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Our provincial YMCA YREACH Program provides information, orientation, and settlement/integration support to Immigrants, Refugees, and their families of all ages who are new to rural Nova Scotia.

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YREACH staff work within rural communities and local partners to raise awareness, advocate, educate and help build the capacity of Nova Scotian’s to be welcoming and inclusive.

 

The YREACH Staff help support clients with independence, education, housing, employment services and support with social engagement. Our Staff also helps support newcomers with navigating and integrating into different aspects of their settlement to Nova Scotia.

 

Our program includes:

In -person Individual settlement services, Group Settlement Support to build social networks, On-site School Settlement, Community Collaborations, Referrals, English as an additional language instruction, Employer support with the Atlantic Immigration Project (AIP), Awareness Raising Presentations related to cultural diversity and immigration barriers and challenges.

 

If you’re interested in further information about our services please contact us below.

Cumberland County locations are….

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YREACH Settlement Support – Amherst

Rachel Smith

Direct: (902) 397-3915

Email: rachel.smith@halifax.ymca.ca

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YREACH Settlement Support – Oxford

Anas Alwar

Direct: (902) 220-9437

Email: anas.alawar@halifax.ymca.ca

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Land Acknowledgement
The YMCA of Cumberland would like to acknowledge that we are located on the ancestral, unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people in what’s currently called Canada. The Peace and Friendship Treaties of 1752 guarantee hunting, fishing, and land use rights for all descendants of the Indigenous signatories. We will continue to honour these terms on our journey towards reconciliation. We acknowledge that we are all Treaty people, and have a shared responsibility to respect and protect the territory of Turtle Island.

YMCA OF CUMBERLAND - Charitable registration number 119307007RR0001 

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