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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
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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.


List of community resources/Lista de recursos comunitarios


Educational Testing Service Canada - TOEIC English testing (Examinaciones de TOEIC)
http://www.etscanada.ca/immigrants/index.php

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


Doctor search (Busqueda de doctores)
http://www.cpso.on.ca/docsearch/

RVH Family Medicine Teaching Unit - New doctors in Barrie currently accepting new patients (Nuevos doctores en Barrie actualmente aceptando nuevos pacientes)
http://www.rvh.on.ca/Home.aspx?PageID=698&mid=_ctl0_MainMenu__ctl1-menuItem004

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

Embassies and Consulates in Ontario (Embajadas y consulados en Ontario)
http://appsci.queensu.ca/studentinfo/convocation/Exchange/EmbassiesinCanada.php

iCanada Direct Immigration Services Inc. - Specializes in helping individuals, families and businesses immigrate to Canada (Especialistas en ayudar a individuos, familias y negocios a inmigrar al Canada)
http://members.barriedirect.info/ICanada_Direct_Immigration_Services_Inc_-I/

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


Barrie Career Centre (Centro de trabajos de Barrie)
www.barriecareercentre.com

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

Ontario Job Bank (Banco de trabajos de Ontario)
www.jobbank.gc.ca


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

Legal Aid Ontario Barrie 
www.legalaid.on.ca

Alexa Wilson (Real Estate lawyer/abogada de bienes raices):
http://wilsonslp.com/bio.html

Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples (Toronto):
http://www.spanishservices.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=86&lang=es

Guerrero Law (Brampton):
http://guerrerolaw.caCisternas Bartolomeo Gonzalez Law Offices (Toronto):
http://www.cisternaslaw.biz/index.asp


Barrie Newcomers Club - 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

InMyLanguage.org ofrece información en múltiples idiomas para los recién llegados a Ontario, Canadá.
http://spanish.inmylanguage.org/default.aspx



Barrie Food Bank (Banco de comida)
www.barriefoodbank.org

Barrie Police Service (Policia de Barrie)
www.police.barrie.on.ca

Elizabeth Fry Society Grocery Assistance Program (Asistencia de comida)
http://www.elizabethfrysociety.com/public/

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

Women and Children's Shelter (Albergue de mujeres y ninos)
www.barrieshelter.com/


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)

3. Marlene Rios - privatespanish@hotmail.com

4. Georgian College has several Spanish for Travellers courses available. Check
their website at https://sis-ssb.georgianc.on.ca/GEOR/ptwebreg_pll.P_Main
for further details (type "Spanish" in the search box).

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

7. Victoria Mestres - http://www.artbarrie.com/NEW--SPANISH-LESSONS.html

8. Carolina Jaramillo -705-797-0270 or caroljaramillo@hotmail.com