Learning Enrichment Foundation, (The)

Community economic development

Newcomer Supports and Settlement Services

• needs assessment and post-arrival information and referral to community and social services such as housing, food bank, and furniture bank
• support with finding child care, registering children in school and health care
• help filling out government forms, including housing and immigration sponsorship forms
• community support through volunteer befriending, and conversation circles to practise English
• help with connecting to language classes
• workshops to reduce stress of adjusting to Canadian culture
• English as a Second Language and English for Life and Work in Canada
• conversation and pronunciation classes
• job search preparation and online or in-class training to develop job search strategies and workplace communication skills
• employment counselling: resume help, job readiness clinic, employment counselling, skills and career development and help in establishing social and professional networks
• referral to credential evaluation programs such as WES and support for internationally trained professionals

Employment Training Programs: registered private careers college providing for

• Early Childhood Assistants
• industrial skills training, including warehouse skills such as forklift operator certification
• bicycle assembly and maintenance
• building maintenance and superintendent

Youth Programs:

• immigration and settlement peer counselling services
• leadership skills training and employment assistance to newcomer youth

Child Care: multiple child care centres across Toronto -- see separate listing