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Up next is employment, which newcomers deem one of their highest needs upon arrival, noted Jenkin- son. "They're coming in with degrees and years of expe- rience, and they're hoping to get a job equivalent to where they left," she said. "Often they have to step down a rung to get Canadi- an experience and then move up." Unlike other employ- ment offices, HMC Connec- tions strictly focuses on helping newcomers find jobs, with services includ- ing: job search workshops, mock interviews, job fairs, networking events, and in- formation sessions on em- ployment topics. The agency also has spe- cialty employment pro- grams for low level English speakers, and a career ac- celerator program for in- ternationally trained health-care professionals. Other services include a language program where participants learn to speak English, and a mentoring program that Jenkinson said sees 150 participants a year. "Mentoring can be pro- fessional and networking, but it can also be social if a family is finding they're re- ally not able to connect," she said. One unique initiative helping newcomers con- nect with the community is Arts Milton's Friendship Project. The program, now in its fifth year, connects new- comers with community hosts within Milton. To- gether, they participate in free arts and culture activ- ities over a period of four to five months, which in the past has included things like congo drum circles, martial arts classes, Bhan- gra dancing, French food cooking classes and more. "We've had a really ex- citing response to the pro- gram. We're very proud of it," said program co-ordi- nator Kaitlyn Patience. "It's a good way to intro- duce the participants to what the community has to offer in terms of arts and culture." In the process of having fun, Patience said the pro- gram also helps newcom- ers overcome feelings of isolation and create con- nections in the community, often forming friendships by the end of their time to- gether. Some newcomers enjoy the experience so much they return the following year as a host. Such was the case for Ayesha Tauseef, who joined the program in 2019 with her husband and two children, then came back as a host family in 2020. "We had a great time with the Friendship Pro- ject. There were lots of re- sources and education, and the activities incorporated every member of the fami- ly," she said. "Being a newcomer, you don't have a lot of exposure to how things work. So this (experience) actually real- ly helps you settle in and meet new people." STORY BEHIND THE STORY: As the final piece in our immigrant series, we wanted to take a closer look at the resources avail- able in Halton that help newcomers establish them- selves in the community. NEWS Continued from page 3 WIDE VARIETY OF SUPPORTS IN PLACE "Mentoring can be professional and networking, but it can also be social if a family is finding they're really not able to connect." - Kim Jenkinson HALTON SUPPORT PROGRAMS HMC Connections: hmcconnections.com Halton Housing Help: https://bit.ly/3AUU1n3 Employment Halton: https://bit.ly/3AQr1Nw Subsidized Passes for Low Income Transit: https://bit.ly/3rjydyy Ontario Works provincial income support program: https://bit.ly/3olPpRU Arts Milton Friendship Project: artsmilton.com Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: https://bit.ly/349CeNb has a full list of newcomer services that can be searched using a postal code. SCAN THESE CODES for parts 1 and 2 in this series.