Ośrodki
pomocy Ukraińcom w Ottawie
Otrzymuję
liczne pytania o pomoc dla nowoprzybyłych
Ukraińców. Poniżej informacja na ten temat.
Można wykorzystywać do odpowiedzi na pytania o
taką pomoc.
Mniejszość
ukraińska w Kanadzie jest super zorganizowana, w
porównaniu z Polonią. Nic dziwnego, że wpływy tej
społeczności w Kanadzie są o wiele większe niż
Polonii, reprezentowanej przez Kongres Polonii
Kanadyjskiej. Jeśli są przybysze z Ukrainy, to
mogą skontaktować się z Ukraińcami w Ottawie
(Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Ottawa Branch https://www.ottawaucc.ca
). Mają programy pomocy, np. w szukaniu pracy,
mieszkania, kursów, itp. Ukraińców jest o wiele
więcej w Ottawie niż Polaków i są o wiele lepiej
zorganizowani! Zajmują się pomaganiem w
zasiedlaniu się ukraińskim imigrantom.
Na stronie https://www.ottawaucc.ca
więcej informacji na temat pomocy; e-mail: info@OttawaUCC.ca
Ukraine Crisis Committee
In
response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, UCC-Ottawa
branch has formed a Ukraine Crisis Committee to
work with various community partners to address
the needs of displaced Ukrainians coming to the
National Capital Region.
Informacje o kontaktach: https://www.ottawaucc.ca/resources
Jednym
z programów pracy jest Maidan Market.
The
Maidan Market is an initiative run by the
Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) Ottawa branch.
It is a welcome hub for newcomers from Ukraine
fleeing the war. We provide a sense of community
and assist with helping to settle and integrate
into Ottawa.
Więcej
informacji o Maidan Market można znaleźć
w artykule:
How Ottawa's Maidan Market helps
Ukrainian newcomers during the Russian
invasion of Ukraine
On January 12, 2023, the Ukrainian center
“Maidan Market” was reopened in Ottawa, which
will provide information assistance to Ukrainian
newcomers in Canada, who fled the Russian
invasion. The Center was established with the
support of the “Ottawa Branch of the Congress of
Ukraine in Canada” to promote the speedy
integration of Ukrainians into Canadian society.
Maidan
Market is open twice a week, Monday from 9:30
a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 8
p.m.
at
Westgate Shopping Center, 1309 Carling Avenue,
Unit 13, Ottawa, ON K1Z 7L3. (map)
Ukrainians have the opportunity to
obtain up-to-date information on finding work and
applying for driver’s license, housing and
language courses, finding a school for children,
etc. During the visit to the community center,
people can get advice from the Ukrainian-speaking
coordinator, who individually helps to find the
resources necessary to start life in a new city.
The Maidan market is visited daily by dozens of
Ukrainians who have recently arrived in Ottawa and
are looking for information and resources. The
Center’s volunteers work with every newly arrived
Ukrainian: Ukrainian-speaking volunteers meet with
Ukrainians, show them the center, identify their
basic needs, and help them find the necessary
resources.
The center has the main infrastructure:
information stands with various instructions, some
specialized classrooms, recreation areas, and a
children’s corner. Maidan Market also has
English-speaking volunteers, who help to
communicate with the Canadian community of Ottawa,
among which there are many willing to help
Ukrainians. (and help Ukrainians practise
English).
The Maidan market has four areas of work aimed at
the development of the local Ukrainian community
and assistance to newly arrived Ukrainians:
- Information
Center. Ukrainians can come and get up-to-date
information on finding accommodation and
language courses, getting a driver’s license,
finding schools for children etc.
- Training
Center. Ukrainians can acquire the skills
necessary to build a new life in Canada.
Maidan Market is already conducting job search
training, which helps to make a good CV and
successfully pass the interview. The center
also intends to attract recruiters who will
use their own experience to help Ukrainians
understand how the Canadian employment system
works.
- Center
for Mental Health. Together with the
organization “Ottawa Ukrainian Mental Health”
on the Maidan market, every week classes are
held on “lifestyle sessions”, during which
coaches help newly arrived Ukrainians adapt to
a new country.
- Public
space. The Maidan market allows Ukrainians to
communicate, get to know each other, and spend
time together. The Center has several areas
where Ukrainians can relax with a cup of
coffee and exchange useful experiences with
each other, which can help them undergo the
process of adapting to a new country.
The
interesting history of the Maidan market: the
Ukrainian center in Ottawa started work in May
2022. During this time, more than 2,000
Ukrainians visited the Maidan Market and
received much assistance. For the first time,
the center focused on providing humanitarian
assistance to newly arrived Ukrainians, namely
essential items (footwear, clothing, hygiene
items, and canned foods). After six months of
work, the volunteers came to the conclusion that
the needs of the people during this time had
changed, and the center was beginning to
reorganize the work style.
Currently, the Maidan Market team continues to
work and develop new areas of public works that
will help newly arrived Ukrainians to integrate
into Canadian society as soon as possible.
Follow the center’s news on the official website
and on Facebook, where volunteers also regularly
post useful resources for newly arrived
Ukrainians, and interesting educational and
informational events.
Całość
(wiele więcej info):
https://truthfulreporting.org/en/news/yak-majdan-market-v-ottavi-prodovzhuye-dopomagaty-novoprybulym-ukrayinczyam-pid-chas-masshtabnogo-rosijskogo-vtorgnennya
Settlement Assistance Fund
In partnership with the Ottawa Community
Foundation (OCF), UCC-Ottawa’s Ukrainian Crisis
Committee has launched Settlement Assistance
Fund with the generous support of the Ottawa
Community Foundation (OCF).
Learn more and donate to support UCC-Ottawa’s
settlement resources for displaced families and
individuals from Ukraine.
https://www.ocf-fco.ca/uccottawasettlement/
Czesław
Piasta,
Komunikaty
Ottawskie
redakcja@komott.net
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