On February 16, 2023, participants and volunteers from CultureLink’s Canada Connects program gathered together for an in-person group session. The program, a partnership with with Harbourfront Centre, was introduced in 2019 and kept going through virtual times. This meeting gave us an opportunity to reflect on our shared experiences, the perseverance shown through difficult and extraordinary circumstances, and the wonderful …
Board Governance Opportunity
CultureLink Settlement & Community Services is dedicated to facilitating the active participation and integration of newcomers and the broader community, recognizing the interdependence of these groups in our society. We envision a healthy, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming society that works together to engage and integrate newcomers and other community members into Canadian life. We are seeking a volunteer Board member …
Work Hard, Earn a Bike
CultureLink’s Community Bicycle Hub promotes cycling as a great hobby and a green method of transport. Through our bike repair workshops and services, we support cycling initiatives and get more people involved in creating a sustainable cycling culture that benefits us all. Our Bike Hub’s Earn-A-Bike program teachers participants about bike mechanics and maintenance. It aims to enable participants to repair …
Newcomer Youth Job Fair
It was a cold October day in Toronto. Our Children and Youth Centre was open and the team had set up a table outside to welcome guests, and one inside to handle registrations. Slowly but surely, over 50 clients walked through those doors and into a room where representatives from Tim Horton’s, Fresh Co, Old Navy, Roots and Canadian Tire …
The Right Place at the Right Time
Serendipity is defined as an event where a person finds something pleasant or valuable that they were not looking for. Is it luck? Fate? Call it what you might, it happens. It could be an unexpected call or text from someone dear, finding a object that brings back memories or a coin on the floor in your daily commute. Serendipity …