Who Are We?
You Are Here! is a project of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI). This website is an information and referral website for newcomer (immigrant and refugee) youth across Ontario, Canada. The project is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).
You Are Here! started in June, 2008, and is still under production. We are trying to make sure that newcomer youth can find places to go, and have accurate, reliable, and easy to understand information about issues that are not always so simple.
Have questions about the website?
We can all be reached at newyouth@ocasi.org.
Our Wonderful Writers!
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Ursula is a graduate of Concordia University's Journalism and Political Science programs and has lived in Japan, the United States and Canada. She has worked for various not for profit and advocacy organizations and is particularly involved in environmental and animal protection. Ursula enjoys reading, writing, travelling and celebrity gossip. |
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Alyssa is an Afro-Caribbean Canadian queer independent writer, editor and radio commentator. She is currently doing her Master's at Cornell University in Africana Studies (Black Studies). She loves traveling and meeting interesting people, running, reading interesting novels and books of poetry, and dancing. |
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Rossana is born and raised in Toronto, she is an avid coffee drinker, bike rider, and chicken-wings enthusiast. In addition to contributing to the OCASI youth website, she also works as an international programming administrative coordinator at Free the Children. Rosanna graduated from McGill University with a degree in International Development Studies. |
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May is currently a student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She is one of the Toronto City Summit Alliance's DiverseCity Fellows for 2008-2009. She is also a member of the Grant Review Team for ArtReach Toronto, a youth arts funding organization. In her spare time, May enjoys parks, video games and reading. |
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Lorenzo is currently completing his BA Honours at York University in International Development Studies. He has been living in Toronto for about five years. He is orginally from Colombia. |
Aisha studied Political Science and English Literature. She's interested in social justice work, the impact of globalization, and migration and settlement. She is a Youth Settlement Counsellor at Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services. She also has a Master of Social Work, and is a Registered Social Worker!
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