Cross-Cultural Peer Support Program

• provides mental, physical and social support to immigrant and refugee women experiencing challenges during their integration process;
• trains newcomer women to become peer support group facilitators or peer support workers; 12-14 weeks of training on Saturdays from 9:30 - 4:30
• supports graduates to go back into their communities and deliver 10-week peer support groups or individual peer support for other newcomer women facing difficulties adjusting to their new lives in Canada.
• Childminding support available and transportation subsidies provided as needed.

Who Can Apply?

Candidates must have an immigrant and/or refugee background and a strong desire to help others and give back to their communities by assisting other immigrant and refugee women with their adjustment process. The successful candidates must be willing to make a strong commitment to the training and the facilitation of the peer support groups or individual peer support.

Contact Information:

530 Drake Street
Vancouver, BC, V6B 2H3
Phone: 604.684.7498

Funded By:

Sharon Martin Community Health Trust Fund,
Vancouver Coastal Health