Rexdale Women's Centre
Support for Families and the Community - Parenting Support
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Record #:
CWL0308
Last Modified:
09 Aug 2024
Last Full Update:
23 May 2024
Phone
| Office Phone | 416-745-0062 |
| Fax | 416-745-3995 |
Address/Location Info
| Address | 925 Albion Road, Suite 309 Etobicoke, ON M9V 1A6 View Google Map |
| Located In Community | Etobicoke North |
| Site Location | Located in Thistletown Community Centre |
| Intersection | Islington Ave and Albion Rd |
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible |
Description/Eligibility/Service Details
| Description | Parenting and Family Supportive Counselling: for newcomers, immigrant and refugee parents and grandparents who need support to raise healthy children in a new country with different culture, values and language Nobody's Perfect Parenting Groups: participants learn about child development, effective discipline methods and receive information on Canadian institutions and services that can provide them with further assistance * sharing of learned expertise, views and ideas * develop social support networks while attending the group, which continue providing encouragement and help when the groups are finished Family Drop-In: for children 2 to 12 years of age and their parents. provides children with the opportunity to develop skills in language, cognitive development, sensory development, creativity and gross motor skills development. While children are busy learning and creating, parents are involved in workshops and seminars that develop better parenting skills |
| Hours | Mon-Fri 9am-5pm |
| Areas Served | Greater Toronto Area |
| Eligibility | Services available to: newcomer, immigrant, refugee, Canadian women and their family/ dependants |
| Fees | None |
| Languages | English ; Arabic ; Bengali ; Bosnian ; Croatian ; Dari ; Farsi (Persian) ; Gujurati ; Hindi ; Punjabi ; Serbian ; Somali ; Spanish ; Tamil ; Twi ; Urdu ; West Indian dialect ; Interpretation for other languages may be available-call for details |
Contact Information
| Social Media |  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rexdale-Womens-Centre/122165667868373 Website: www.rexdalewomen.org |
| info@rexdalewomen.org | |
| Website | www.rexdalewomen.org |
| Primary Contact | Margaret Nwosu, Program Coordinator; Phone: 416-745-0062 ext 250; Email: mnwosu@rexdalewomen.org |
| Alternate Contact | Christabell Selvalingham, Counsellors; Phone: 416-745-0062 ext 285; Email: cselvalingham@rexdalewomen.org |
| Primary Executive | Fatima Filippi, Executive Director; Phone: 416-745-0062 ext 265 |
| Alternate Executive | Dr Saadia Akram-Pall, Director of Programming; Phone: 416-745-0062 ext 277; Email: sakrampall@rexdalewomen.org |
Other Info
| Established | 1978 |
| Funding | City / Town - City of Toronto ; Provincial - Province of Ontario ; Federal - Citizenship and Immigration Canada ; Donations ; United Way ; Brighter Futures |
| Service Level | (50) Non Profit |
Subjects
| CDRCP_CSI_HEADINGS | Counselling Services |
| Subjects | Community centres ; Counselling ; Immigrants ; Parenting support ; Refugees ; Social action ; Support groups ; Women |
| Service Categories | Community Newcomers ; Immigrants (Canada) ; Parent Counselling ; Refugees ; Women's Centres |