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| Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants / OCASI
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| Location
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110 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON
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| Info
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http://www.ocasi.org
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| Founded:
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1978
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General Mail
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"ocasi_new_media"
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OCASI was formed in 1978 to act as a collective voice for immigrant serving agencies and to coordinate responses to shared needs and concerns.
OCASI is a registered charity governed by a volunteer board of directors. Its membership is comprised of more than 200 community-based organizations in the province of Ontario.
The Mission of OCASI is to achieve equality, access and full participation for immigrants and refugees in every aspect of Canadian life.
As a council of autonomous community-based agencies which serve the immigrant communities of Ontario, OCASI asserts the right of all persons to participate fully and equitably in the social, cultural, political and economic life of Ontario.
Research projects
Ongoing projects
This is a list of current projects on the wiki. For more projects, please consult the Projects page on the OCASI website.
Current Capacity projects
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NFF Immigrant and Refugee Communities Project
Assisting settlement workers at each participating organization to reach out to those closest to victims of domestic abuse - teaching them to recognize the signs of abuse and know what actions to take in response.
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Welcoming and Inclusive Communities
Training for settlement workers serving immigrants with disabilities
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Training for Employment Support Services
Training sessions and online self-directed learning module provide frontline workers in the settlement sector with the knowledge, skills and tools to refer clients to the employment services that they need.
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Organizational Standards Initiative
Aim: to strengthen capacity and accountability in Ontario’s immigrant and refugee serving sector through the development and use of voluntary organizational standards and related tools.
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Positive Spaces Initiative
(Create this page on the wiki)
Objective: to support the immigrant and refugee serving sector to more effectively serve LGBTQ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning) newcomers.
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Professional Development Conference
The OCASI Professional Development Conference provides an opportunity for staff from immigrant and refugee-serving agencies across Ontario to come together, network, share information about new initiatives, and exchange a wealth of expertise with each other in a relaxed and inspiring setting.
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Executive Director Forum
(Create this page on the wiki)
The OCASI Executive Directors Forum gives sector leaders the opportunity to dialogue on sectoral priorities on policy and practice in immigrant and refugee settlement and integration.
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Settlement At Work
The Settlement At Work project is dedicated to increasing the capacity of those involved in the settlement sector to raise their resilience, responsiveness and quality of services for Newcomers. The project aims to share knowledge, best practices and innovative approaches for service delivery.
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Professional Education and Training
Provide professional development and training for settlement service workers, with a view to increasing skills, knowledge and capacity to deliver client services.
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Current IT & New Media projects
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Settlement Kiosk
Interactive, multilingual touch screen kiosks for settlement agencies, assessment centres and point of entry locations.
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Settlement.Org
Settlement.Org provides information newcomers can trust with information and resources to settle in Ontario, Canada
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In My Language
An 11 language website with a broad range of information useful to new Canadians and those trying to help them.
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New Youth
An information and referral website for newcomer (immigrant and refugee) youth across Ontario, Canada.
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Online Tracking and Information System (OTIS)
Providing settlement workers, agencies and funders with access to professional, standardized and useful data collection tools to record, plan and report on client-service activities.
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Etablissement.Org
Etablissement.Org offers French-speaking newcomers a whole range of trustworthy information and resources covering various topics such as Employment, Housing, Health care, Education of children and adult, French Services, Immigration and more.
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Ensemble.Etablissement.Org
A site supporting the Francophone settlement sector by providing information and resources focused on professional development, capacity building, promising practices and information-sharing.
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Other pages
Files
See also
