Saturday, June 17, 1:30 PM What should voters and non-voters know about the election in Toronto? Join our info session this Saturday. We’ll explain the process of electing the mayor and the significance of voting in a simple way. If you are interested, please contact: Saul Olmos at solmos@mnlct.org or call 647-812-1332
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Laura Monastero is the program manager at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). The CMHA and MNLCT shares a 12 year partnership supporting different communities with mental health resources. We sat down with Laura as she shares her memories of working with MNLCT in celebration of our 40th anniversary. Watch the full conversation.
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https://youtu.be/2NCtpH9Kp04 The Mennonite New Life Centre participated in the Toronto Newcomer Day on May 25, 2023. It was a fun day full of networking and meeting people from various backgrounds. Special thanks to our BESIP students, who helped us at the MNLCT booth, communicating and connecting with interested participants!
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Teresa Wiens has been teaching English to newcomers at the Centre for 23 years now. Throughout this time, Teresa has met and helped immigrants from several backgrounds improve their English language skills. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, Teresa recounts her dynamic journey with MNLCT, contributing to easier settlement experiences for newcomers. Watch Teresa’s story
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In 1983, Betty Puricelli and her late husband Adolfo Puricelli founded the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto. Here is Betty’s story about MNLCT’s early days. https://youtu.be/PVTtCnCF8KY By Trudy Tumusime In 1983, Betty Puricelli and her late husband Adolfo Puricelli, embarked on an extra-ordinary journey that would forever shape the service of newcomers to
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We celebrate MNLCT’s 40th Anniversary in 2023. Throughout the year, we will be sharing stories about our centre’s past, present and future from MNLCT’s founders, donors, staff, and clients. We start with Liz and Alf Koop’s story about the early days of MNLCT. Alf was one of the original members of our Board of
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Hello, My name is Illia Marholin. I am a Ukrainian Settlement Worker at the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto (MNLCT). We all know that what is happening in Ukraine now is a tragedy. MNLCT’s aim is to support the Ukrainian community in every possible way. I am reaching out to let you know about
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Dear friends of the Mennonite New Life Centre, We are looking for a new Executive Director – can you help? You or someone you know might be the perfect candidate! We’re looking for a caring, collaborative, strategic leader with expertise in and commitment to social justice issues and principles of anti-racism, anti-Black racism, equity and inclusion.
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The Mennonite New Life Centre and our Board of Directors share the bittersweet news that our Executive Director, Shelly D’Mello, is resigning at the end of the year. We are very sad to see Shelly leave, but we know that change is part of life and that she is moving on to new challenges and achievements.
Thank you, Shelly, for 13 impactful years of service to MNLCT! Read More »
Today is a day to celebrate Canada, in all its complexity, as we continue moving towards a society where all people from diverse backgrounds participate fully in all aspects of Canadian life. We are grateful for the welcome and support our Indigenous Peoples’ ancestors offered to the very first newcomers to Turtle Island so many
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Thank you for your patience as we continue to respond to a cybersecurity incident affecting our communication systems.
We are happy to share an important update — we are now able to send outgoing emails. Going forward, you will receive our emails from our new domain, @mnlc.ca, in addition to our temporary Gmail addresses. Please watch for us in your inbox.
If you haven’t already, you can sign up to receive email updates from us directly here.
Please note: All our services, classes, and appointments will be closed from Friday, July 31, to Monday, August 3. We will resume on Tuesday, August 4.
Happy Civic Holiday!
We know it has been frustrating and difficult to reach us during this time, and we sincerely apologize for that. Please know that all our programs and services are running and staff are ready to support you. For getting in touch with us, please continue to use our temporary Gmail addresses:
Or drop in to our Keele location (2737 Keele St, units 9, 111, 112, North York) or Finch location (1122 Finch Ave West, Unit 1, North York) during office hours:
We take your privacy seriously and kindly ask that you do not share sensitive personal information via email.
Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate the many kind words of empathy shared by our community, and we look forward to being fully operational again. We will continue to share updates as our systems are restored.