Community Spotlight / DIVERSEcity Helps Newcomers Build The Life They Want In Canada

DIVERSEcity Helps Newcomers Build The Life They Want In Canada

Community Spotlight May 13, 2022

by Hina P. Ansari

At DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society, we help newcomers and other diverse communities build the life they want in Canada. Our free, multilingual programs and services in settlement, language, employment, community engagement and mental health provide them with information, skills and connections for their journey toward success and belonging. Our social enterprises — DIVERSEcity Interpretation and Translation Services, DIVERSEcity Skills Training Centre and Language Testing Centre — support this work, too.

My Business: DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society

City: Surrey, British Colombia, Canada

Follow Us: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter

Email: [email protected]

Launched: 1978

Mission Statement: “To inspire belonging in a strong integrated community by empowering newcomers to Canada.”

Target Market: Newcomers to Canada and other diverse communities.

What We Offer: We offer newcomers and other diverse community members help with:

Finding employment
Learning English
Applying for government services
Finding housing
Connecting your children with the school system
Getting your foreign credentials verified
Applying to upgrade your qualifications
Upgrading your skills
Getting training, work experience and job search help
Connecting with your new community or making friends
Coping with the challenges of settling here
Preparing for Canadian citizenship
Accessing violence prevention services
Accessing mental health and substance use services

**DIVERSEcity Helps Newcomers Build The Life They Want In Canada: English language classes with full COVID regulations in place.**

The team at DIVERSEcity shares their story:

Our social enterprises — DIVERSEcity Interpretation and Translation Services, DIVERSEcity Skills Training Centre and Language Testing Centre — support this work, too.

As a registered charity in Surrey and the Lower Mainland with a 42+ year history, we value the strengths found in our differences, and our message is clear — everyone belongs here.

Many of our services are provided in first languages and by someone who has experienced life in Canada as an immigrant. We are on your side and will actively seek out opportunities and solutions that work for you.

All Photos Courtesy Of DIVERSEcity

Hina P. Ansari

Author

Hina P. Ansari is a graduate from The University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario). Since then she has carved a successful career in Canada's national fashion-publishing world as the Entertainment/Photo Editor at FLARE Magazine, Canada's national fashion magazine. She was the first South Asian in...

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