On Wednesday, May 23rd, the St.Thomas-Elgin Local Immigration Partnership held their 3rd annual Newcomer Champion Awards to recognize the great work being done to make St. Thomas and Elgin County more welcoming, caring and inclusive. The ceremony, held at the Streamliners Espresso Bar in St. Thomas, granted three awards: the first award for ‘Excellence in […]
2017 Recipient–Maria F
Maria came to St. Thomas from Nicaragua by way of London. Since moving to St. Thomas, Maria has grown her coffee roasting business Las Chicas Del Cafe with her sister and employed St. Thomas Community members. A year ago, she partnered with another community member to open Streamliners Espresso Bar, and this location has quickly […]
2017 Recipient–Central
Mennonite Community Services reached out to CCHC and identified an opportunity for CCHC to provide inter-professional health care to the Mennonite/Amish communities of Elgin County. Although this community was outside of the catchment area, CCHC was able to obtain permission to offer culturally appropriate services to this community that traditionally were not accessing services. A […]