Meeting

Practical

Needs

During your stay here in Canada, we want you to thrive by helping to meet any practical needs that you may have

Conversation Circles

Improve your English through online conversations

If you are a Fanshawe College student, Fanshawe is doing online Conversation Circles. This is a great way to get to know people and an opportunity for those who are looking to improve their English. During these COVID times, they are being done online. You can sign up by contacting Gerry Drabick at [email protected]

Global Cafe

Connect with the community over coffee

If you are a Western University Student, Western offers a Global Café for international students on Thursday afternoons from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. This is a great way to connect with people in your community through informal coffee gatherings and an opportunity to learn from each other in a relaxed setting.

If you are in immediate danger, please call

9 1 1

Mental Health Resources

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis right now, there are several helplines here to assist you

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 686868 in Canada to text with a trained Crisis Responder. (Free and available 24/7)

Western Students

Western students can access mental health support from the health and wellness website.

Free online, confidential mental health support for residents of Ontario.

Career Mentorship

One of the needs that we hear most often from International Students is finding a job.

We have started offering a Career Mentorship Program to International Students. This 3 week program involves matching up a student with a mentor in a field of work that the student is wanting to pursue.

We hope that this program will help you learn about the Canadian Workplace culture and your specific industry and help to equip you to find a job and thrive in it. We are actively recruiting mentors from across Canada that are excited to help international students. The program has 3 Modules that will help you in this process.

Communication
Working on the Job
Industry Overview

We ran our last session from October 10 to November 18, 2022. We will be posting here when our next session becomes available. We would love to have you join us as a participant or a volunteer.

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Other Help

If you have any other needs that you would like to talk with us about, please contact us, and we will do our best to assist you.