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Enhanced Settlement Workers in
Schools (ESWIS) Program
In the Enhanced Settlement Workers in Schools (ESWIS) Program, over
2000 newcomer children and families faced with unique integration
challenges, special needs and disabilities, received support to help
children thrive in schools. Through improved socialization skills,
English proficiency and dedicated guidance, children were able
to assimilate the Alberta school curriculum content. Information
sessions were offered to families with interpretation support in
Amharic, Arabic, French, Mandarin, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya,
Ukrainian and more languages, making the process of navigating
resources and service institutions smoother.
Early Childhood Care for
Newcomer Families
The role of child care services in settling into a new country and
establishing connections to thrive cannot be overemphasized.
Economic development by expanding workforce participation,
particularly for parents of young children, open avenues to optimize
potentials for overall productivity of a society’s workforce. With free
child care delivered by nurturing professionals in early childhood
development, children received proper education, socialization,
and emotional support which enabled more parents; especially
mothers, to focus on skills acquisition, language development and
services to enhance their settlement journey.
Over 370 children
received care
under our Care
for Newcomer
Children (CNC) and
Community-Based
Care for Newcomer
Children (CBCNC)
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