What is Arms Open Mentoring?
Are you new to Canada? Do you feel lost, lonely, or confused? If you want to make connections in Calgary and area, we can help you. We offer personalized settlement support through the Arms Open Mentoring program.
When you join this program, you will be matched with a student volunteer from the University of Calgary. The student will support you as a guide. They will help answer your questions about living in Canada, for example:
- Buying food/groceries for your family at a low cost
- Traveling by public transit (bus or C-train),and buying a low-cost bus pass
- Joining social groups and meeting new people
- Finding places of worship like mosques, churches, or synagogues
- Setting up a cell phone to communicate with your family and friends
- Getting winter clothes for your family
The student guides also benefit from this program. They have an opportunity to learn about the challenges that newcomers to Canada face. This program encourages the Calgary community to understand and support newcomers.
Eligibility
Newcomers
New immigrants and refugees who have arrived in Calgary in the previous 18 months.
Volunteers
If you have language skills in Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya, Somali, Vietnamese, Burmese, Tagalog and Spanish are particularly encouraged to apply.
Semester
Hours match TIES hours of operation
Location
TIES Forest Lawn
1723 – 40 Street SE
TIES Whitehorn
3820 – 32 Street NE
Cost
Free
No Registration Cost
Schedule
Meetings are set by appointment and operational hours.
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