Newcomer Health Navigation Support
Provided by: Global Gathering Place
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- Employment Support
- English Language Classes (2 locations)
- Mental Health Counselling Services
- Newcomer Health Navigation Support
- One-on-One Support (2 locations)
- Skill-Building Programs (2 locations)
- Social Connections Programs (2 locations)
Service Description
Supports newcomer health and well-being through culturally sensitive services, language assistance, and system navigation. Helps ensure access to timely care, improve health literacy, and reduce barriers for newcomers with complex health needs. Programs and services include:
- Cultural Health Navigators (CHNs): facilitates effective communication between newcomers and medical professionals. CHNs attend appointments to assist with language interpretation, cultural navigation, and health literacy, while also supporting GGP staff in serving clients with complex needs.
- Providing Access to Healthcare (PATH): provides one-on-one support to refugees during their first six months in Canada. Helps navigate the healthcare system and addresses barriers such as interpretation, transportation, and unfamiliarity with services.
- Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) Clinic: provides coordinated health support during a refugee client’s first year in Canada. Offered in partnership with the Saskatoon Community Clinic.
Eligibility
- Cultural Health Navigators (CHNs): newcomers to Canada, including privately sponsored refugees.
- Providing Access to Healthcare (PATH): Government assisted refugees (GARS).
- Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) Clinic: newly arrived refugees, including privately sponsored refugees.
Application Process
Contact the Global Gathering Place for more information: 306-665-0268 / info@globalgatheringplace.com / visit one of their offices.
Documents Required
New clients need to show one item from each of the following categories:
1. Government Identification:
- Passport
- Identification card
- Driver’s license
2. Immigration Documents:
- Permanent Resident Card
- Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR)
- Study Permit
- Work Permit
- Visitor Record
- Proof of Citizenship
Fees
No fees.
Fax: 306-665-2944
Business Line: 306-665-0268
Hours of Operation
Office hours:
Monday- Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed statutory holidays.
Service Website
globalgatheringplace.com/services-for-the-most-vulnerable
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Coverage Area
Saskatoon and area
Languages Offered
English
Global Gathering Place
Address
100 5th Avenue North
Saskatoon SK S7K 2N7
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Located in downtown Saskatoon on the corner of 5th Avenue and 22nd Street. Building is attached to St. Paul's Cathedral and is very near to the historic Bessborough Hotel.
View services at this location
- Employment Support
- English Language Classes (2 locations)
- Mental Health Counselling Services
- Newcomer Health Navigation Support
- One-on-One Support (2 locations)
- Skill-Building Programs (2 locations)
- Social Connections Programs (2 locations)
Location Info
Hours of Operation
Monday- Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed statutory holidays.
Accessibility
Wheelchair access - designated parking spaces; Wheelchair access - front or side or back doors; Wheelchair access - ramps; Wheelchair access - washrooms (at least one); Wheelchair access - call for details or special appointment req’d
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