Immigration Partnership: Settlement Agency and Irmtraud Hutfless

immigration partnership: What we've found is that it's really important for the newcomer communities to have a voice in the planning of services, said Irmtraud Hutfless, project manager at Catholic Crosscultural Services, a settlement agency in Scarborough, according to Metro News. We want to see them involved in influencing programs that are designed to help other newcomers, because they understand the issues better than anyone else. Members of the Local Immigration Partnership are recruiting civic-minded immigrants from across the city to join the Toronto Newcomer Council a grassroots platform that aims to give newcomers better representation at decision-making levels. The council will be made up of approximately 40 people from different backgrounds and different communities of Toronto. Group members will receive training on how the municipal government works and what's expected of them, before the council starts up this summer. A particular focus will be paid to women, youth, the elderly and other under-served groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.