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LIGHTS Winter 2025 Session

Start Date: January 21, 2025
Time: 12:30-3:30 PM
Online Classes: Tuesdays & Thursdays via Zoom
In-Person Classes: Wednesdays at the Keele Office
Duration: 12 weeks

We are excited to announce that the LIGHTS (Language Instruction Giving Hope to Trauma Survivor) program will resume on January 21, 2025. This FREE supportive language training program includes emotional well-being activities, designed for learners who need extra support.

We aim to:

  • Empower participants to manage stress and boost confidence
  • Equip you with the language to describe your feelings
  • Encourage you to become comfortable in simple conversations
  • Prepare you to access further ESL/LINC programs
  • Guide you to gain access to technology, community resources, and connections

To register or for more information, please contact:

We look forward to welcoming new participants to the LIGHTS program and supporting your journey in learning English and enhancing well-being.

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Thank you for your patience as we continue to respond to a cybersecurity incident affecting our communication systems.

We are happy to share an important update — we are now able to send outgoing emails. Going forward, you will receive our emails from our new domain, @mnlc.ca, in addition to our temporary Gmail addresses. Please watch for us in your inbox. 

If you haven’t already, you can sign up to receive email updates from us directly here.

How we work on Canada Day Week

All our offices will be closed from Monday, June 29th, to Friday, July 3rd inclusive.

LINC, Mental Health, and Bridging programs are available virtually on Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30.

Community Health Services is available virtually on Tuesday, June 30.

We will reopen on Monday, July 6th.

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We know it has been frustrating and difficult to reach us during this time, and we sincerely apologize for that. Please know that all our programs and services are running and staff are ready to support you. For getting in touch with us, please continue to use our temporary Gmail addresses:

Or drop in to our Keele location (2737 Keele St, units 9, 111, 112, North York) or Finch location (1122 Finch Ave West, Unit 1, North York) during office hours:

  • Settlement staff are available at our Keele office in Units 111 (Resource Centre) & 112 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday to Friday to answer questions and provide guidance. 
  • LINC in-person classes are running as usual at Keele office and online.
  • HAP is closed for the summer.
  • Community Health Services is able to support at our Finch office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

We take your privacy seriously and kindly ask that you do not share sensitive personal information via email.

Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate the many kind words of empathy shared by our community, and we look forward to being fully operational again. We will continue to share updates as our systems are restored.