Our Mission

India Rainbow Community Services of Peel is a non-profit, charitable, community based organization. Services provided are non-religious and non-political. Our mission is to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the Peel immigrant community, enabling integration and supporting their settlement, social services, health, and educational needs.

History

India Rainbow Community Services of Peel was founded in 1985 by concerned members of the Indo-Canadian community to meet the settlement and social service needs of newcomers from the Indian sub-continent. With our expanded mission, we provide educational, social, settlement, health and employment related services to help all new immigrants in the Peel region.

Objectives

• To assist the immigrant community to integrate into mainstream Canadian society through education training, counselling, referral, information and bridging barriers (to integration).
• To assist and educate the community on healthcare needs.
• To provide family counselling and/or referral services in family crisis situations.
• To identify problems associated with the duality of cultures for children of immigrants and to provide opportunities for resolving them through education.
• To inform the mainstream Canadian community about the value system of first generation Canadians.
• To raise funds for programs and projects related to achieving the objectives of the organization.
• To strive for providing language and culture specific services as appropriate.

Strategic Directions 2007-2010

• Achieve operational effectiveness, client service excellence, documentation and minimization of risk for the organization through policies and procedures
• Human resource excellence
• Achieve a strong and consistent brand and visibility
• Excellence in financial and risk management and organizational effectiveness
• Fundraisng