{"id":48,"date":"2020-03-08T04:37:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T04:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviaspreview.com\/wp\/paroti\/?p=48"},"modified":"2025-11-30T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:58:19","slug":"settlement-confidence-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/?p=48","title":{"rendered":"Newcomer Women Complete WESAC\u2019s Settlement Confidence Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WESAC Foundation proudly celebrated the graduation of a new cohort of women from its <strong>Settlement Confidence Program<\/strong> \u2014 a 4-week empowerment initiative designed to help newcomer and refugee women transition into life in Canada with confidence, clarity, and community support.<\/p>\n<p>The program was created for women navigating complex challenges such as cultural adjustment, language barriers, isolation, and a lack of understanding of available support systems. Over the course of the training, participants gained practical tools for rebuilding their lives, including:<\/p>\n<p><strong>What the Women Learned During the Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-solid-color\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4><strong>Accessing community resources:<\/strong> Understanding how to find food programs, settlement services, libraries, childcare supports, and newcomer agencies.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4><strong>Rights and responsibilities:<\/strong> A breakdown of Canadian laws, tenant rights, employment standards, and women\u2019s safety protections.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4><strong>Communication &amp; confidence-building:<\/strong> Activities to help women express themselves, advocate for their needs, and feel heard.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4><strong>Overcoming cultural &amp; emotional barriers:<\/strong> Discussions on mental wellness, overcoming fear, and adjusting to a new environment.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4><strong>How to navigate public services:<\/strong> Introduction to housing systems, job platforms, health services, and government programs.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Throughout the program, many women shared that this was the <strong>first time<\/strong> they felt \u201cseen, supported, and finally not alone.\u201d The sense of sisterhood and learning together helped them rebuild hope at a crucial time of transition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduation &amp; Networking Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The training concluded with a certificate ceremony where each participant was recognized for her courage and commitment.<br \/>\nWESAC then hosted a networking session that connected the women with partner organizations, settlement agencies, and employment resources \u2014 helping them take practical next steps.<\/p>\n<p>WESAC will continue supporting these women through follow-up mentorship and referrals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WESAC Foundation proudly celebrated the graduation of a new cohort of women from its Settlement Confidence Program<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[20,54,21],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newcomer__refugee_support","tag-newcomer_resources","tag-refugee_integration","tag-women_empowerment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2119,"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions\/2119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesacfoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}