In June, the Agency was renamed Centre for Immigrant and Community Services on its 45th anniversary, to better reflect the nature of its mission, programs and activities. In January, a commercial- grade community kitchen was completed to allow for food, nutrition and health-related programming.
Welcome to Centre for Immigrant and Community ServicesThe 46-year momentum fuelled by the dedication, compassion and hard work of volunteers and staff places CICS at the forefront of serving immigrants.
Within the Rexdale Community Hub, we ensure: Equity – We are committed to ensuring that all people reach their full potential and are not disadvantaged from attaining it because of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, social class, socio-economic status, or other socially determined circumstance. Diversity – We are committed to inclusion and value and respect the differences found in our community. We demonstrate this understanding through sensitivity, culturally competent and inclusive practices and policies that include individuals from diverse groups in our decision making, information sharing, and access to services, governance and employment. Excellence – We strive to provide the best and most appropriate programs and services to the community.
The Okyerema Int Foundation is a registered charitable organization based in Toronto, Canada. We help less fortunate children in Africa financially to be able to go to school for the better tomorrow. We have a dedicated staff of five full time workers and five volunteers. Many of the children we work are orphans, and through our sponsorship program they are able to attended school and make a real change in their lives. Some were completely dropped out of school due to poverty but with the help from us many of these children lives have completely change from bad to better. Contact us for more information about how you can help us make a real, positive change in the lives of children in need.