Resettlement to Canada

The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention - Black CAP

www.black-cap.com

110 Spadina Avenue, Suite 207, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2K4

Tel: (416) 977 - 9955

Fax: (416) 977 - 7664

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Black CAP launched an LGBT Settlement Program in March 2009 in response to the large number of LGBT immigrants and refugees who seek services at Black CAP. The settlement needs of Black LGBTQ community members are especially complex. In many cases, LGBT members of the community are unable to access mainstream settlement services as a result of stigma and homophobia. As with our clients living with HIV/AIDS, their plan to migrate to Canada was initiated as a result of violence, isolation and trauma in their country of origin. This is an important contextual factor and as a result settlement services must address this reality. Many providers are unable to offer this support in a way that recognizes the specific settlement challenges that Black LGBT newcomers face. Black CAP's settlement programs include support for gay refugee youth.