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Tanya Chute-Molina, Former MNLCT Executive Director

In celebration of our 40th anniversary, we sat down with Tanya Chute-Molina, who served as the Executive Director of the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto (MNLCT), after founders Alf and Betty Puricelli. Watch our teaser video where she discusses how she came into her position and supported the advancements of the small-scale projects the […]

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MNLCT Fall/Winter 2023 Newsletter

Read Executive Director Dwayne O’Connor’s column | Watch our interview with MNLCT Board Chair Rochelle Fine | Congratulations, Bridging graduates! | Register for Bridging programs | New LIGHTS program enrollment dates | Save the Date for our 40th Anniversary celebration!   Dear Friends, We, as a global community, have experienced some very difficult challenges in

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Providing Health Care Services for Those with High Need

By Youdon Tenzin MNLCT and Humber College have collaborated under the Health for All Partnership (HAP) to reach people in our communities with high need and who do not have access to health care services. At this free and unique nurse-led health service located at our Finch office, Humber faculty and Bachelor of Nursing students

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Gerard Keledjian, New Horizons Media’s Founder

Gerard Keledjian, the founder and managing director of New Horizons Media, stumbled upon MNLCT when he first came to Canada. Through various networking sessions and collaborations with the Centre, Gerard assisted in creating MNLCT’s Bridge to Employment in Media and Communications (BEMC) program. Watch the teaser video. Full video coming soon! https://youtu.be/pwLnuxL8HT0?si=9z2WF1SXX-STlYy2

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Finding Community through Your Passion: Mirna & Maria’s Story

By Youdon Tenzin Photography has been Mirna Chacin’s passion for a long time. She believes in the power of storytelling through photography. Therefore, it comes as no surprise to anyone that she would pursue this field professionally. It has taken up space in her life in ways she did not expect it to and connected

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Beatrice Traub-Werner, Academic Director of Bridge Program for Mental Health Professionals (now BREM)

Beatrice Traub-Werner moved to Canada from Argentina in 1970. In the 2000s, she met MNLCT’s former Executive Director Tanya Chute-Molina. Beatrice and Tanya shared a close friendship which later translated into a working relationship when Tanya asked her to join the MNLCT’s Bridging team.  For our 40th anniversary, Beatrice sat down with us to give

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