by CBFY Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | Afterschool, Inspiring Stories, Mentorship
As a lovely Valentine’s day gesture, 10 students from CBFY’s Mentorship and Afterschool program received refurbished laptops that was donated to us from The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) on Friday, February 10th. We were so happy to see the looks...
by CBFY Staff | Feb 10, 2017 | Afterschool, Inspiring Stories
Today, The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) donated 100 refurbished laptops to CBFY. These laptops will be given out to CBFY youth and their families. This wouldn’t have been possible without Hitachi Solutions Canada, Ltd. (Hitachi), who provided ERA the...
by CBFY Staff | Feb 8, 2017 | Afterschool
The Calgary Bridge Foundation’s inclusive and collaborative approach to supporting newcomers has led to the launch of yet another innovative pilot program to help newcomers learn basic conversational English. The Functional English Conversation Classes (FECC)...
by CBFY Staff | Feb 6, 2017 | Afterschool
The Calgary Local Immigrant Partnership in collaboration with community partners hosted a newcomer event “Building a life in Calgary” which was held on February 4th at the BMO Centre. The event focused on resources available for newcomers as they settle down and build...