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Community engagement is at the heart of what we do at CCMA. we believe in fostering strong relationships and open communication with our community members. By actively listing to the community's needs and involving them in our initiatives, we create a collaborative environment that drives positive change.
Community Activities & Events
CCMA offers activities and events to help newcomers learn more about Indigenous history and culture of the area, meet other newcomers, meet local community members, and showcase their own culture to the local community through activities and festivals.
Newcomers are often at the forefront of planning and designing events, as well as making their cultural foods, ensuring that attendees experience an authentic taste and feel.
Held in the various towns and communities that make up Charlotte County, each event also gives the local community a chance to deepen their understanding of the cultures from which newcomers move here.
See our Activities & Events page for upcoming community events!
Cross-Cultural Training
Cross-cultural training is designed for businesses, community groups, and school. It is specifically designed to address the challenges newcomers encounter upon arrival and how employers, community groups and schools can assist them. The aim of the training is to help newcomers navigate culture shock while also educating the community on the unique difficulties newcomers often face while settling into Charlotte County and how they can offer support.
As newcomers gain a deeper understanding of the challenges they encounter, they are more prepared to adjust to them and thus more smoothly integrate into their new community.
Targeted Matching
The Targeted Matching Program introduced newcomers to a local community volunteer, who is well established in the area. The program is designed to create opportunities for broader integration of new immigrants, helping them to adjust to life in Charlotte County and make deeper community connections.
The program helps newcomers learn about local culture, customs, and develop better language skills. The Matching Program deepens a newcomer's sense of connection to their new community and builds a deeper sense of belonging.
Volunteering with CCMA
CCMA greatly depends on it's volunteers to effectively assist newcomers in settling into Charlotte County. Volunteers contribute in various ways, from volunteering on an ad-hoc basis to help with CCMA events, to committing to a more long-term involvement of working with individual newcomers on a one-on-one basis. Volunteers also help out at the CCMA offices as needed.
Volunteers wishing to work one-on-one with newcomers must first apply to CCMA to volunteer then, undergo a screening process, provide a required clean Police Vulnerable Sector Check, and receive Cross-Cultural Training, prior to being matched with an appropriate newcomer.
We are all Charlotte County
CCMA has produced a short video series titled "We are all Charlotte County", funded by the Multiculturalism Grants Program of the Province of New Brunswick.
This video series brings together local residents, including those of have recently arrived, showcasing similarities in thoughts and ideals that hold us together as a county.
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