Immigrant Services - Vancouver
Education, Immigrant and Refugee Services, Services for Youth, and Social / Recreational
Provided by Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Collingwood Neighbourhood House offers a great variety of services, programs and support groups for permanent resident cardholders, conventional refugees, temporary foreign workers, live-in caregivers, citizens, and others.
The CNC settlement team helps newcomers and immigrants understand and identify their needs. They also help to develop community connections and networks. All programs and services are free.
Ongoing programs include:
- Art Classes: Newcomers interested in meeting new people, practicing English and learning new skills in the arts can sign up for free art classes. Facilitated classes include sewing, watercolour painting, card making, origami-folding and more.
- Language Instruction for Newcomers (LINC): LINC offers free English classes for newcomers. Free preschool is provided for children (30 months to 5 years old) of students attending classes. LINC levels 1, 2, 3, 4 (Monday to Thursday, 9-11:45 am and 12:30-3 pm). All classes are delivered in person.
- BC SAF HAVN (Newcomer Services): This program supports the social and economic integration of this group of newcomers. We offer orientation (online and available one-to-one or with a group), information and referral services, topical workshops, and help navigating immigration and work permit applications.
- Youth Settlement Services: Offers a range of programs for younger newcomers and immigrants, including an afterschool mentorship program for ages 10–14, the Level Up leadership and pre-employment mentoring program, and neighborhood sports.
Online registration for recreation programs, workshops and some events are available. For all other programs, please call or visit during regular hours.
Public email: info@cnh.bc.ca
Website: https://www.cnh.bc.ca
Annex - 3690 Vanness Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5R 5B6
604-435-0323
Main House - 5288 Joyce Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5R 6C9
Service is available in Cantonese, English, Hindi, Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish, and Tagalog.
Cost: No cost
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Collingwood Neighbourhood House:
Availability
Service area: Vancouver + show cities
Service Types Provided
Education
Immigrant and Refugee Services
Services for Youth
Social / Recreational
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at multiple locations
- Provided in a group in-person
- Provided online: email / video / on-line
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