1) Iglesia Pentecostal La Senda Pastor Walter Gonzalez
Hi-Way Pentecostal Church 50 Anne St. N., Barrie 705-728-2505 Map/Mapa
A Pentecostal Church conducting services in Spanish. Services are Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m./Una iglesia Pentecostal ofreciendo servicios en espanol los sabados a las 7:30 p.m. y domingos a las 2:30 p.m.
2) Iglesia Pentecostal Nuevo Renacel Pastor Oscar Cornejo
Westside Evangelical Lutheran Church 510 Ferndale Dr., Barrie 705-721-0454 Map/Mapa
An Evangelical Church conducting services in Spanish and English. Services are Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m./Una iglesia evangelica ofreciendo servicios en espanol los sabados a las 7:30 p.m. y los domingos a la 1:30 p.m.
3) Jehovah's Witnesses Spanish congregation Contact: Bob Allison, Co-ordinator
Kingdom Hall 115 Ferris Lane, Barrie 705-721-5176 Map/Mapa
The Spanish Group meets
four times a week (call for more information)/La congregacion hispana se reune cuatro veces a la semana (llame para mas detalles).
4) El Remanente Fiel (Pentecostal) Pastor Miguel Garcia
Mapleview Community Church 300 Mapleview Drive West, Barrie
Services in Spanish Sundays from 1-3 p.m./Iglesia Hispana con servicios los domingos de 1-3 p.m.
Learn, Speak, Live Free English classes are available in your community. Visit website for phone numbers to call for more information. Brought to you by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Clases gratis de ingles estan disponibles en su comunidad. Visite la pagina para numeros de telefono para llamar por mas informacion. Ofrecido por Ciudadania y Inmigracion Canada). www.learnspeaklive.ca
Learning Centres - Continuing Education - Includes ESOL, literacy, high school credit programs, and newcomer welcome centre (Clases de ESOL, literato, credito de escuela secundaria, y un centro para recien llegados) www.thelearningcentres.com
Parenting classes (Clases de ser madres/padres) www.mtdt.org
Simcoe Muskoka Literacy Network Your information source about essential skills training and academic upgrading for adults (Recurso de informacion sobre entrenamiento en habilidades esenciales y aumento de educacion academica para los adultos) www.nald.ca/smln.htm
Simcoe Health - Offers a wide range of
programs and public health services focused on promoting and protecting
health and preventing disease, disability, and injury (Ofrecen varios programas y servicios para proteger la salud y prevenir enfermedades, deshabilidades, y lesiones) www.simcoehealth.org
Simcoe Outreach Services Provides assessment,
referral and counselling to individuals in Simcoe County whose primary
concern is related to either their own or someone else's use of
alcohol, drugs or gambling (Ofrecen servicios para personas con problemas de addicciones) http://www.simcoeoutreach.org/
Paula Leiva, a dental hygiene student at Georgian College, is looking for Latin people who can't afford going to the dentist to provide some services in the clinic. She speaks Spanish and can provide the services in Spanish. Please contact her at 705-325-2740 ext 3214 for more information.
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (Ciudadania y inmigracion de Canada) www.cic.gc.ca
Patrick Brown - Helps with Visa applications (Representante local que ayuda con planillas de visas) www.servingbarrie.com
Volunteer Tax Preparation Clinics in Barrie - helping low income families file their taxes free of charge (Voluntarios que preparan sus impuestos en Barrie gratis para familias de bajos recursos) http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/vlntr/clncs/barrie-on-eng.html
Job Connect Barrie - An Ontario government program that helps people plan,
prepare for and succeed in the job market and can help individuals on a
path to higher skills training and employment (Un programa del gobierno de Ontario que ayuda a las personas a planear, prepararse, y salir adelante en el mercado de trabajos y puede ayudar a las personas a obtener entrenamiento y empleos) www.iwantajob.ca
Job Search Workshops Program for New Immigrants (Talleres de busqueda de trabajos para inmigrantes nuevos) www.jswontario.org
Beth Kibur Legal Aid Ontario kiburb@lao.on.ca Phone Number 705-737-3400 Business Number 416-803-4701 85 Bayfield St., Barrie Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish Area(s) of Practice: Legal Aid - Family
Guerrero Law (Brampton): http://guerrerolaw.caCisternas Bartolomeo Gonzalez Law Offices (Toronto): http://www.cisternaslaw.biz/index.asp
Barrie NewcomersClub - A social
organization for people new to the area, to help them make
friends, and to become acquainted with Barrie and the
surrounding areas (Una organizacion social para las personas que son nuevas al area, para ayudarlas a hacer amigos, y para que se familiarizen con Barrie y los alrededores) www.barrienewcomers.com
Georgian College free advising service for newcomers who have been trained/educated outside of Canada (click on link for flyer with more details)/Servicio de consejeria gratis ofrecido por Georgian College a aquellos recien llegados que han sido entrenados/educados fuera de Canada (haga click en el enlace para un flyer con mas informacion). Click here for more information/Haga click aqui para mas informacion
Newcomer Welcome Centre - Offers services to support
families new to Canada and the Simcoe County District School Board by facilitating a smooth transition for students and families entering our
schools (Ofrecen servicios para apoyar a las familias que son nuevas al Canada y a la junta escolar del condado de Simcoe por medio de facilitar una transicion facil para los estudiantes nuevos a nuestras escuelas) www.scdsb.on.ca/schools/newcomer-welcome-centre/
Settlement.org Government website with resources and information for newcomers to Ontario (Sitio del gobierno con recursos y informacion para recien llegados a Ontario). www.settlement.org
YMCA Newcomer Services - Provides many different services to assist immigrants to settle and adapt to life in Barrie (Proveen diferentes servicios para asistir a los inmigrantes a adaptarse a la vida en Barrie) http://www.ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca/employment/empl_newcomer.html
ROOF - ROOF provides a housing allowance of up to $100 per month for a five-year period to eligible low income working families in Ontario (Ofrecen ayuda de hasta $100 al mes por 5 anos para ayudar a familias elegibles de bajos recursos pagar su vivienda) www.Ontario.ca/ROOF
Note: The BLCC does not officially endorse these tutors and can only offer referrals to them. It is up to the prospective student to do research and decide who best suits their needs.
Nota: El BLCC no endorsa estos maestros y solo podemos ofrecer referidos a ellos. Es la responsabilidad de los estudiantes averiguar quien seria el mejor para su situacion individual.
1. Carolina Avendano - (705) 726-9348
2. Anita Rojas - (705) 252-5295 (Anita pide que TODOS lo que la llamen - aunque ya lo hayan hecho - por favor siempre dejar su numero de telefono para que le pueda devolver la llamada; Anita asks that EVERYONE who calls her - even if you've already done so - please leave your phone # so she can return your call)
5. The City of Barrie also has a Spanish for Travellers beginners course available. Check their website at http://play.barrie.ca or call 739-4223 for further details.
6. Free Spanish classes for kids in Barrie are available for students in grades JK to Grade 8 through the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board. The classes are open to children in any school though (not just Catholic). Get more information and enroll here/Clases de espanol gratis para ninos en Barrie estan ofrecidas para estudiantes en JK hasta el grado 8 a traves del distrito escolar catolico. Las clases estan disponibles a todos los estudiantes, aunque no vayan a escualas catolicas. Para mas informacion y para inscribir a sus ninos haga cliq aqui: http://www.smcdsb.on.ca/cms/One.aspx?portalId=36&pageId=8926
