SWIS Peterborough and Area

SWIS: A Partnership

New CanadiansCentre

• Non-profit agency that supports newcomers to adapt to life in Canada

• Funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and donations from community organizations and individuals

• Offices in Peterborough and Cobourg serve a large geographic area

TheSWISProgram

• SWIS serves as a bridge between home and school.

• SWIS places settlement workers from NCC in elementary and high schools to assist newcomers.

• SWIS provides services to all newcomers no matter their immigration status.

• SWIS helps families who are in their first few years in Canada and who have unresolved settlement needs.

How DoesSWISWork?

• By providing information and referral to school and community resources

• By encouraging families to participate in school life

• By supporting school staff through information relevant to settlement and integration

• By travelling to schools that school boards have not identified as home base schools

What are SettlementNeeds?

• School orientation• Immigration questions• Health• Housing• Community support• Employment• Language training• Transportation• Family support

SchoolRegistrationProcess

• Principal provides consent to release information form.– Original copy is sent to

SWIS at the home base school.

– A photocopy is kept in a school file.

• SWIS calls the family to make an appointment to meet them and to discuss their needs.

• SWIS provides information and referrals as needed.

• SWIS monitors newcomer families throughout the year.

Invite Us: We’re Hereto Help

We welcome opportunities to

attend parent-information events

in your school.

• Dawn Franklin

SWIS Coordinator

Email: dawn@nccpeterborough.ca• Steve Ross

SWIS Worker

Email: steve@nccpeterborough.ca• Teodosia Villarino

SWIS Worker

Email: teo@nccpeterborough.ca

Invite Us: We’re Hereto Help

Contact Us

New Canadians Centre Peterborough

205 Sherbrooke St. Unit D

Peterborough, ON

K9J 2N2

Phone: (705) 743-0882

Fax: (705) 743-6219

New Canadians Centre Cobourg

50 Covert St. 2nd floor

Cobourg, ON

K9A 2L6

Phone: (905) 377-8100

Fax: (905) 377-8118