The document summarizes the services and programs of the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT). CCVT is a non-profit organization that has served refugees from war-affected areas experiencing torture or political persecution since 1977. It provides mental health counseling and support groups, settlement services, programs for children and youth, ESL and computer training, volunteer opportunities, public education, and international projects. The document outlines barriers faced by CCVT like insufficient funding and limited space. It discusses community outreach efforts and provides suggestions for how global citizens and early childhood educators can help support CCVT's mission.

1. Produced by
Joan (Xueqiong) Pan Suling Wang Jun Gao
Chloe Insook Jeong Jianfeng Zhang Pauline Blier

2. October 11, 2013

3. Agenda
 Introduction of the center
 Mandate
 Services/Programs
 Barriers
 Community outreach/Follow-up
 How can we help as global citizens
 How can we help as ECEs
 Animoto
 Reference list

4. Introduction of CCVT
 The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT)
 Non profit
 Started practice in 1977
 Serve clients Coming from a war affected areas experiencing
either direct or indirect torture or political persecution
 Major Funders:
 Federal, provincial, municipal levels of government
 United Way
 United Nations
 Individual donators

5. Introduction of CCVT
 Location:
Main Office:
194 Jarvis Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M5B 2B7
Scarborough Office:
2401 Eglinton Ave East, Suite #310, Toronto, ON M1K 2N8
The Hub:
1527 Victoria Park Avenue, 2nd floor, Toronto, ON M1L 2T3

6. Mandate
 Aids survivors in overcoming the lasting effects of torture
and war
 Supports survivors to integrate into Canadian society
 Protect the survivors and their families
 Raises awareness of the continuing effects of torture and
war on survivors and their families
 Gives hope after the horror

7. Services and Programs
 Mental Health
counselling, support groups, crisis intervention,
art therapy and coordinated professional services.
 Settlement Services
information/orientation; interpretation/translation
time limited counselling; employment-related issues
referrals to resources
 Children & Youth (refugee children and their families )
assessment; individual and family counselling,
crisis intervention
support groups for children, youth and parents

8. Services and Programs
 ESL & Computer Training
 Volunteer Programs
 Public Education
Responds to the numerous requests;
Regularly producing publications
 East Toronto Downtown LIP
Coordinate and advance the Local Immigration
Partnership Initiative in the East Downtown Toronto area.
 International Projects
Associated with a coalition of centres that support victims
of violent oppression and torture, in exile or in their own
countries

9. Barriers
 Insufficient funding
 Not enough space: The downtown main office is spacious,
but the other two are limited
 Part time language studying hours: affect subsidy
 No child care for the clients
 Long waiting list for low rental housing
 Long waiting list to see psychologists/psychiatrists

10. Community outreach/Follow-up
 Based on networking
 Follow-up calls by case managers to check on clients
 Newsletters
 Information fair
 Field trips
 Community picnics
 Befrienders

11. How can we help from Global
Perspective
 Make a Donation:
https://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityI
D=45041
 Register to volunteer:
Escorting, interpreting, ESL tutoring, Public education,
workshops, homework club, etc
 Act as a Befriender to a survivor

12. How can we help as an ECE
 Understand and Support the families
 educating ourselves about community resources that are
available and learn when to give proper referral.
 Support the children
 discern children’s inner emotion and pay much more
attention to their behaviour and needs.
 Practice empathy, keep calm, honour confidentiality

13. Animoto of visiting CCVT
 The Link:
http://animoto.com/play/5BxCFW4JG9GbcTVp0ATIvA

14. Reference List
 http://ccvt.org/
 http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/brockport/?p=
6229

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