Leadership Development
Ambassador Training
The ambassador leadership training is a hands-on training course for individuals who want to strengthen their leadership skills and develop their understanding of civic engagement, community development, social justice and advocacy. It is a “Train the Trainer” model that aims for “ambassadors” to share the information and skills they acquire with their communities in their languages .
As an agency, Working Women Community Centre works hard to connect individuals with their communities while supporting them in developing their self-esteem, self-confidence and agency. For the past 4 years, the ambassador model has been focused on supporting newcomer and immigrant parents understand the school system and become more involved in their child(ren)’s school. Knowing how to navigate the system as a key to becoming better advocates for their child(ren)’s education.
Food Security Programming
Food Security is defined as “a condition in which all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (FAO). However, this is not a reality for many residents in Toronto. Located in the Don Mills-Sheppard community, the ORIOLE FOOD SPACE is a partnership that began in 2013 between WWCC, Flemingdon Health Centre and North York Harvest Food Bank, which promotes direct access to food supports, such as local food banks, community kitchen workshops and community gardens.
Our Food Security project, launched in spring 2017, focuses on the expansion and strengthening of the Oriole Food Space. The core goals of this work are to highlight systemic issues related to food security, increase the community’s access to food programs and create opportunities for resident engagement. This three-year project receives funding from Ontario Trillium Foundation and additional support from the City of Toronto, which ensures its long-term sustainability.
Volunteer Development
We work actively with our clients to support them in becoming more engaged in their communities. Through their participation in community development activities, newcomers and immigrants improve language skills, develop leadership capacity and breakdown social isolation . We develop volunteer opportunities, peer led programming, help catalyze new initiatives, and strengthen participation in WWCC networks and collaborations and partnerships. Volunteers are crucial to to backed-in supports to our programs and leverage resources, and integrate community development principles into our programs.
- Computer Club
- Chinese Choir
- Community Kitchen
- Yoga
- Public Education
- Conversation Club
