We are conscious of the linguistic and cultural difficulties encountered by our clientele and of their need for technical and moral support. Thus, Casa C.A.F.I. offers a variety of means of intervention and services adapted to the specific needs of immigrants.
Reception and settlement services:
- Receiving and helping clients in need of support.
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Accompanying of the client by the staff and volunteers of Casa C.A.F.I.
- Orienting and referring of the clients to resources, services and programs offered to the general public by public institutions specializing in each situation.
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Giving technical assistance in completing forms, translating of legal documents and interpreting documents coming from public institutions, government, etc.
- Providing phone mediation and interpretation to clarify or solve crisis situations of the clients.
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Informing clients regarding the legal aspects of immigration and protection of individual rights concerning the laws and procedures of immigrant status.
- Help in finding work and housing.
Workshops:
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Support groups for parents
Weekly meetings are offered in Spanish to the parents in which they can discuss their preoccupations and difficulties related to the education of their children.
A series of meetings between parents and specialists is also offered, during which a number of themes are tackled: culture shock, child development, the links between family and school, violence in schools, the phenomenon of "taxage", adolescent crisis, etc.
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The "Tout-Petits" program for children of the cultural communities
Three times a year, Casa C.A.F.I. offers a series of 16 meetings of 3 hours each in Spanish. During these meetings with parents and children, a specialist presents a number of activities thought-out to stimulate emotionally, physically, intellectually, socially and cognitivelly children of 0 to 5 years of age. Parents' orientation is of great importance in this program.
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The Y'APP program (Y'a personne de parfait = Nobody is perfect)
Casa C.A.F.I. presents a series of group meetings for Hispanic parents during which they can discuss topics such as: the body and health of children, child development and behaviour, the parental role and child security.
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The parental competency
A series of group meetings for Hispanic parents with the purpose to better the communication between these parents and their teenagers. The workshops allow the parents to learn more about adolescence and the search of identity of immigrant youth. Their search for identity is often increased by their cultural duality. Moreover, this program's goal is to prevent intergenerational and intercultural conflicts that often burst out with immigration.
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The parental competency for youth and young parents
of the cultural communities
This series of group meetings for youth aged 15 to 29 years aims to develop effective tools of communication and methods of conflict resolution that will permit the participants to better the quality of their relations with their children and future children. Moreover, this program aims to counter the reproduction of pre-established relations between parents and children, thus preventing the clashes that tend to appear with adolescence.
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