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COSTI

Toronto, ON, CA • 250 - 499 Employees
Non-Profit

Meeting the needs of a diverse society since 1952, COSTI is a community-based multicultural agency providing employment, educational, settlement and social services to all immigrant communities, new Canadians and individuals in need of assistance. Operating from 17 locations in Toronto, York Region and the Region of Peel, COSTI provides services in more than 60 languages. We help over 39,000 individuals received assistance. Services and programs include: Specialized employment services for internationally trained individuals, as well as information and referral to appropriate services, employment assessment and counselling, work placement, job search training and job development for adults and youth; mentoring and Recruitment and Human Resources services for Employers; English language (ESL and LINC), skills training and Enhanced Language Training (ELT) programsSettlement services including orientation, information, counselling and cultural interpretation for recently-arrived immigrants; Post-settlement support for settled immigrants who continue to require social and government services;Housing and settlement supports for Government-Assisted Refugees, Refugee Claimants and Privately-Sponsored RefugeesFamily counselling and mental health servicesHousing support for families facing eviction, or those marginally housedHelp for immigrant women to overcome barriers in their lives and to access opportunitiesServices specific to the needs of seniors to help them lead a satisfying and dignified lifeTranslation and interpretation services