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多元文化移民社區服務中心（Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services- P.I.C.S）即將舉行50週年慶祝活動，該機構已幫助成千上萬新移民和難民在加拿大安家落戶。

Polycultural是一家非營利慈善機構、以社區為基礎，協助年輕人、長者、婦女和家庭融入加拿大的生活。提供服務的新移民，來自世界各地，包括烏克蘭、中國、印度等等。

2021至2022年間，Polycultural的阿富汗計劃，為緊急疏散行動中被帶到加拿大的7,000多名難民提供支持。該團隊與加拿大移民、難民和公民部(IRCC)，以及各地社區夥伴合作，以滿足阿富汗難民的需求，包括提供住宿、舉辦說明會，以及協助獲取醫療保健。

Polycultural執行總監Marwan Ismail表示：「對於任何剛到加拿大的移民或難民，Polycultural提供了寶貴的資源，幫助個人和社區，讓他們有公平的機會，成為加拿大社會中有生產力的成員，真正感受到社區的凝聚力！由於世界各地不斷湧入新來者，對我們的服務需求比以往任何時候都高，我們也堅守崗位，提供更優質的服務。」

該組織在大多倫多地區有七個分支機構，分別位於密西沙加、多倫多、怡陶碧谷、士嘉堡的兩個地方以及新開的奧倫治維爾（Orangeville）分部。每個分部均提供各種豐富的項目，包括安置服務、就業協助、語言課程、青少年和長者項目。該機構目前可提供超過20種語言的服務，包括粵語、普通話、阿富汗達里語、波斯語、印地語、旁遮普語、烏克蘭語、波蘭語等。

每月各分部的活動包括了：我的就業途徑、食品業及服務業中的婦女、縫紉和針織俱樂部以及多元文化婦女計劃，其他例如一對一輔導、兒童照顧，和協助融入西方社會的全方面活動，皆使Polycultural的服務更客製化，更具影響力。

為了方便起見，Polycultural推出了自製的一站式手機應用程序，可在各手機的應用程序商店免費下載，更多信息請至：polycultural.org。

POLYCULTURAL: HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES FOR 50 YEARS

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services has helped thousands of newcomers, immigrants, and refugees make Canada their home.

Polycultural is a charitable, non-profit, community-based agency that assists youth, seniors, women, and families integrate into life in Canada.

Between 2021 and 2022, Polycultural’s Afghan Initiative program supported over 7,000 Government-Assisted Refugees that were brought to Canada under the emergency evacuation initiative. The team worked with Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and regional and local partners to address the needs of the Afghan refugees, including providing accommodation, orientation, and facilitating access to healthcare. They have also served newcomers from Ukraine, China, India and many other parts of the world.

“Polycultural is a valuable resource for any newcomer, refugee or immigrant settling in Canada,” said Marwan Ismail, Executive Director of Polycultural. “We are here to help individuals and communities have an equal opportunity at being productive members of Canadian society, and to really feel a sense of community. We have seen great success in what we do and demand for our services is higher than ever given the continued waves of newcomers coming from all parts of the world.”

The organization has seven convenient locations across the Greater Toronto area - Mississauga, Toronto, Etobicoke, two in Scarborough, and a newly opened branch in Orangeville. Each location offers a variety of programs including, settlement services, employment assistance, language classes, and youth and senior programs. It currently serves clients in over 20 languages including Cantonese, Mandarin, Dari, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Ukrainian, Polish, and more.

Monthly events at the various branches range from My Pathways to Employment, Women in Food and Customer Service, Sewing and Knitting Club, and Multicultural Women’s Program. Other services such as one-on-one counseling, childcare, and overall support integrating into Western society is what makes Polycultural’s services personalized and impactful for its clients.

For convenience, Polycultural has launched their own app designed with program info accessible in one place. The free Polycultural App is available for download wherever apps are sold.

For more information on the services and programs provided, visit: polycultural.org