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Program:
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Settlement Workers in Schools Program (SWIS)
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Address:
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1193 Oxford St E, Unit 2
London, ON
N5Y 3M2
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Map
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Intersection:
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Highbury Ave N and Oxford St E
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Hours:
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| Mon | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Tue | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Wed | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Thu | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Fri | 8:30am-4:30pm | Open |
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Service Description:
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School Settlement workers are assigned to elementary and secondary schools that have high numbers of families new to Canada. In elementary schools, staff work with parents * in secondary schools, staff work with youth and parents.
Program is a offered in Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board schools * workers can work with families and youth regardless of their status in Canada to support settlement needs and successful connections to schools and the education system
LUSO is responsible for schools within the NE Cluster. For a list of schools that have SWIS Workers, please contact the LUSO main office, or the Community Connections Manager
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Refugee claimants, Canadian citizens, foreign domestic workers, and Minister's permit holders
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Languages:
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English * Arabic * German * Hindi * Italian * Korean * Polish * Portuguese * Spanish * Urdu * Gujarati * Turkish * Nepali * Pashto * Macedonian * Croatian * Swahili * Amharic
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Language Notes:
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Newcomer Settlement Worker speaks English, Arabic, Kurdish, Dutch * other languages spoken by LUSO staff * Newcomer Settlement Program service is not delivered in these languages
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