New Board Member Introduction
I joined the JSS board in the fall of 2021. I came to Canada as an international student over 20 years ago. I have been working in healthcare fields since I graduated from U of T with master’s degree in social work in 2004. I was only briefly involved with the JSS as a volunteer […]
AGM Report
On Aug 24th, Japanese Social Services successfully conducted our Annual General Meeting via Zoom. This is the second consecutive year that our AGM was held virtually given the Coronavirus situation. We were pleased to have had close to 20 attendees including the Board and staff of JSS, several JSS members and guests. Some highlights were: […]
Greetings from the president – Acknowledgement to donors
It is hard to believe that the first half of the year 2021 has already come and gone. It has not been an easy start, but hopefully things will slowly come back to some kind of normalcy in the next 6 months. As reported previously, Japanese Social Services largely relies on donations for its operational costs. […]
JSS Program & Volunteer Report
by Chie Takano Reeves (RSW) , Community Outreach Worker / Volunteer Coordinator It has been more than a year since JSS started our online programs in hope of providing opportunities for Japanese Canadian community members to connect. Our volunteers who coordinate our social programs (e.g. seniors singing club, craft club, hot lunch social, easy yoga […]