Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I would say the same thing. Were you asking about what we would need to be able to do an even better job than we're doing now?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Most definitely, it really has to go back to funding and to government funding, especially in the programs we offer, because we depend on private donors, and that can be very difficult to function with.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think what we would like to do is offer more of an array of services. Right now, we are providing both a retail program and a business program, and both of them require a pretty high level of English. If we were able to provide other services or other employment programs where

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, when we do our intake, when we first see people, that's a big part of it. We also have staff who can go into the store and meet with people. We make it a big part of what we're doing, to make sure that our clients coming in understand that we're not just about the clothes, b

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll let Diana answer as well, but we see people who want and need to learn very specific skills. For example, in our business program we offer a language skills program that focuses on business skills. If you read any of the reports put out by the LIPs, the different integrated

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely. That's a big part of what we do, especially when people first come to us and we provide for the whole family for a few years. Yes, a big part of what we're doing is really trying to help people to integrate and settle with the right attire. Many people aren't able to

Citizenship and Immigration committee  First of all, thank you all very much for this opportunity. My name is Rosie Smythe, and I'm the executive director of New Circles Community Services in Toronto. I'm here with Diana Gibbs, our development manager. New Circles was founded in 2005 by a social worker by the name o