Schneiders and Unison Health and Community Services

Unison Health and Community Services: Born in Latvia, the Schneiders had lived in Israel before putting down roots in Canada four years ago. While her husband went to work in the technology field, daughter Rachelle, then 4, was enrolled in a local daycare program. Schneider was home with 1-year-old son Roy, according to The Star. I first went to the Hub to volunteer and learn English, said Schneider, 37, adding its where she was welcomed with open arms and met many new friends. She volunteered for Action for Neighbourhood Change, a community-development initiative supported by the United Way of Toronto and Unison Health and Community Services, which is the anchor at the Hub. The resident-led group ANC is the voice of the community and raises awareness about local needs and advocates for change. It also brings together residents to take on leadership roles just the type of involvement Dina wanted and Moving to a new country cant be easy but Dina and Igal Schneider embraced their new life in their adopted homeland, happily settling in North York in the midst of a large Russian-speaking community where many of their neighbours were also newcomers. Initially, she felt isolated, living in a new country where everything was different and everyone a stranger. Her first connections were made at the early childhood centre at Rockford Public School where one of her new friends suggested she visit the Bathurst-Finch Community Hub . It opened a whole new world for Dina and became a lifeline for her family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.