Mission and Objectives of the Centre
The Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples serves new immigrants from 22 Spanish - speaking countries and members of other communities.
We serve their needs by offering a variety of services designed to overcome barriers based on language, race, age, sex and sexual orientation.
The Centre promotes equality and social justice through community development and participation in and representation of the whole community.
What do people say about the Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples?
"I felt very alone. The support, counselling and caring of people at the Centre, in my own language, helped me recover my self-esteem enough to learn English."
"With the help of the Centre my children and I were able to escape a life of abuse and violence."
"I feel at home at the Centre. The Legal Clinic helped me put an end to the discrimination that was going on at my workplace."
"The counsellor at the Centre helped me put down my years of experience in writing in English and with this I found a good job."
WHY SUPPORT THE CENTRE
The Hispanic community is one of the most diverse and dynamic in Toronto. It is also a vulnerable community with many unmet needs.
Our personnel includes dedicated volunteers and highly experienced counselling staff.
We work with organizations and individuals who share our mission: to meet the needs of the community by eliminating physical, language, sex, race, age and sexual orientation barriers.
The Centre is a non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1973. The Centre is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors who are elected by our membership each year.
Our funding comes from United Way, donations from individuals, foundations and companies and from agencies of governments at all levels - federal, provincial and municipal.
For more information call (416) 533-8545.
Some of the ways you can help the Centre are:
- Participating in Programs, Community Events and activities
- Sending a tax-deductible donation to the Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples
- Working as a volunteer at the Centre
- Becoming a member and voting at our Annual General Meetings.
33 years of Service to the Spanish Speaking Community!
