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MNLCT provides comprehensive support for starting a new life in Canada: Diana’s Story 

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By Claudia Porras A year ago, Diana, her husband, and two daughters made the life-changing decision to relocate to Canada from Mexico. Originally a sociologist, Diana had more recently been working as a yoga instructor and CrossFit trainer. Diana’s priority had always been the well-being of her daughters and her career shift had provided a […]

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Mennonite New Life Centre introduces new Executive Director Dwayne O’Connor

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July 6, 2023 Toronto, ON – The Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto (MNLCT) is thrilled to announce our new Executive Director, Dwayne O’Connor. Dwayne has extensive experience in executive leadership roles confronting the social and economic inequities that give rise to poverty, homelessness, mental health and addictions, and other barriers that the Centre’s vulnerable

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A wheelchair changed my life: Juan Carlos’s Story

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By Gertrude Tumusime  Juan Carlos is a wheelchair sports champion living in Windsor, Ontario. We first met Juan and his mother Vivian in 2005, when they arrived from Ecuador, where they lived as refugees from Colombia. The family was sponsored by the Toronto United Mennonite Church.   When they arrived in Toronto, Adolfo Puricelli, the Mennonite

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Journey to Canadian citizenship: Patricia’s Story

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By Claudia Porras  Patricia is the main character in a love story that spanned over 20 years before a happy ending. Her boyfriend, with whom she had been in a relationship her entire life, had moved to Toronto many years before her in search of better opportunities. Finally, in 2016, the two reunited and enjoyed their lives

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MNLCT gave me the confidence to restart my life positively: Mehria’s story 

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By Gertrude Tumusime  Mehria was barely 18 when she left her home country of Afghanistan, arriving in Canada after spending several months in Greece.   Like many of her compatriots, the young adult was escaping a worsening situation in Afghanistan where the Taliban were terrorizing the population – especially women and girls. Mehria remembers – quite

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Annual Report 2022

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As the 2022 winter turned to spring, we too began to see signs of a brighter life unfolding. Restrictions were gradually lifted and people began to gather in person again. In this report, we reflect on a year where our communities reemerged, recentered, and reimagined, and where the Centre reconfirmed its commitment to serving newcomers

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