Immigrant and Refugee Services - Learning and Practicing English

Child Services, Employment, Family / Parenting, Immigrant and Refugee Services, Multicultural Services, and Volunteering

Provided by Pacific Immigrant Resources Society

Provides resources to immigrant and refugee women and young children (8 months to 6 years old)
The Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) provides a number of programs that support immigrant women and their young children in learning and practicing English, making new friends, gaining self-confidence, understanding their Canadian society, and exploring and celebrating our Canadian diversity.

PIRS offers the following online services, open to newcomer women of all ages and experiences:
  • Community English Classes for Women: Program allows participants to practice and improve their English language skills, make friends, gain self-confidence, and learn more about Canada.
  • Moving Forward: an Intermediate English program. We welcome immigrant or refugee women who speak lower Intermediate English and are ready to start exploring their options: continuing education, networking, volunteering and career opportunities.
  • One-on-One Support: Community Navigators provide one-on-one support and help you adjust to your new life in Canada.
  • Children and Family Programs
  • Outreach Support: offers ongoing outreach support via chat groups or one-on-one messaging or phone calls for new immigrant and refugee women, who are experiencing multiple barriers and require support to positively adjust to their new life in Canada (and the new social context due to the pandemic).
  • Women’s Leadership and Development Programs: Offers programs designed to extend the learning of English into the acquisition of community-based self-development and leadership skills.
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • LEAD: This program is designed for newcomer women who speak enough English (Canadian Language Benchmark 5) and are interested in self-development, curious about job-readiness, training, or higher education.

Other services includes:
Building Bridges: A four-month-long program for women who want to explore career options and understand the Canadian workplace culture.

Trauma Training: Provides specific workshops, webinars, and resource guides to better understand the effects of migration journey trauma

604-298-5888

Public email: info@pirs.bc.ca

Website: https://pirs.bc.ca/programs-services/

1874 Kingsway, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5N 2S7

Service is available in Cantonese, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Cost: Fees may apply

Availability

Service area: Vancouver + show cities

Service area cities: Vancouver

Service Types Provided
Child Services
Employment
  • Employment Support
Family / Parenting
Immigrant and Refugee Services
Multicultural Services
Volunteering
    Ways to Access
    • Provided at a single location
    • Provided by phone
    • Provided by text or chat
    • Provided in a group in-person
    • Provided online: email / video / on-line

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