Punjabi Community Health Centre

Purpose:

• The Punjabi Community Health Centre (PCHC) was established to meet the social, economic, cultural, recreational, research and educational needs of the South Asian community in the GTA, including the Region of Peel;
• PCHC establishes programs after undertaking Participatory Action Research within the community;
• PCHC uses community development as a strategy to develop capacities within the community to meet the challenges of, and find solutions for, the identified problems;

Objectives:

• Initiate and implement programs to promote and develop interpersonal relationships and greater integration among different ethnic communities;
• Establish community outreach programs in the Region of Peel;
• Hold seminars on different issues and problems pertaining to seniors, women, youth and children;
• Develop culturally-sensitive, acceptable and appropriate resources, including translation services, in the community;
• Promote activities which enhance and contribute to the happiness and well-being of its members;
• Promote activities that build social capital in the community;
• Provide counselling programs for men with alcohol and violence-related issues;
• Develop capacities within the Punjabi community to address its problems using a community development approach;
• Organize a seniors' celebration of Unforgettable Memories.

Target population:

Immigrants, refugees and residents of the GTA, and the Region of Peel, with an additional emphasis on the south Asian community.