Parc Extension

Services

Reception, Information & Reference

• Aged 18 and over
  
• Education on their rights and freedom
  
• Enhancing the ability to assert oneself effectively
  
• Provide the necessary support, directing and referring women to appropriate resources
  

Active listening, intervention and home visit

• Intervene individually with women in the metropolis in a safe environment
  
• Offers active listening
  
• Make home visits to women in difficulty, sick and who have given birth
  
• Promote well-being and break isolation
  

Francisation

• Beginner or intermediate level of French
  
• Encourage growth in speaking, pronunciation, grammar, expression, and confidence.
  
• Workshops
  

Community Services

• Food emergency:
• Every Tuesday from 1 pm to 4pm
  
• Furniture repair:
  
• Distributes furniture to newly arrived families or those facing urgent furniture needs
  
• Tax clinic:
• Assistance to declaring income taxes
  
• Annual income of less than 25,000 are eligible for this service
  

Daycare Services

• Open between 7h30 am to 18h00 pm
  
• French training
  
• Access to the daycare is free for any involvement in the center
  

Languages Offered

• Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Bambara, Bassa, Bengali, Bengladeshi, Creole, English, French, French Creole, Greek, Hindi, Kinyarwanda, Kurdish, Lingala, Malagasy, Mandarin, Nigerian Pidgin English, Persian, Punjabi, Quebec Sign Language (QSL), Russian, Somali, Spanish, Sri-Lankan, Sudanese Arabic, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu, Wolof
  

Support Groups

• Peer support
  
• Discussions on overcoming social exclusion
  
• Support groups monthly online
  

Individual Support

• Needs assessment
  
• Refers
  
• Legal aid
  
• Food banks
  
• Francisation courses
  
• Addressing crisis issues
  
• Follow-up calls or emails
  
• Individual accompaniments
  
• Psychological support
• Housing support
  

Social Activities

• Workshops and specific info sessions
  
• Trips
  
• Celebrations (Eid, Winter, Latin, Halloween, etc)
  

Orientation Program for Integration Doctors

• Integration of doctors who graduated from outside Canada and the United States (DHCEU)
• Services include:
• Writing career summaries
  
• Help with exam preparation
  
• Training on the medical approach in Canada, using case studies
  
• Discussions on academic and psychosocial approaches
  
• Psychological support (individual and group)
  

Wellness conference on mental health:

• Interactive approach
  
• Involvement from psychologists, physicians, psychotherapists, nutritionists and other experienced healthcare professionals
  
• Improve on their well-being (physical exercise, diet, social life, etc)
  
• Accommodation resources to restore self-confidence and regain self-esteem
  

Coffee meetings

• Sessions depending on the needs
  
• Helping parents ensure better academic monitoring
  

Group Discussions

• Newcomers can discuss the challenges of adapting to the environment & culture of Quebec
  
• Topics like:
• integration and inclusion
  
• Family laws and obligations
  
• Work
  
• First housings
  
• Financial insecurity
  

Literacy

• Promotion of the use of the internet, new information and communication technologies