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Volume 76 May 2011

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Dear Members and Friends,

On behalf of the KCWA Family and Social Services I am pleased to invite you to attend our 2011 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, July 18, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at KCWA Family and Social Services. Registra-tion will start at 5:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served after the AGM.

I encourage all members to attend this meeting to receive reports on a very successful and exciting year, and to meet fellow members. We believe that input from our community members is powerful and meaningful, and is essential for directing our efforts to reflect on and improve the way that we shape and deliver KCWA programs.

If you would like to get involved and want to become a member, please contact our office at 416-340-1234 as soon as possible. We appreciate and welcome your support. Please renew or pay your membership fee by filling out the membership form and mail it with your cheque (yearly membership fee $20.00/life time membership $200.00).

I thank you in advance for your continued support of KCWA and I look forward to seeing on July 18, 2011.

Yours Sincerely, Sang-Hee Park President KCWA Family and Social services

KCWA Family and Social Services

27th Annual General Meeting

♣Date: Saturday July 18, 2011 @ 6 PM

♣Venue: KCWA Family and Social Services (27 Madison Ave. Toronto)

☎ For more information contact KCWA 416– 340– 1234

& Healthy Family

Successful Integration KCWA Family and Social Services

Contents

Pg 1 Greeting from KCWA

Pg 2~ 3 KCWA News

Pg 4~ 6 KCWA Program Reports

Pg 7~9 Current / Upcoming KCWA Events

Pg 10 Practicum Student’s Voice

Pg 11 KCWA’s Services

Pg 12 Q & A/ Funders/ KCWA’s Mission

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캐나다 한인 여성회 소식지 KCWA NEWSLETTER

O n March 5th, 2011, the KCWA Family and Social Services hosted the

“Arirang Gala”, their 7th annual fundraising dinner at the Le Parc Conference Centre in Richmond Hill. As many as 400 supporters and community members were in atten-dance. The event was a huge success to say the least.

The evening kicked-off with a Giant Drum performance by the Kim Mi-Young Dance Troup. The emcees were Ms. Jee-Yun Lee and Mr. Sang Hyun Park. President Sanghee Park welcomed attendants with opening remarks which was followed by congratula-tory remarks by MP Barry Devolin and Eric Hoskins, the Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Other prominent figures of the community that briefly addressed the guests included Mr. Ji-in Hong, Consul General of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Ken Paik, President, of Korean Canadian Cul-tural Association, and Councillor Raymond Cho offered their remarks of felicitation.

The exciting evening progressed with a per-formance by La Pace, a men’s choir, and a video presentation on the KCWA. The “Arirang Award”, for best supporter or vol-unteer, was awarded to Raymond Chung, a

former Executive Director of Hong Fook, and to Bessie Shaw of the Toronto Public Health. Gala attendants were also treated to a solo performance by Esly, and the sweet voice of George Bancroft.

The evening program also included a silent auction and raffle draws. Prizes were gen-erously donated by various supporters within our community and included the grand prize of a round-trip ticket to Korea provided by Korean Airline.

The excellent evening program, coupled with the diversity of attendants – ranging from young, second-generation Korean-Canadians, to older, first generation immi-grants – made the event truly memorable. Proceeds from the Arirang Gala go directly to the maintenance and improvement of our service to the Korean Canadian community. The KCWA always strives for excellence.

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I felt proud of being a Korean Canadian after attending a second to none 2011 KCWA Ariarang Gala. I was humbled by all the behind-the-scene vol-unteers who made the event successful. Congratulations KCWA for provid-ing such a wonderful evening to those who came out in a cold wintery day!

Kevin Yang from Canadian Korean Times

From the Top : Dr. Hoskins, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration/ Arirang Award Recipients with President of KCWA/ Tenor Quintet (Le Pace Solo-isti)/ Instrument Quintet during reception

KCWA NewsKCWA News

As a part of the newcomer settlement service program, KCWA has published an Employment Infor-mation Booklet to assist new immigrants enter the Canadian job market. On January 17, 2011, KCWA invited volunteers, staff, and board members to celebrate its publication.

The Employment Information Booklet served the following purposes: 1. To provide organized career guidelines for new immigrants; and 2. To highlight career opportunities that aligns with the interests, skill-sets, and experiences of Korean immi-grants.

The Employment Informa-tion Booklet consists of two sections: 1st section: Preparing for Canadian job search In this section, there are 8 sub-categories of how to search for jobs effectively in the Canadian labour market. The categories include: How Canadian employers hire new employees; How to succeed with your resumé and job interview; English communication skills for employment; Effective job searching strategy and im-portance of career networking; How to utilize government supported career programs; Career development through Canadian education- college training; Sharing career suc-cess stories, Rights and benefits in Canadian labour market- and Employment Insurance and Employment Standards Act.

2nd section: Career information for areas in demand in Canada Introduction of in-demand career sections in Canada in the following areas: Health; Social Service; Early Childhood Education; Teaching; Technologist; and Accounting. This section fo-cuses on: how to obtain a license and credentials in these categories; how to transfer your previous education and skills; the procedures of assessing foreign credential evaluation; and documents that require preparation by new immigrants before moving to Canada.

All in all, this information book-let is designed to be an effective tool for new immigrants.

** You can download the entire contents of the booklet from KCWA website: www.kcwa.net

** Due to limited volumes in hard copy, hard copies are available only for those who visit KCWA or the Consulate Gen-eral of the Republic of Korea in Toronto.

** Please contact KCWA for inquiries regarding the employment information

booklet by phone: 416-340-1234 or by email: [email protected]

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Board members, Staffs and Volunteers

KCWA NewsKCWA News

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K CWA’s Family Services can be divided into Tran-sitional Housing Support Services and Counsel-

ling Services. These services are provided regardless of the clients’ status, gender or age. Transitional and Housing Support workers assist clients in developing and carrying-out their transition plans. Victims of family violence are also connected to appro-priate community supports such as housing, counselling, parental supports, financial assistance, educational up-grading, job training, legal assistance, social services, and health care. The workers are dedicated to aiding the development of safety plans for clients and their chil-dren. On-site translation and interpretation services are provided at shelters, hospitals, courts and social service offices. Transitional and Housing Support Services is designed to help victims of family violence make their transition as smoothly as possible. Also, through one-on-one counselling services with our Crisis Support Worker, clients learn how to cope with family tensions, parenting issues and divorce matters. The KCWA Self Help Group organized a monthly gath-ering to share the diversity of immigrant life and to help individual members achieve mental, financial and psy-chological independence. From January to April, par-ticipants were encouraged to apply their newly acquired skills and to share with one another how they solved certain communication problems. Before every meeting, there were 30-minute English communication exercises. These exercises were to encourage participants to apply their English language skills.

In February, KCWA co-facilitated a Parent Engagement Workshop with Hera Lee, a guidance counsellor, to the students of Thornhill Secondary School. This event was held at the Career Conference that was organized by Korean Canadian Scholarship Association. They were able to discuss what parents can do to help their chil-dren succeed in the classroom and in the job market. Parents learned that academic success does not guaran-tee a successful job. They learned that what their chil-dren need are good communication skills, teamwork and flexibility. These skills can be developed in the home.

The KCWA conducted a Sexual Harassment Prevention Seminar at the Toronto Korean Presbyterian Church on March 26. Through this seminar, community leaders and Sunday school teachers learned some skills to pre-vent sexual harassment in the community. On March 27, Happy Family, Happy Communication Seminar was held at the Keun Sarang Church. Partici-pants were reminded that our family members need more encouragement, less blame, and more love and understanding.

S ince the start of this year, the KCWA settlement team has provided Korean immigrants with well-

organized programs focusing on providing settlement information, improving English language skills and participating in community activities.

Providing settlement information; KCWA has been holding a series of seminars on Canadian social services every other month since January 2011. These seminars were designed to help Korean immigrants increase awareness, knowledge and information about Canadian social services to assist them in their safe and seamless settlement. Settlement orientations were designed to provide gen-eral information about Canada’s history, government, geography, culture and education to newcomers, again, for their successful integration into Canadian society.

KCWA’s

Family Programs

KCWA’s

Settlement Programs

KCWAKCWA’s Report’s Report

For the past four months from January– April, 2010, KCWA provided di-verse Family services and programs to the Korean Canadian community.

January– April 2011 Self Help Group Meeting (Every Third Friday)

February 19, 2011 Parent Engagement Seminar At Career Conference

March 26, 2011 Sexual Harassment Prevention Seminar at Toronto

Korean Presbyterian Church

March 27, 2011 Happy family, Happy communication seminar At

Kenun Sarang Church

For further information: Gill Soon Im ([email protected]), Young Jahng ([email protected]), Ju Youn Park ([email protected])

For the past four months from January– April, 2010, KCWA provided diverse settlement programs to the Korean Canadian community.

The followings are the main events that have taken place during this period.

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KCWA 캐나다 한인 여성회 소식지 KCWA NEWSLETTER

Canadian citizenship test preparation seminars are held on a bimonthly basis in 2011. These seminars provide immi-grants preparing for the citizenship test with an opportu-nity to learn about Canada’s history, economy, govern-ment and geography by studying the citizenship test guide book, ‘Discover Canada’. Participants not only increase their knowledge about Canada, but also learn what it is to be a Canadian citizen.

Our monthly workshop series, ‘Education Workshops for Newcomer Parents’, aim to help Korean immigrants sup-port their children by instilling in the parents a sense of belonging and by helping them understand their roles as parents in the education of their children. Lessons include using alternative parenting approaches, and understanding and practicing Canadian values. Guest speakers who rep-resent the 1.5 generation share their experiences and stress the importance of parents' attitude toward Canadian citi-zenship in order to support their children in reaching their full potential in Canadian society.

Canadian Tax System and Income Tax Filing seminar was held Korean immigrants in understanding the Canadian tax system and income tax filing. Participants learned how to report overseas property as well as the importance of income tax filing and its benefits. Participants also re-ceived comprehensive answers to their various inquiries regarding income tax filing during a question-and-answer session at the end of the seminar.

Helping Korean immigrants and newcomers improve their English language skills; KCWA has been conduct-ing the Newcomers’ English Café, basic and intermediate classes, every Wednesday and Thursday since July 2010. These “cafes” focus not only on providing English com-munication skills necessary for their daily lives, but also help participants understand the social and cultural aspects of Canada. Participants learned about public libraries in Toronto in January, how to use LINC in February, social benefits in Canada in March, and Canadian family law in April. All participants have expressed satisfaction with this program since it deals with various useful settlement information and is provided in both Korean and English.

Promoting participation in community activities: KCWA invited Korean immigrants to a Volunteer Infor-mation Guide seminar; 2011 Income Tax Filing Volunteer Program on January 13, 2011. This seminar was designed to help Korean adult and youth immigrants obtain infor-

mation on a variety of volunteering activities including CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) CVITP (Community Volunteer Income Tax Program).

The KCWA runs a free income tax filing clinic in March and April (of every year) for low-income families and in-dividuals. This began in March, 2011 with eight well-trained volunteers. Due to a high volume of visitors, KCWA has helped 400 individuals file their 2010 income tax. Participants of KCWA programs expressed great satisfac-tion with the agency’s settlement programs held from January to April 2011. They appreciate the role KCWA played in leading them to integrate and settle into Cana-dian society. KCWA settlement team is going to continue planning, conducting, and offering beneficial programs providing useful information to Korean immigrants.

January– April 2011

Newcomer English Café (Basic: Every Wednesday, Intermediate: Every Thursday)

January, 2011

PR Card Renewal and Awareness & Residency Obligation Volunteer Program Guide: 2011 Income Tax Volunteer Citizenship Application Guide Seminar Education Workshop for Newcomer Parents 1: The Object of Canadian Education Canada’s Social Services1: Subsidized Housing

February, 2011

Mobile Health Clinic Canadian Citizenship test Preparation1, 2 Income Tax Filing Seminar Education Workshop for Newcomer Parents 2: Understanding the Canadian Education System & Youth Summer Job

March, 2011

Successful Settlement in Canada with Your Family: Spouse /Parents Income Tax Return Filing Seminar: For Small Business Owner Education Workshop for Newcomer Parents 3: Importance of Literacy Skills & Extracurricular Activities Settlement Orientation1: Welcome to Canada Canada’s Social Services 2: Benefits for Children and Seniors

April, 2011

Citizenship Test Preparation Course1, 2 Canada Bank System: Household Financial Management Mobile Health Clinic Education Workshop for Newcomer Parents 4: Financial Assistance for Post-Secondary School, OSAP Settlement Orientation 2: Community Involvement & Recreation

Educational Programs

Knitting Club, Calligraphy, Art Class for Health Settlement, Korean Class for Adult

KCWAKCWA’s Events & Programs’s Events & Programs

For further inofrmaion:

Sophie Sim ([email protected]), Sun Young Ju ([email protected]), Jin Young Lee (settlement [email protected]), Eunyoung Baek ([email protected])

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KCWA’s Itinerant Services

The KCWA has provided diverse employment services and programs for the Korean community for four months (January – April 2011). The following programs were available to the community:

We have often heard that the most difficult barriers for new immigrants in finding a job in Canada is the “lack of language skills”, “lack of Canadian experiences”, and “lack of Canadian credentials and education”. This is no exception for Korean immigrants. In January, KCWA prepared a workshop called “College for Career Devel-opment” to help immigrants overcome these barriers. These workshops provided general guidelines of how to apply for college programs and also gave tips on what to look for in terms of selecting the right program for pro-spective students. In addition, KCWA encourages Korean immigrants to take action on their career development through college education so that their previous education and experience in Korea can be recognized.

In December of 2010, KCWA published an Employment Information Booklet for Korean newcomers. To maxi-mize its utility, KCWA hosted the workshop “Employment Orientation”. We received positive feed-back about the usefulness of the information in the book-let and shared their experience relating to KCWA’s work

in the area of career guidance for the Korean community.

KCWA have been providing workshops focus on How to build up on Canadian experiences. Many new immigrants found difficulty applying their foreign skills in Canada. These bridging programs helped participants gain the Canadian experiences needed to bring apply their previ-ous skills. Participants also found that the abovementioned programs were easy to apply for and easy to participate in. KCWA also provided workshops on how to apply for Employ-ment Insurance and how to take advantage of career training programs that are only available for EI recipients. With the support of TD Canada Trust, KCWA hosted the seminar “Jobs in Banks” to deliver practical information on how to approach careers in the financial sector.

Presently, KCWA is providing one-on-one career coun-selling in addition to career workshops. KCWA is pro-viding customized career counselling based on the client’s individual background, interests, and career objectives. Through KCWA’s one-on-one career counselling, clients will receive the following assistance:

Finding individualized career skills and experiences application in the Canadian labour market; Canadian employers’ perspectives for new employees; Creating résumés and interview skills; Effective career networking; Government supported career connection programs; Career development through Canadian education and bridging programs

In addition, the KCWA provides consulting services for many employment related issues, such as applying for employment insurance, making a claim for unfair treatment in work place-ment, applying for government supported career training, etc.

KCWA’s

Employment Program

January, 2011 College for Career Development

Career Exploration

February, 2011

Job Search for Success

Employment Orientation

with KCWA’s Employment Booklet

March, 2011

Career Programs for Newcomers:

Bridging Programs and Second career

Building Canadian Experience:

Co-Op, Internship, volunteering

April, 2011 From EI to Career Training

Jobs in Bank

Richmond Hill: H-Mart (9737 Yonge St. )

Toronto: KCCA (1133 Leslie St. Toronto)


For further Information: [email protected]

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K CWA has planned a new type of workshop for Ko-rean parents in 2011. There have been many educa-

tion seminars being held here and there, but we realized that simple info-session type education seminars are in-effective in reaching the parents. The newly designed 12-week workshop series is designed to empower parents with a thorough understanding of the Canadian education system. KCWA will also study changes in participating parents throughout the year, and how these changes affect their children.

This workshop will highlight the advantages of being Korean in Can-ada and in the Canadian education system, and it will help parents raise their children to be influential citi-zens of society. Parents will be able to rekindle the goals and dreams they had when they decided to immigrate to Canada. How well do they under-stand the Canadian education sys-tem? What criteria have they used to conclude that Canadian educa-tion system was supe-rior? How well are they using these advantages of the Canadian education system? The workshops will also discuss problems that may arise due to differences between first generation parents and their children, and finding solutions to these problems.

The first workshop was held on January 20th at the Thornhill High School library. Named “The Goal of Ca-nadian Education and Youth Summer Camp Information”, the workshop grouped six participants together to discuss “Differences between Korean and Canadian education and the Parents’ roles”. An important topic was raised: “We know parents’ roles are more important in Canada, but we don’t know what to do”. The parents did not attend school in Canada, and naturally, they are very unfamiliar

with the system, which causes the inability to effectively help their children. The parents are lost in the fast-paced society and find it difficult to adapt to a new environment.

This is the reason KCWA has created this workshop se-ries. “How can you help your children?” Every child is unique; thus, no one can give an exact answer to this question. The first step to finding the answer is recogniz-ing that parents’ roles are more important in Canada, even

if they do not yet know what to do. We hope to discover concrete step-by-step solutions with small changes in the parents’ thoughts, words, and actions by realizing what they had previously missed out on and new ways to approach certain problems.

One of the greatest things done by a human being is to give life to another, and to raise that life into someone competent to pursue his or her dream.

Raising a child is easier said than done because parents must show their children, not tell. For a child to change, the parent must change

first. A parent’s role is to show the child the change and to share the difficulties in the process. In Canada, parents must change for Canada. How and what to change differs from person to person; however, this workshop series will hopefully help parents start off their change in the right direction. The 12th workshop has been designed to present the big picture of Canadian education. But this workshop is a mere tool in aiding the change in thoughts, words, and actions towards education. This workshop will ultimately provide power – power to change for the betterment of life. Be a part of KCWA workshop and experience a great change.

2011 KCWA Education Workshop

‘ Instilling Sense of Belonging ’ Jin Yong Lee, Settlement Worker

Raising a child is easier said than done because parents must show their children, not tell.

KCWAKCWA’s Events & Programs’s Events & Programs

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KCWA 캐나다 한인 여성회 소식지 KCWA NEWSLETTER

Last year, KCWA hosted a job fair for the first time and KCWA will continue its success this year with its second annual KCWA job fair. We are planning to organize the KCWA job fair in October, 2011. KCWA will invite a wide range of employers from the mainstream and the Korean community as KCWA did last year. This is a review of last year’s KCWA job fair.

Last year’s job fair was held on Wednesday, June 16 (from 10:00AM – 2:00PM) at North York Civic Centre in North York, where the largest Korean immigrant population re-sides. Since it was the very first job fair hosted by KCWA, all our team members preparing for the job fair at KCWA were nervous and anxious throughout the entire process and for the results; how many people will come to the fair, if this fair will be useful for them, how many employers will participate etc. The KCWA job fair team did not have any previous experience or information that could be used for this new event and therefore, our concern for its success was as great as our expectation. To add to the uncertainty, there was heavy unexpected rain in the morning that built on the anticipation. However, once the fair started, the anxiety dissolved as more and more enthusiastic job seek-ers came through the door. A total of 257 people came to the job fair and there were 22 participating employers. Even in comparison with other job fairs hosted by main-stream agencies, we found KCWA Job Fair was successful.

Employers were surprised by the large number of passion-ate and enthusiastic job seekers from the Korean commu-nity. One of employers told us, “I did not know much about the Korean community before, but I was pretty impressed by Korean professionals. They are well-prepared and pos-sess great qualities. I think we found a few candidates to-day and they will have an interview within a week.” It was such an encouraging comment and this opinion was shared by other participating employers as well.

We received so much positive feedback, a positive out-come considering this was our first job fair event. However, we still have room for improvement for next year. Im-provements include inviting more companies representing a broader range of employment opportunities. Even though 2010 job fair attendants told us that they found many useful information from various companies, we need to be more proactive to recruit companies in demand such as in the field of IT, health care, large retail chains, etc. to fulfill the varying needs of Korean immigrants. Secondly, the work-shop venue was not properly managed for the 2010 fair. We will arrange a separate space for professional career workshops to deliver practical information on career searching. Nonetheless, we have many things to review and still need to make progress for the 2011 fair. The job fair has become a crucial resource for immigrants

2011 KCWA Job Fair KCWA Employment

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Participants are waiting for their turn to apply for one of participated company>

<2010 KCWA JOB FAIR: Workshop “How to make a successful career networking”>

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as well as for unemployed Canadians. In particular, for the past few years, Canadians have been suffering from economic recession and resulting in the high attendance. However, not every job fair provides encouraging and useful opportunity to those people in desperate need of employment. Employers are not opening their doors as easily as they used to, and therefore, job fair organizers failed to recruit enough potential employers in their events. These are challenges that the KCWA job fair team is going to face and overcome in order to provide suc-cessful job fairs for the Korean community.

Armed with previous experience and know-how, the KCWA job fair team has been preparing for the 2011 KCWA Job Fair since this spring. The 2011 job fair will take place in mid-October at the same location (North York Civic Centre) – the exact date and time will be an-nounced through the KCWA website and other commu-nity media as soon as it is confirmed. We are going to

offer workshops that deliver practical information on how to approach employment and how to create effective ca-reer networks by inviting Korean professionals to share their stories on how they made progress in their career in the Canadian labour market.

Until now, the Korean community in Toronto has not had many opportunities of professional job fairs and career connections through the community’s own network in comparison to other bigger ethnic communities such as the Chinese and the Indian community. KCWA’s annual job fair is aiming to provide more professional and prac-tical career information and opportunities to the Korean community so that KCWA can lead other community initiatives in terms of promoting career success for inter-nationally educated professionals in the Canadian labour market.

Settlement Services in

KCCA

K CWA Family and Social Services has opened a satellite office at Korean Canadian Cultural Association (1133 Leslie St.), and started serving clients from May 2, 2011. This satellite office will accommodate Korean immi-

grants with quality services with proximity. Immigrants will receive all-round settlement services at this location which include form-filling services (SIN, Driver's licence, OHIP), information on Canadian education sys-tem, LINC/ESL information, Information on Permanent Residents and Citizenship, and translation and interpretation services. KCWA will continue to strive for better service and easier access for the Korean community.

Services Office Hour

Map

Phone: 416▪340▪1234 Fax: 416▪385▪3495 Website: www.kcwa.net

Address: 1133 Leslie St. Toronto E▪mail: [email protected]

Settlement Needs Assessment, Can-ada ID (SIN, Driver's Licence, OHIP), LINC, ESL and School Registration & Educational Information, PRC Re-newal, Canadian citizenship

Program Settlement English 101 Every Thursday 10 am~ 12 pm

Leslie Subway Station No. 51 (South Bound ) Bus Eglington Subway Station

No. 54 North Bound Bus

Page 4


Monday ~ Friday / 9 am– 5 pm

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I am a student currently enrolled in the Social Service Worker program at Sheridan College (Oakville). Simul-taneously, I am doing my practicum placement at KCWA family and social services, which is one of the curricula that I need to complete in order to graduate.

Through the two years of my school program, I was able to get a glance at the dark sides of Canadian society, which I had never before imagined. Ironi-cally, it was only after I had immigrated to Canada that I learned about the unique social system that consists of various ethnic and cultural groups from all over the world. Then, with the basic knowledge I had got-ten from a few short courses, I started to contemplate about Korean immigrants and how hard it must have been for them to settle down with the language barrier, and also what the societal difficulties of their lives under this reality would be. As I wished for an opportunity to learn about the Korean community in Canada through either a practicum setting or volun-teering, I found a Korean community-based social ser-vice agency in the local newspaper and I could finally reach a place where I can now compose this review let-ter.

Through many rushed inbound calls that I have an-swered, and various inquiries about employment infor-mation suitable and useful specifically to Korean immi-grants, I have gained a sense of Korean immigrants’ lives. I have researched, updated, and facilitated com-puter lectures as it was given to me as my main task. I have been included in this program from the start with other staff members in such activities as making class schedules, developing the contents of lectures and even creating advertisement (such as flyers). I have also lec-

tured every Monday and Friday for two hours each time, mostly to seniors in order to reduce their isolation. I was able to meet many Korean seniors from these classes, with whom I had not had a chance to interact with since I immigrated to Canada. Although there have been

many cold and bad weathered days since the lectures have been held during the winter season, most of the senior students showed dedication and none withdrew from these classes. I had four volunteers who also attended and assisted me during my lectures. Their enthusiasm has been my pillars of support. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the four volunteers and all dedicated students were my driving force that led and guided me to complete my practicum successfully.

I personally felt the dedication, enthusiasm and coop-eration that the KCWA has built from these classes. I can simply say that the reason the KCWA had been set up and operating so long must be because they were the first Korean immigrant generation who built the basic foundation from nothing and their efforts made it easier for the next generation to build upon that foundation for future generations.

During this short period of practicum, I had been given a chance to think about my identity, which I had forgot-ten completely, by trying to blend into the Canadian multicultural society. This experience will remain a very encouraging moment in my life in Canada.

Practicum StudentPracticum Student’s Voice’s Voice

Practicum Placement Review

Sunsook Ko

with volunteers

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Free and Empower Me

(FEM) Project

Neighbours, Friends and

Families (NFF) Project

Phone: 416▪340▪1234 Fax: 416▪340▪8114 Website: www.kcwa.net

Address: 27 Madison Ave. Toronto On. M5R 2S2 E▪mail: [email protected]

Mon., Thur., Fri. 9am~5pm Tue., Wed.: 9am~8pm Sat.: 9am~4:30pm

2011 KCWA2011 KCWA’s ’s ServicesServices

Family Settlement Employment

Social Itinerant Services

Health Programs

Educational Programs

Others

Counselling

Individual Counselling, Family Counselling, Children & Youth Counselling, Supportive Counselling for Assaulted Women, Safety Plan, Transitional and Housing Support, Referrals to Services and Professionals, Family related interpretation and translation services, social services

Legal Information

Separation and Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Property Division, Legal Aid

Programs

Domestic Violence Prevention Outreach workshop, Building a Self-Esteem, Anger/ Stress Management Effective Commnication Skills, Self-Help Group

Customized One- on-One Counselling

Resume Clinic, Mock Interview, International Credential Guidance, Career Decesion Making, Career Education and Training Counselling

Career Information

Workshops

Health related information seminars, Mobile Health Clinic (Cervical and Breast Screening) Breast cancer support group

Settlement Counselling

Settlement Needs Assessment, Canada ID (SIN, Driver's license, OHIP), LINC, ESL and School Registration & Educational In-formation, PRC Renewal, Cana-dian citizenship

Settlement Orientation

Information Seminar/ Workshop

Service Bridging

Civic Engagement: Community Volunteering, Community In-volvement Activity Information Referral to Community Ser-vices

Interpretation/

Translation services

Settlement related interpretation and translation services

Social Services

Counselling

OW, ODSP, GIS, Drug Bene-fits, Social Housing, Other Can-ada Benefits, Social Service related interpretation and trans-lation services

Social Benefits

Information Seminars

Settlement Counselling/

Application Form Filling Richmond Hill: H– Mart

Toronto: KCCA

(1133 Leslie St.

Monday– Friday

9:00 am– 5:30 pm)

Healthy Family! Successful Integration! KCWA provides services for both Men and Women

ESL class, ‘Reflection’ Art class for adult, Calligraphy class for

healthy settlement, ‘Knitting Club’ for settlement recreation, computer Class for social net-working

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캐나다 한인여성회 KCWA Family and Social Services

27 Madison Ave. Toronto, ON M5R 2S2 Tel: 416-340-1234 Fax: 416-340-8114

Website: www.kcwa.net E-mail: [email protected]

궁금합니다

? KCWA 캐나다 한인 여성회 소식지 KCWA NEWSLETTER

I have to live with my sponsor during the sponsorship period, even if he is abusive towards me.

No! Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) does not expect an abused woman to remain silent about her partner’s violent behaviour or to live in danger. There are many options available to women who are thinking of leaving an abusive relationship before they have been granted

landed status (i.e. permanent resident status). However, doing so is a complicated process and it is important to talk to your lawyer or someone at a community legal clinic about the specifics of your situation.

** Source: Legal Information for Women Experiencing Violence workshop kits from METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children)

** For further information please contact KCWA for details. Tel. 416-340-1234 E-mail: [email protected]

Mission of KCWA Family and Social Services

KCWA is a non-profit organization established in 1985 by a group of women who were concerned with women and family issues. KCWA’s mission is to “empower Korean Canadian families and other vulnerable members of the com-munity-at-large to live free from violence, poverty and inequity through the pro-vision of culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate services for the pur-pose of enhancing the well-being of immigrant families and promoting their suc-cessful integration into Canadian Society.

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FUNDED BY:

Donation and Volunteers From August 2010 to December, 2010, many supporters have made financial contributions and volunteered at KCWA. In order to protect the personal information of donors and volunteers, their names are not listed. However we wish to thank all the donors and volunteers for their generous support. You are making a difference!

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