̵έ΍ΪϳΎ̡
Comfortable Lost
Feeling safe/protected Restricted
• Stability • 同心协力 • Calidez • Belonging

Self-confidence Loss of stability

Gives us hope Hopelessness
Energy Low energy/lethargy
Drive Scared to reach out
Playfulness Feeling ungrounded
• 자유 • Loved • Loving

Feel relaxed Anxiety

• 关爱 • Confort • 소통 • Connection • Familiarity • 家庭 • Sentimientos

 How to Connect with Your Community?

Find Out More

• Ask around for ideas & information
• Check out the local Neighbourhood House or Community Centre
• Read your community newspaper
• Visit your local community web page & community posting boards
• Visit your local library & meet your librarian
Follow Your Interests
• Join a club
• Participate in a committee
• Sign up for a class
• Start a group
Get Involved
• Join a newcomers support group
• Participate in Welcoming Neighbours Socials & Celebrations
• Share a meal at a Community Potluck
• Visit meetup.com for local meetings, groups & events
Meet People
• Attend community festivals
• Buy from local businesses
• Introduce yourself to your neighbours
• Meet with Kits House ‘Cultural Ambassadors’
• Visit local coffee shops
Share Your Talents
• Join a community garden
• Join a sports league
• Join the Parent Advisory Council at your child’s school
• Volunteer your time

For more information about community resources visit

www.kitshouse.org
or check out the resource section of this guide
on page 11

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Need Information about Community Services?

CALL BC 211!
211 is an easy-to-remember, three-digit telephone number that provides free,
confidential, multilingual information and referral to a full range of community,
social, and government services. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Information
and Referral Specialists link callers to the services and support they need.
(Phase II of the project will be development of a 211 website with a searchable
database for social, community and government resources)
Who can use 211?
211 is for everyone and anyone who is seeking information about services in
Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Squamish-Lillooet Regional Districts, such
as:
• A senior citizen wanting home • A father trying to find services for
care support in order to live his son with a newly diagnosed
independently illness
• A teenager looking for job- • A laid-off worker wanting to find
seeking skills out about employment insurance
• A young mother wanting advice • A person affected by disabilities
on how to care for her newborn looking for services available in
• A homeless person seeking a their community
shelter bed and a hot meal • A service provider wanting to find
• A recent immigrant needing complementary programs for her
language and employment clients
training
• A family searching for child-care For more information visit:
services in their community or
close to work
www.communityinfo.bc.ca/211.html

Vancouver School Board

School District #39, 1580 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC
info@vsb.bc.ca, 604-713-5000, www.vsb.bc.ca
Learn about education for all ages in Vancouver – Information available
in multiple languages about schools, registration, programs, community
resources, calendars and more. www.vsb.bc.ca/multilanguage-brochures

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 Community Resources

Please see the following pages for a detailed listing of community

resources & information that are helping to make Vancouver’s
Westside a Newcomer-Friendly Community!

Resource Guide Headings

Resource Page Resource Guide
Categories
Community 11 • Childcare programs
Organizations • Classes & workshops
• Counseling
• Employment
Health 13 assistance
Services • Family programs
• Housing support
Faith-Based 15 • Information & Referral
Services • Language learning
• Legal/financial support
Language 16 • Multilingual services
• Recreation &
Services
community events
• Seniors programs
Settlement 17 • Volunteer opportunities
Services • Youth programs

Community Resources
are also available online at
www.kitshouse.org
See Page 19 for more information

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 Newcomer Resources

Community
Organizations
see page 11

Health
Services
see page 13
5

Faith-Based
Services
see page 15

Language
Services
see page 16

Settlement
Services
see page 17

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 Community

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Organizations

Childcare programs
Classes & Workshops
Counseling
Employment assistance
Family Programs
Health Care Services
Housing Support
Information & Referral
Language Learning
Legal/Financial Support
Multilingual Services
Recreation & community
events
Seniors Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Programs

Name of Organization
1. Dunbar Community Centre ZH
4747 Dunbar Street, dunbarcc@vancouver.ca, Tel. (604) 222-6060, www.dunbarcentre.ca

2. Greater Vancouver Community Services Society ZH

#500-1212 West Broadway, info@gvcss.bc.ca, Tel. (604) 737-4900 www.gvcss.bc.ca

3. Inform’Elles – Reseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique FR

#302-1037 West Broadway, directionrfcb@reseaufemmes.bc.ca, Tel. (604) 736-6974,
www.reseaufemmes.bc.ca
4. Intergenerational Landed Learning Project
6182 South Campus Road, Tel. (604) 822-5092, www.edcp.educ.ubc.ca/landed/learning

5. Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver HE

950 West 41st Avenue, Tel. (604) 257-5111, www.jccgv.com/index.htm
6. Kerrisdale Community Centre ZH
5851 West Boulevard, Tel. (604) 257-8100, www.kerrisdalecc.com

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 Community
Organizations

Childcare programs
Classes & Workshops
Counseling
Employment assistance
Family Programs
Health Care Services
Housing Support
Information & Referral
Language Learning
Legal/Financial Support
Multilingual Services
Recreation & community
events
Seniors Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Programs

Name of Organization
7. Kitsilano Community Centre
2690 Larch Street,info@kitscc.com, Tel. (604) 257-6980, www.kitscc.com
8. Kitsilano Neighbourhood House AR, ES, FA, ZH
2325-2305 West 7th Avenue, info@kitshouse.org, Tel. (604) 736-3588, www.kitshouse.org
9. South Granville Seniors Centre ES
1420 West 12th Avenue, info@southgranvilleseniors.ca, Tel. (604) 732-0812,
www.southgranvilleseniors.ca

Vancouver Public Libraries

10. Dunbar Branch: 4515 Dunbar Street, Tel. (604) 665-3968
11. Kerrisdale Branch: 2112 42nd Avenue West, Tel. (604) 665-3974
12. Kitsilano Branch: 2425 MacDonald Street, Tel. (604) 665-3976
13. West Point Grey Branch: 4480 West 10th Avenue, Tel. (604) 665-3982
info@vpl.ca, www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca

14. West Point Grey (Aberthau) Community Centre

4397 West 2nd Avenue, wpgcc@vancouver.ca, Tel. (604) 257-8140

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 Health Services

13
Childcare programs
Classes & Workshops
Counseling
Employment assistance
Family Programs
Health Care Services
Housing Support
Information & Referral
Language Learning
Legal/Financial Support
Multilingual Services
Recreation & community
events
Seniors Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Programs

Name of Organization
1. Arthritis Society –BC & Yukon Division FR, ZH, PA
#200-1645 West 7th Avenue, info@bc.arthritis.ca, Tel. (604) 714-5550, www.arthritis.ca/bc
2. BC Cancer Agency ZH and interpreter available
686 West Broadway // #505-750 West Broadway // 600 West 10th Avenue
Tel. (604) 877-6000, www.bccancer.bc.ca
3. Canadian Mental Health Association ZH
175 West Broadway, info@cmhavb.bc.ca, Tel. (604) 872-4902,
http://vancouver-burnaby.cmha.bc.ca
4. Canadian Cancer Society FR, ZH, interpreter available
565 West 10th Avenue, Tel. (Tel. 1-888-939-3333, inquiries@bc.cancer.ca, www.
bc.cancer.ca
5. Canadian Diabetes Association FR, ZH
#360-1385 West 8th Avenue, infobc@diabetes.ca, Tel. (604) 732-1331, www.diabetes.ca
6. Cross-Cultural Clinic
Vancouver General Hospital, Psychiatry Department

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Czech = CS Greek = EL Japanese = JA Punjabi = PA Vietnamese = VI
 Health Services

Childcare programs
Classes & Workshops
Counseling
Employment assistance
Family Programs
Health Care Services
Housing Support
Information & Referral
Language Learning
Legal/Financial Support
Multilingual Services
Recreation & community
events
Seniors Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Programs

Name of Organization
7. Elizabeth Bagshaw Women’s Clinic interpreter available
#200-1177 West Broadway, Tel. (604) 736-7878, www.elizabethbagshawclinic.ca
8 Greater Vancouver Community Services Society ZH
#500-1212 West Broadway, info@gvcss.bc.ca, Tel. (604) 737-4900, www.gvcss.bc.ca
9. Health & Home Care Society of BC ZH
#204-3077 Granville Street, info@carebc.ca, Tel. (604) 733-6614, www.carebc.ca
10.10. Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre
2110 West 43rd Avenue, feedback@vch.ca, Tel. (604) 261-6366
11. Reso Sante Colombie-Britannique FR
1575 West 7th Avenue, Tel. (604) 629-1000, www.resosante.ca
12. Vancouver Community Mental Health Services
#200-520 West 6th Avenue, Tel. (604) 874-7626

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Czech = CS Greek = EL Japanese = JA Punjabi = PA Vietnamese = VI
 Faith-Based

15
Services

Childcare programs
Classes & Workshops
Counseling
Employment assistance
Family Programs
Housing Support
Information & Referral
Language Learning
Legal/financial Support
Multilingual Services
Recreation & Community
Events
Seniors Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Programs

Name of Organization
1. Granville Chapel
5901 Granville St, office@granvillechapel.com, Tel. (604) 263-4121, www.granvillechapel.com
2. Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church ZH, KO
2733 West 41st Avenue, Tel. (604) 261-1434, kpc@telus.net
3. Sixteenth Ave Gospel Chapel
2756 West 16th Avenue, Tel. (604) 733-0915, www.sixteenthgospelchapel.org

4. Trinity Baptist Church ZH

1460 West 49th Ave, office@tbcvancouver.ca, Tel. (604) 266-6238, www.tbcvancouver.ca

5. University Chapel KO
5375 University Blvd, uc@universitychapel.org, Tel. (604) 222-0800, www.universitychapel.org
6. West Point Grey Presbyterian Church KO
4397 West 12th Avenue, wassyl@telus.net, Tel. (604) 224-7744, Tel. Korean (778) 867-8739
www.vcn.bc.ca/wpgpc

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Czech = CS Greek = EL Japanese = JA Punjabi = PA Vietnamese = VI
 Language
Services

Childcare Programs
Classes & Workshops
Counseling
Employment assistance
Family Programs
Housing Support
Information & Referral
Language Learning
Legal/financial support
Multilingual Services
Recreation & community
events
Seniors Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Programs

Name of Organization
1. La Boussole Francophone Centre FR
612 E. Broadway, laboussole@lbv.ca, Tel. (604) 683-7337, http://members.shaw.ca/laboussole
2. Dorset College
1885 West Broadway, info@dorsetcollege.bc.ca, Tel. (604) 879-8686, www.dorsetcollege.bc.ca
3. ESLA.net
#208-2525 Commercial Drive, Tel. (604) 876-5756, www.elsanet.org
4. Hellenic Community Centre and Greek Language Program EL
4500 Arbutus Street, Hellenic@telus.net, Tel. (604) 266-7148, www.helleniccommunity.org
5. PIRS Pacific Immigrant Resources Society
205-2929 Commercial Dr, info@pirs.bc.ca, Tel. (604) 298-5888, www.pirs.bc.ca
6. The Russian Cultural Centre RU
2114 West 4th Avenue, 604-732-9223, www.russiancentrevancouver.org
7. Vancouver Francophone Cultural Centre FR
1551 West 7th Avenue, info@lecentreculturel.com, Tel. (604) 736-9806
8. Vancouver Westside German School DE
3400 Balaclava Street, info@vwgs.org, Tel. (604) 736-5955, www.vwgs.org

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Services

Childcare program
Classes & Workshops
Counseling
Family Programs
Employment assistance
Housing Support
Information & Referral
Language Learning
Legal/financial support
Multilingual Services
Recreation &
community events
Seniors Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Programs

Name of Organization
1. AMSSA Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC ZH, FA, FR, HI,
205-2929 Commercial Drive, Tel. (604) 718-2780; www.amssa.org KO, PA, ES, VI

2. ISSBC Immigrant Services Society of BC

530 Drake St / #501-333 Terminal Ave, iss@issbc.org; Tel. (604) 684-2561, www.issbc.org
3. Jewish Family Service Agency HE, RU
305-1985 West Broadway, gboroomand@jfsa.ca, Tel. (604) 257-5151, www.jfsa.ca
4. MOSAIC 50 + languages
1522 Commercial Drive, interpretationservices@mosiacbc.com, commercial@mosaicbc.com
Tel. (604) 254-9626, www.mosaicbc.com
5. Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) BN, FA, HI, PA, PS, UR
#200-8161 Main Street, Tel. (604) 324-7733
6. SUCCESS ZH, KO
#200-1755 W. Broadway, Tel. (604) 732-3278 // #300-8268 Granville St, Tel. (604) 323-0901
www.success.bc.ca
7. Vancouver Lower Mainland Family Support and Services Society
5000 Kingsway Plaza III #306-4980, againstviolence@vlmfss.ca, Tel. (604) 436-1025; www.vlmfss.ca
AR, ZH, CS, FA, HI, IT, JA, KO, PS, PL, PA, RU, ES, UR, VI
8. Vancouver School Board: www.vsb.bc.ca
Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) 604.713.5999 swis@vsb.bc.ca;
Multicultural Liaison Workers, 604-713-5999 drpc@vsb.bc.ca

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multilingual
Arabic = AR Farsi = FA Hebrew = HE Korean = KO Russian = Ru
Languages
Bengali = BN French = FR Hindi =HI Pashto = PS Spanish = ES
Spoken
Chinese = ZH German = DE Italian = IT Polish = PL Urdu = UR
Czech = CS Greek = EL Japanese = JA Punjabi = PA Vietnamese = VI
For more information, visit the
Kits House Community Resources Website!
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House is a “hub of information” for Vancouver’s
Westside. We are a friendly neighbourhood place where people of all ages
and cultures come together to enjoy programs and services that make the
Westside a healthy, safe and vibrant community to live and do business!
Check out the new section of the Kits House website where you can get
community information & resources at your fingertips—Available in 14
languages at the click of a button!
You will find INFORMATION & RESOURCES about:

• BC & Vancouver Newcomer Guides • Financial Resources

• Language Specific Resources • Government Information
• Community & Neighbourhood Centres • Health & Safety Information
• Crisis Services • Housing Resources
• Cultural Resources • Identification/Passports
• Education • Multicultural Resources
• Employment • Transportation
• Entertainment/Recreation • Utilities
• Faith • Volunteering

Visit
www.kitshouse.org
Or visit us or call 604-736-3588 for direct information & referral

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 ΕήηΎόϣ
• Belonging • 关爱 • Confort • 소통 • Connection • Familiarity • 家庭 •

Sentimientos • 자유 • Loved • Loving

̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁

What Creates a
• Stability • 同心协力 • Calidez • 자유 • Loved • Loving

Newcomer-Friendly Community?
Be curious & open
Build cultural bridges
Celebrate diversity
Child-friendly activities
Classes & events
Community festivals
Cultural celebrations

̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁ • 放松 • Raíces • 안전 • Solutions

Dialogue
Feeling safe & included
Find things in common
Friendly advice
Have fun together
Introduce yourself
Knowledge of the ‘Canadian system’
Laugh together
Learn about other cultures
̶θΨΑ ϡ΍έ΁ • 放松 • Raíces • 안전 • Solutions

Make an effort to connect

̵έ΍ΪϳΎ̡

Meet your neighbours

People you can ask for help
Programs & services
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Sensitivity to each other
Share information
Share traditions
• Stability • 同心协力 • Calidez • Belonging

Show patience
Someone to talk to & depend on
Understanding & acceptance
Use many languages
Volunteer opportunities
Warm welcomes
• 자유 • Loved • Loving

Willingness to help

FIND OUT MORE!

Kits House Community Resource Website
Available in 14 languages
www.kitshouse.org
• 关爱 • Confort • 소통 • Connection • Familiarity • 家庭 • Sentimientos