The Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) program is a Federal Government-fu​nded school-based settlement service for new immigrant families to meet their immediate and ongoing settlement needs. 

Through this partnership, our program is designed to bring families and schools together to create a supportive environment where students and their parents/guardians can thrive.

We offer culturally responsive support for students and their parents/guardians by communicating in English, French or their home language whenever possible. Our goal is to build trusting relationships where everyone feels respected and information is always kept confidential.

​Our priorities for supporting students and their parents/guardians are to: -

• ensure that newcomer students are engaged in the school system and receive information to access school programs, after-school activities, employment, and post-secondary pathways;
• connect newcomer students to community and social networks and provide knowledge related to their settlement journey;
• ensure that newcomer parents/guardians are familiar with the school system, get involved in school activities, and are connected to community and government resources to support their children's educational attainment; and
• facilitate an in-depth understanding of newcomer clients' general and language needs and assets to further settlement and language training pathways and outcome assessments.
  
  ​Wraparound Services are provided to support vulnerable, multi-barriered, and/or high needs children and youth and their parents/guardians.
  
  Referrals are made by SWIS to community and government resources linking students and their parents/guardians to: -
   
  • Parenting and Preschool Programs 
  • Child and Family Benefits 
  • Childcare and Youth Services 
  • Women's Support/Transition Houses 
  • ELL Support Services and Adult Continuing Education 
  • Job Search Programs and Volunteer Opportunities 
  • Income Assistance and Employment Insurance Services 
  • Parks and Recreation 
  • Counselling Services 
  • Legal Services 
  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  

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