For Immediate Release
March 12, 2020

Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington partners with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health to deliver language-specific information sessions about Guelph’s vaccination plan to area newcomers.

GUELPH, Ontario –

Due to increasing cases of COVID-19, our area has been moved to RED (Control) level. Because of this the ISGW office closed on December 18 and will remain closed until further notice. We continue to provide programs and services remotely Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm. Clients with serious, exceptional circumstances may be seen in person.

On July 30, 2020, Guelph-Wellington Women In Crisis, marked World Day against Trafficking in Persons by releasing a new episode of their GWWICed podcast. The series is dedicated to understanding the context of human trafficking within the Guelph-Wellington region.

In response to COVID-19, Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington closed our offices and quickly began to offer service from home. Since then, our settlement team has successfully been serving clients by phone and virtually. Online Community Connections programs including English Conversation Circles, Cooking Around the World and craft classes were developed to keep us engaged and connected while practising physical distancing. In June we began offering our workshops online, including an Orientation to Ontario webinar, Refugee Sponsorship Training and COVID-19 information sessions.