Program Development

This project, through the City of Calgary's Change Can't Wait Initiative, was created to infuse culturally safe, emotional wellness pedagogy into teaching, classroom management and lesson planning at settlement agencies.

This project, through the City of Calgary's Change Can't Wait Initiative, aimed to introduce information to better support children and youth who provide interpretation and translation for family members.

During the GROWing with Newcomers project, students and teachers from local immigrant-serving organizations will have the opportunity to engage and learn about how to garden in Calgary, while creating connections with their community.

The GROWing with Seniors Project project helped create a safe, inclusive, and publicly accessible community garden where immigrant seniors were empowered to share their valuable farming skills and socialize with community members.

The Refugee and Newcomers Emotional Wellness (ReNEW) program was a yearlong settlement counselling service offered to TIES clients.

The Foundations in Agricultural-based Industries for Refugees and Migrants (FARM) program equipped clients to work in Canadian agricultural industries through in-class English language training, practical hands-on lessons, field trips, guest speakers, and practicum placements. ‍

The Newcomer Community Cookbook aims to encourage new immigrants and refugees to become community leaders and share their knowledge.

Gardens by Refugees and Other Newcomers Welcomed (GROW) is an innovative program that addressed green space inequalities in Calgary and encouraged the literacy development, and community building of newcomers.

The Immigrant Coding Online for Development in Employment program supports immigrant integration into the digital Canadian workforce by providing immigrants with the opportunity to acquire coding and web development skills and learn relevant industry vocabulary.