{"id":722,"date":"2020-04-24T19:29:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrantservices.staging.atws.ca\/?page_id=722"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:30:40","slug":"our-vision-mission-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/immigrantservices.ca\/vi\/about-kamloops-immigration-services\/our-vision-mission-history\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn. S\u1ee9 m\u1ec7nh. L\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i"},"content":{"rendered":"
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T\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn. S\u1ee9 m\u1ec7nh. L\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We welcome newcomers with open arms, providing information, connections, and pathways to resources and supports as they build a new life in a new community.<\/em><\/strong>


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KIS Mission<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our<\/span><\/span> <\/span>Vision<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A community where everyone belongs.<\/em><\/strong>



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.\u00a0 As an experienced leader and service provider in settlement services, KIS is committed to promoting awareness of the contributions newcomers bring to Canada.<\/p>

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.\u00a0 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. \u00a0Facilitating 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.\u00a0<\/p>

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.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In March 1980, the Kamloops Chinese Cultural Associations responded to the need for settlement assistance for the large numbers of South East Asian refugees who were arriving in Kamloops.<\/p>

The Vietnamese and Immigrants\u2019 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 \u201cThe Immigrants\u2019 Community Centre\u201d. In 1985, the agency was more appropriately re-named Kamloops Immigrant Services. Programs and services are delivered through Kamloops Immigrant Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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