Produced byJoan (Xueqiong) Pan Suling Wang Jun Gao Chloe Insook Jeong Jianfeng Zhang Pauline Blier

October 11, 2013

Agenda Introduction of the center

Mandate

Services/Programs

Barriers

Community outreach/Follow-up

How can we help as global citizens

How can we help as ECEs

Animoto

Reference list

Introduction of CCVTThe Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT)

Non profit Started practice in 1977 Serve clients Coming from a war affected areas

experiencing either direct or indirect torture or political persecution

Major Funders: Federal, provincial, municipal levels of government United Way United Nations Individual donators

Introduction of CCVTLocation:

Main Office:

194 Jarvis Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M5B 2B7

Scarborough Office: 2401 Eglinton Ave East, Suite #310, Toronto, ON M1K 2N8

The Hub: 1527 Victoria Park Avenue, 2nd floor, Toronto, ON M1L 2T3

MandateAids survivors in overcoming the lasting effects of torture

and warSupports survivors to integrate into Canadian societyProtect the survivors and their familiesRaises awareness of the continuing effects of torture and

war on survivors and their familiesGives hope after the horror

Services and ProgramsMental Health counselling, support groups, crisis intervention,

art therapy and coordinated professional services.

Settlement Services information/orientation; interpretation/translation

time limited counselling; employment-related issues

referrals to resources

Children & Youth (refugee children and their families )

assessment; individual and family counselling,

crisis intervention

support groups for children, youth and parents

Services and ProgramsESL & Computer TrainingVolunteer ProgramsPublic Education Responds to the numerous requests;

Regularly producing publicationsEast Toronto Downtown LIP Coordinate and advance the Local Immigration

Partnership Initiative in the East Downtown Toronto area.

International Projects Associated with a coalition of centres that support

victims of violent oppression and torture, in exile or in their own countries

BarriersInsufficient fundingNot enough space: The downtown main office is spacious,

but the other two are limitedPart time language studying hours: affect subsidyNo child care for the clientsLong waiting list for low rental housingLong waiting list to see psychologists/psychiatrists

Community outreach/Follow-upBased on networkingFollow-up calls by case managers to check on clientsNewslettersInformation fairField tripsCommunity picnicsBefrienders

How can we help from Global PerspectiveMake a Donation:

https://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=45041

Register to volunteer:

Escorting, interpreting, ESL tutoring, Public education, workshops, homework club, etc

Act as a Befriender to a survivor

How can we help as an ECEUnderstand and Support the families

educating ourselves about community resources that are available and learn when to give proper referral.

Support the childrendiscern children’s inner emotion and pay much

more attention to their behaviour and needs.

Practice empathy, keep calm, honour confidentiality

Animoto of visiting CCVTThe Link:

http://animoto.com/play/5BxCFW4JG9GbcTVp0ATIvA

Reference Listhttp://ccvt.org/http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/brockport/?

p=6229

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