by CCI Ottawa | Aug 29, 2016 | News
CCI Ottawa’s Community Connections Team organized a Potluck picnic at Petrie Island with clients, volunteers and friends. It was a perfect day to make new friends, share some food and mark the end of the summer. Thanks to everyone who joined us to...
by CCI Ottawa | Aug 29, 2016 | Media
One of the key challenges when serving newcomers is communicating with them in their own language. Refugees, in particular, usually have a limited knowledge of English or French. Ottawa Language Access (OLA) – a program of Somerset West Community Health...
by CCI Ottawa | Aug 5, 2016 | Featured
A detailed study which tracks forced displacement worldwide based on data from governments, partner agencies and UNHCR’s reporting, found a total 65.3 million people were displaced at the end of 2015, compared to 59.5 million just 12 months earlier. “More people are...
by CCI Ottawa | Jul 29, 2016 | Featured
A young boy attends a summer camp for refugee youth in Ottawa’s east end. The summer camp is run by the Catholic Centre for Immigrants thanks to funds from Community Foundation of Ottawa (CFO). The goal of the camp is to prepare these young people for school in...
by CCI Ottawa | Jun 27, 2016 | Featured
Thank you to all who came to Learn, Play, Connect and Celebrate diversity and multiculturalism at Community Cup on June 26th. This soccer team is a great example of multiculturalism with players from the following nine countries: Algeria, Tunisia, Tanzania, Canada,...
