Interventions | Suggested modifications |
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Access to housing/Settlement services | • Extra services should be provided by settlement agencies |
Education | • More afterschool/homework programs for working parents |
• Teachers should be more involved with students around bullying because parents can’t be at school | |
Employment | • Wants opportunity to start somewhere - wants her skills to be known |
• Have a liaison to local organizations that are hiring; a person to guide and focus newcomer careers to Canadian opportunities | |
Family home visitor | • Volunteer could come sit a few minutes to care for child and relieve mother for a few minutes, allow her to sleep, adjust to life as newcomer |
• Home visits for all mothers in first few years after birth to see how mother is coping | |
Health care: professionals | • Transition is hard on couples, service to help them support each other – psychologist to help individuals and couples |
Social groups/activities | • Would like social groups and activities with and without children to meet other parents so they could share their experiences |
• More community activity centers | |
• CACI could offer group meetings to new immigrants | |
Other | • Center where all information and support is provided under one roof |
• More support for undocumented immigrants | |
• Have someone to research an issue (e.g., passport) which can lift a burden for a newcomer who does not know where to start |