What is Silayan today?

What is Silayan today?

Silayan Community Center is located at the sub level basement of 240 Wellesley St. East, in the heart of downtown Toronto, servicing Filipinos specially in St. James Town area where Filipinos are the largest ethnic population. Programs offered by Silayan are the following:

• Piano lessons

• Hawaiin dancing

• Computer classes for beginners

• Newcomers program

• Series of educational workshops on Human rights, labour laws, family laws; financial management, police, environment; job search, public speaking, tennants rights, childrens and seniors rights; as well as immigration and settlement programs.

Silayan is actively collaborating with various non profit agencies in the community such as the St. James Town Working group, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Social Ministry, Federation of Metro Tenants Association, San Lorenzo Ruiz Church, Chinese Canadian National Council, and ACAS. Silayan also absorbed a basketball team at St. James Town as well as have programs on single parents, and youth during summer.

Any Filipino organization in need of space to meet, and also anyone interested to participate in our program please call us at (416) 925-9505.

Silayan Community Center schedule

September 24, 2004 St. James Town Safety Forum
(place to be announced later)
October 2, 2004 Annual General Meeting
240 Wellesley St. sub level 2:00 to 5:00 pm
October 30, 2004 Thanksgiving and volunteer awards night
240 Wellesley sub level 6 to 12 pm
December 4, 2004 Filipino Christmas and Lantern Festival
St. James Town