April 2019 - March 2020
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
The main objective addressed in Empower Us is to record Korean-Canadian immigration history. In particular, it is aiming to have a group of youths to participate to interview Korean-Canadian seniors over the ages of 55 years who immigrated to Canada between 1960s and 1980s.
120 clients with one-on-one services
36 group sessions will be delivered for 400 participants
Clients overcome barriers and challenges, build resilience and wellbeing, and participate in social connections and community life.
Two panels will be selected from each senior and youth group to jointly work with the project coordinator. Contents of storytelling and video editing will be mainly discussed with the panels.
The two groups, youth group and senior group, will undergo three education sessions to practice and one-on-one interviews will be held afterwards.
Participants will share individual experiences and will be divided into small groups to practice storytelling and interviewing.
Participants will share individual experiences and will be divided into small groups to practice storytelling and interviewing.
This project will not only record the history of Korean-Canadian immigration, but it will also allow two different generations to understand and get to know each other and in particular, the project will promote the social participation of seniors. .
April 2018 - March 2019
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
‘RISE’ project is a one year project funded by Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration designed to facilitate the social integration of vulnerable Korean immigrant women who have experienced various barriers and difficulties.
RISE aims to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate support to the target population to become emotionally resilient, achieve safety and wellbeing, enhance social connections and fully participate in community life.
120 clients with one-on-one services
36 group sessions will be delivered for 400 participants
Clients overcome barriers and challenges, build resilience and wellbeing, and participate in social connections and community life.
Support group: a safe learning environment where women may try new ways to grow and heal
Educational workshops: delivering educational workshops to provide information according to various topics
One-on-one counselling: for those participants who may need additional support, this project will provide one-on-one counseling
A total of 44 support groups and workshops were conducted with 535 participants
A total of 185 in-person counselling, 180 phone services and 244 email services were provided for 139 unique clients
A total of 404 transportation assistance was offered to 207 clients to enable access to project activities.
Developed culturally sensitive outreach materials on various seminar subject such as parenting, stress management and school integration
Developed partnerships with non-profit organizations and faith groups in the GTA
(KCWA / April 2018 - Mar 2019)
34 seminars, 363 participants
8 seminars, 127 participants
2 seminars, 45 participants
Hong Fook Mental Health Association
York Region District School Board
Yonge Centre Plus Community Centre
Philadelphia Korean Presbyterian Church
Toronto Central Korean SDA
Eagles Field Community Church
St. Andrew Kim Korean Catholic Church
Vaughan Community Church
May 2018 - March 2019
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
The main objective addressed in Empower Me #2 is “Promoting volunteerism among seniors and other generations”. Through increased volunteerism, this project also aims to achieve “greater social participation and inclusion of potentially isolated seniors” in the Korean community.
To promote social participation among seniors in the Korean community who are at risk of isolation, this project aims to recruit and train ethnic-Korean seniors, over the age of 50 years. Once trained, volunteers will be matched to volunteer positions that match their interests and skills. KCWA has identified 10 community partners that will work with us to take our trained volunteers.
Empower Me #2 will also build on the Phase 1 Empower Me project (2017-18) by identifying 10 senior volunteer leaders. These leaders will receive an additional leadership training to become volunteer peer leaders. These leaders will be given an opportunity to lead a small group of peer volunteers in their respective volunteering activities.
This project seeks to empower seniors to be actively engaged in building their local communities while engaging with other seniors that share their interest in serving.
Total 60 seniors registered for Project
54 of them completed all training sessions
17 Senior Peer leaders completed leadership session
34 Senior participant completed volunteer training session
Participants engaged in volunteering activities for a total of 2,768 hours at 14 non-profit organization
2 Leadership sessions, 5 volunteer training sessions, 5 monthly meetings, appreciate Day
(KCWA / May 2018 - Mar 2019)
17 Senior peer leaders completed leadership session (2 Times / 6 hours)
34 Senior participant completed volunteer training session (5 Times / 15 hours)
Totally 5 times / 15 hours
Totally 2,768 hours contribution (14 non-profit organizations / May 2018 - Mar 2019)
Feb 8, 2019
Toronto Milal Misssion
Rose of Sharon
Care Free Lodge
North York Senior Centre
Cummer Lodge
Good Shepherd Ministry
Arirang Senior Centre
Hanca Alzheimer’s Association
Senior Person Living Connected (SPLC)
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
Korean Dry Cleaner’s Association
Korean Ontario Nurses’ Association
Hong Fook Mental Health Association
JC Clinic
September 2017 - July 2018
Ontario Trillium Foundation
‘Champions for youth’ project aims to provide Korean parents, caregivers and youth allies with opportunities to learn about individual, familial and environmental factors that help raising resilient children and youth and the following:
Learn ways to enhance ability to use and control emotions and responses to situation,
foster social skills and
become equipped with knowledge and skills to raise children and youth physically, emotionally, mentally and socially healthy.
114 participants completed the program
6 session workshop facilitated in many different regions of Ontario (Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville and Burlington)
Building strong networks among participants in each region
Peer support group led by participants who have completed the program
Evaluate the project with feedback from participants
God’s staff Church
Young Nak Korean Presbyterian Church
Yonge Centre Plus
Light Presbyterian Church
Toronto Bethel Community Church
Eaglesfield Community Church
Halton Catholic District School Board
HMC Connections
April 2017 – March 2018
Law Foundation of Ontario
‘Empowerment through Knowledge’ Project is a one year project designed to provide legal information on immigration, landlord and tenant law to various non-profit organizations who are serving non-English speaking community.
This project is one of initiatives of Connecting Communities projects within Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) to provide legal information to Non-English speaking population that are facing significant barriers to accessing the legal information and services.
The project is mainly focusing on providing legal information training of immigration, landlord and tenant law through interactive and participatory workshops to frontline workers and trusted intermediaries such as faith leaders and board members of non-profit organizations associated with the Korean, Vietnamese and Filipino community.
This project is developed and led by KCWA Family and Social Services (KCWA) in partnership with the Korean Canadian Lawyers Association (KCLA), VWAT Family Services (VWAT), and the Kababayan Multicultural Centre.
April 2017 – March 2018
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
To promote volunteerism among Korean seniors and to provide better opportunities to improve their participation in their communities.
To increase social participation and inclusion of ethnic Korean seniors in their communities.
To promote the health and well-being of participants and those who are served through volunteering.
The KCWA Family and Social Services has continued to share knowledge and information to promote external cooperation with outside communities through the PALS (Preventing Abuse of Loving Seniors) project. As a leader in KCWA family and social services believes that assisting outside communities with KCWA’s prior experience and knowledge will help all Canadians.
PALS (Preventing Abuse of Loving Seniors)
Elder Abuse Prevention among the Southeast Asian Communities New Horizons for Seniors
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
March 29, 2012
March 28, 2015
VWAT Family Services, Hong Fook Mental Health Association, KCWA Family and Social Services
To increase senior empowerment as experts on elder abuse prevention through Peer Leadership Training
To form networks of safety and support through a “Seniors-Helping-Seniors Program”
Enhance the awareness of elder abuse among the Southeast Asian communities through an Elder Abuse Prevention Manual translated into 5 ethnic languages: Vietnamese, Cambodian, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), and Korean
Increase seniors’ community engagement in supporting for their needs at a social cultural level.
Scope & Deliverables
Produce one peer leader training manual which will be translated into 5 ethnic languages (Vietnamese, Cambodian, traditional and simplified Chinese, and Korean)
Establish a Working Committee including 5 project coordinators
Deliver two series of workshops
The first series consist of 4 information sessions and 1 follow-up session
Each workshop will be 2.5 hours long and will be delivered in Vietnamese, Cambodian, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Korean
Will recruit up to 100 older adults as participants (20 seniors/language group)
The second series consist of 4 training workshops and 1 follow-up session. These will be facilitated by staff.
Each workshop will be 2.5 hours long and will be delivered in Vietnamese, Korean, Cambodian, Mandarin and Cantonese
Will have a total of 50 older adults as peer leaders (10 seniors/ language group)
100 seniors are attending the first series of Elder Abuse Prevention Information Sessions
Another 50 seniors are trained to be peer leaders in Elder Abuse Prevention after the second series of Peer Leadership training
h1Strong networks among the trained peer leaders in the community
Peer leaders will deliver 30 activities including workshops and meetings. Each activity will have approximately 10 participants
Produce a semi-annual project report at the beginning of October and April of each year on best Activities / practices led by peer leader seniors
h1Collect feedbacks from 75% of the project’s participants
(KCWA / Nov, 2012 - Jun, 2014)
54 people registered / 42 participants had completed all sessions
42 people from the level 1 registered / 31 participants had completed
Totally 6 times / 77 attendances
Totally 6 times (OKBA Trade Show, BF-Hub Open House Event, Dano Festival, Korean Thanksgiving Day Festival)
Nov 23, 2013
June 14, 2014
Monica Y. Kim CGA Professional Corporation
Park & Jung LLP Barristers
Korean Canadian Lawyers’ Association (KCLA)
Hong Fook Mental Health Association (Korean Community)
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
Young Nak Korean Presbyterian Church of Toronto
Holy Mountain Presbyterian Church
R.S. Kane Funeral Home
Mugungwha Homes: Non-profit registered charity organization
The Rose of Sharon: Korean Long Term Care Centre
UNISON BF-Hub
Ontario Korean Businessmen’s Association (OKBA)
Victim Support Line: 1-888-579-2888
Elder Abuse Ontario: 416-916-6728
Seniors Safety Line: 1-866-299-1011(150 Languages)
Hong Fook Mental Health Association: 416-493-4242
VWAT Family Services: 647-723-2165
April 2010 – March 2012
Status of Women Canada
To empower young women between the ages of 16 to 24 with a focus on education on violence against women.
To educate the general public about the strength of women through historical examples and lessons
To reach out to young women and provide them with opportunities to positively contribute to their community as a role model
To prevent young women from becoming victims of violence
Peer leader training workshops
Outreach program
Educational arts program
Essay contest
Dissemination conference
NABI Women’s Network
January 2009 – December 2009
United Way
The project aims to facilitate individual family members
To understand other members of their family in terms of their unique settlement challenges,
To decrease their settlement predicament and isolation caused from their new environment
As an end result, it is the goal of the project to assist all the family members to have a joyful settlement in Canada.
A monthly newcomer family network meeting
Cooking classes for male newcomers
Youth mentoring
Cultural activities
On-going informational support (individual or group)
Workshops and Seminars
Toronto Korean Canadian Association
December 2008 –November 2009
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
This project is promoting Korean Canadian senior residents at Calvary Manor (Markham, Ontario) to age at home through a peer support model that includes itinerant social, recreational, and educational services.
To empower seniors to lead an independent and active lifestyle
To utilize the seniors’ energy, enthusiasm and volunteerism to mutually support each other to age at home
To increase physical and recreational activities to stimulate their minds to prevent early dementia
To reduce the risk of social isolation of seniors
To provide culturally and linguistically appropriate social and support services for seniors and their families
To enable seniors to actively participate and contribute their experience and wisdom in the community for social integration
Peer support program
Recreational program
Educational program
Brunch program
Group grocery shopping
Calvary Manor
September 2007 – May 2009
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
This project has a peer leader training program for Korean immigrant women to increase their awareness of breast health and it will educate women on how to do breast self-examinations and to distinguish between medical facts and myths about breast cancer. Women gain knowledge to detect breast cancer early and get adequate treatment. As a result, we can build a supportive social network for Korean immigrant women to have healthy and beautiful lives.
Peer leader training
Community outreach workshop
Mobile clinic services
Support group
March 2006 – April 2009
Ontario Trillium Foundation
The project objective is to create healthy and safer environments for children in seven ethnolinguistic communities by increasing the capacities within these communities to provide family-centered sexual health education. Seven ethnolinguistic communities were Bengali, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil and Vietnamese.
Peer parent leadership training
Workshops for parents group in the community
Asian Community AIDS Services, Toronto Public Health, Bloor Life & Information Skills Centre, KCWA 한인여성회, Queen West Community Health Centre, St. Stephen’s Community House, St. Joseph’s Health Centre-Women’s Health Centre, Vietnamese Association Toronto
June 2007 – May 2008
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
The goal of this project is to prevent domestic violence in the Korean community by focusing on enhanced education on domestic violence issues through various workshops in community groups.
Peer leader training
Community outreach workshop
