Nuestra visión. Misión. Historia
Brindar programas y servicios diseñados para promover a inmigrantes, migrantes, refugiados, minorías visibles, canadienses de primera generación y sus familias para que se conviertan en miembros plenos e iguales de la sociedad canadiense.
Misión KIS
Nuestro Visión
KIS recognizes its responsibility and role in the collective impact of ensuring Canada is a safe, supportive home for newcomers, and acknowledges that improved outcomes for newcomers strengthens the fabric of our communities socially, culturally and economically through the unique talents, perspectives and experiences that newcomers bring. As an experienced leader and service provider in settlement services, KIS is committed to promoting awareness of the contributions newcomers bring to Canada.
Locally, KIS is committed to positioning Kamloops to be a city of choice for immigrant newcomers by responding to emerging needs of new clients with innovative services and through its reach and influence, creating communities where immigrants feel safe and can fully integrate in all aspects of community and Canadian life. To that end, KIS will continue its collaborative structures and relationship-based approach to settlement services, enhancing acceptance and diversity within the community though collaboration, strategic partnership agreements, and MOUs for service delivery with multiple agencies. Facilitating multi-cultural collaborations will lead to proactively reframing the public debate and impact current and emerging policies in ways that advocate for social, political, economic and educational equity for newcomers.
To achieve this vision, KIS will develop organized actions to address issues facing newcomers and provide opportunities for community learning in order to advance multicultural awareness to help newcomers achieve social, political, economic, and educational equity. Ultimately, these efforts will promote the understanding of the unique cultural and ethnic heritage of newcomers and contribute to the development of a culturally responsible and responsive society.
Nuestro Misión
Brindar programas y servicios diseñados para promover a inmigrantes, migrantes, refugiados, minorías visibles, canadienses de primera generación y sus familias para que se conviertan en miembros plenos e iguales de la sociedad canadiense. Abogar por el asentamiento, la integración y los asuntos multiculturales a escala local, regional y nacional. Tomar medidas para eliminar el racismo contra los inmigrantes y las minorías visibles. Crear conciencia sobre la importancia de la inmigración, el multiculturalismo y la diversidad en la sociedad canadiense. Promover el respeto y la comprensión en la eliminación de barreras y desafíos que enfrentan los inmigrantes, migrantes, refugiados y minorías.
Nuestro Historia
En marzo de 1980, las Asociaciones Culturales Chinas de Kamloops respondieron a la necesidad de asistencia para el asentamiento de la gran cantidad de refugiados del sudeste asiático que llegaban a Kamloops.
The Vietnamese and Immigrants’ Community Center was opened, with a staff of two. Many will remember this time as the arrival of the Boat People incident. In 1982, the Kamloops Chinese Cultural Associations had fulfilled their mandate for two years’ assistance. However, the need for services to immigrants from various backgrounds was evident. Thus, on January 20, 1982, KAMLOOPS-CARIBOO REGIONAL IMMIGRANT SOCIETY was incorporated as a non-profit society with the purpose of sponsoring an immigrant service agency. This agency was named “The Immigrants’ Community Centre”. In 1985, the agency was more appropriately re-named Kamloops
Servicios para Inmigrantes. Los programas y servicios se brindan a través de los Servicios para inmigrantes de Kamloops.