1. JANE AND FINCH
COMMUNITY AND FAMILY
CENTRE
Hua Chen, Bing Liu, Yunfan Jiang, Khin
Than Nwe, Teresa SitWoo

2. JANE/FINCH COMMUNITY
AND FAMILY CENTRE

3. Jane/finch Community and Family
Centre
“is a community based organization
driven by passion, innovation, and a
strong commitment to social justice,
community engagement and
collaboration. ”
-----From www.janefinchcentre.org

4. WHY PEOPLE COME HERE?
When you need help:
 How to find a job；
 Where to live；
 How to contact a school
for education；
 Where to get medical
services；
 How to find a daycare for
children;
 How to apply subsidies,
etc.

5. Who is qualified to get support?
 New comers
 Youth
 Refugees
 Family with children
 Some Low-income persons
 People who have other needs

6. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY CENTER
 Early years (0~6 years
old)
 Contact daycare for children
 Health and safety
information consulting
 Help build a good
relationship between
parents and children

7. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY CENTER
 Youth (13~30 years
old)
 Peace-building/violence
prevention
 Anti-racism/classism/sexism
 Sexual health
 Peer mentoring
 Expressing yourself through
art or poetry
 Alcohol and Drugs
 Healthy relationships
 Community Development
 Employment Development

8. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY CENTER
 Community Services
 Green change programs
 Mental health programs
 Women services

9. COMMUNITY OUTREACH
 Women Community Service,
 Assess Alliance Health and Community
Service
 Black Creek Community Health Center

10. THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE SUPPORT
The factors improving accessibility
 Extend time limit from 3 years to 5 years
 Working with Other Communities
The factors affecting accessibility
 Financial problem
 Lack of workers

11. THE BARRIER TO CLIENTS
 Language problems
 Cultural differences
 Communication problems and
misunderstanding
 Lack of effective information
 Time limit