Changing Together

Changing Together - A Centre for Immigrant Women

Changing Together operates a place for immigrant women to meet and work together in solving their problems and help immigrant women participate fully in Canadian life.

We also assist immigrant women acquire employment skills and work experience through our volunteer program.

Childcare is provided at the Centre for immigrant women participating in any of our programs.

Services:
We offer free help to immigrant women and their families through non-therapeutic counseling and information on resources regarding financial issues, legal issues, immigration issues and more. We help immigrant women who live in abusive situations to find options and safety. In partnership with the City of Edmonton we offer a drop-in support group for abused women. We have volunteer interpreters for our clients who need it.

We offer free workshops on the following topics anywhere in Edmonton upon request.

Bi-cultural Parenting: the challenge of raising children in two cultures in Canada.
Prevention of Family Violence: the different types of abuse and laws in Canada. The workshop material can be adapted to suit a wide range of people with various English skills: from beginner ESL learners to people with standard English comprehension.
Training the Trainer workshops: We provide training to other service providers and volunteers who wish to learn how to facilitate workshops on the topics described above.

ESL Class

English as a Second Language (ESL) program

Changing Together offers classes to women who are interested in improving their English language skills. The focus is on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Our instructors are qualified individuals who make learning a new language a wonderful experience. (Free babysitting for children 6 months to 5 years old while you are attending class)

Computer Class
We provide basic, intermediate and advanced computer training for all women and their families. A professional instructor provides computer training in a relaxed classroom atmosphere on up-to-date computers.
Courses material includes:
Introduction to Computers
Windows 7
Internet
Email
MS Word
MS Publisher
MS Access
MS Excel
Beginners Course