Breakthrough: LGBTQ Newcomer Volunteer Network: Toronto: Oct 3

Join Breakthrough: An LGBTQ Newcomer Volunteer Network in launching this exciting new initiative by and for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer (LGBTQ) newcomers in Toronto. The free event will include a launch ceremony with refreshments and community fair with information on volunteer opportunities and services for LGBTQ newcomers. A guided tour of Church-Wellesley village will follow, highlighting the queer history in Toronto and points of interest for LGBTQ newcomers.

All LGBTQ newcomers and friends are welcome!

What: Project Launch: BREAKTHROUGH, An LGBTQ Newcomer Volunteer Network

Where: The 519 Church Street Community Centre, 519 Church St. (north of Wellesley)

When: October 3, 2009
3:00 pm - Project Launch and Community Fair
5:00 pm - Church/Wellesley Village Guided Tour (departing from The 519)

*Volunteers will be available to provide "whisper translation" in Spanish, Turkish, Arabic, and Russian

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BREAKTHROUGH is a volunteer led, peer-driven LGBTQ newcomer project between The 519 Church Street Community Centre and Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services that aims to address social isolation as the entry point to the wider needs of the participants, and build on the existing support, settlement and advocacy programs for LGBTQ newcomers at The 519 and Access Alliance.

The goal of BREAKTHROUGH is to create a network of LGBTQ newcomer volunteers to develop skills, leadership, resources and support systems, and to organize social and educational opportunities.