settlement services. what is settlement? to know the place where you live make a home feel...
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Settlement Services
What is settlement?
• TO KNOW THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE • MAKE A HOME• FEEL COMFORTABLE
What is a settlement worker /counselor?• A PERSON WHO HELPS YOU FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE IN YOUR NEW HOME (CANADA)
NorQuest College Settlement Services
Jessica Martinez PerezSocial Worker
Room 203 Westmount [email protected]
780 644 6717
TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
• PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME IN ONE OF THE BLANK SPACES ON THE SCHEDULE
• COME BACK AT THE TIME AND ON THE DAY OF YOUR APPOINTMENT
What does a settlement worker do?
• Print and help you complete forms:
Immigration forms, housing applications, child care subsidy applicationsleisure access program, etc.
What does a settlement worker do?• Read letters (CIC OR Canada Revenue Agency)
• Telephone calls (doctor’s office, CIC, CRA.) Keep in mind privacy
What does a settlement worker do?
INFORMATION on:
• Services for immigrants in Edmonton• Basic needs resources (food, housing, clothes)• Health care in Canada, how to find a doctor in
Edmonton• Housing• Community services and groups• Programs for immigrants and immigrant families• Parenting in two cultures and resources for
parents• Immigration • Legal aid offices• Counseling services and support groups
Settlement Agencies in Edmonton
• Services for newcomers to Canada. • Services to help you settle and adjust to
your new life in Canada