Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
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Mission Statement
Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) Mandate Vision: Empower immigrant women. Enrich Canadian society Mission: To engage and integrate all immigrant women and their families in the community. Values: equity, leadership, integrity, inclusiveness, innovation
About This Cause
Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) was established in 1982 as a non-profit organization to address the needs and concerns of immigrant and refugee women, youth, children, and families in Calgary. CIWA takes a customized, culturally sensitive and holistic approach to serving immigrant women, mothers, seniors, children and youth and families. Our clients have access to first language support, childcare. Programs and services are offered in four core areas: • Settlement and Integration Services provide various forms of support and assistance to help clients meet their needs and requirements for their adaptation into Canada. Our programs provide immigrant women with access to information and connection to community resources, volunteer opportunities, legal and tax services, financial literacy training and information and community engagement groups. • Language Training and Childcare Services provide language and literacy classes to clients in order to help them achieve proficiency in English at any level. Childcare is provided for our students’ children. • Employment Services offers a suite of bridge to work programs serving newcomers with low-skills, mid-skills as well as professionals. These programs prepare immigrant women to secure employment in: childcare, retail, food service (fast food and cook positions), security, customer service, administration, accounting, interpretation and translation, and much more. Participants build occupational skills, essential skills, and learn about Canadian workplace culture and the labour market. Participants develop job search and networking skills. • Family Services provide support for parents and families adjusting to a new culture and life in a new country. Immigrant parents, youth and seniors have access to parenting related information and support, afterschool based programing, leadership opportunities and individual counselling support.