Newcomer Settlement Services
Bowmanville Library
Tuesdays, April 1 to June 24
9:30am-5:30pm
Adults | Registered -- To book an appointment, please call 905-686-2661 x200, or email at info@cdcd.org
In partnership with Settlement Services, Community Development Council Durham (CDCD)
Supporting newcomers, immigrants, and their families in their settlement journey, CDCD offers confidential, culturally sensitive information, and referral services at no cost.
Book an appointment, or walk-in between 3-5pm, for information, assistance, and referrals regarding immigration, employment, social assistance, transportation, legal services, housing, landlord-tenant issues, health care, childcare, education, language classes, counseling, financial supports, benefits, government forms, and applying for ID such as OHIP and driver’s licenses.
Available Information and Referrals:
- immigration, employment, social assistance, transportation, and legal services;
- childcare and health care;
- language classes;
- housing - Landlord-tenant issues, support services;
- education - finding and enrolling in schools, digital literacy and other training programs, and credential assessment;
- supportive counselling, problem solving;
- financial supports, benefits, and applications;
- mental health settlement supports;
- employment supports;
- legal supports;
- iving needs/essentials and referrals (food/furniture banks, clothing/household item donations, etc.);
- and much more!
Available Assistance and Guidance:
- filling out government forms;
- commissioner of oaths for original documents;
- affidavits, travel consents, and letters of invitation assistance;
- applying for various types of ID such as OHIP, Driver's Licence;
- setting appointments, such as for doctors, court, government agencies;
- understanding documents and referrals to translation services;
- and much more!
