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A report on Aangen’s social justice work, the strengths of its non-profit social enterprise model, and the four generations of community service in the family of executive director Gurbeen Bhasin. By Stuart Foxman In Sanskrit, the wordaangenrefers to the front yard of a home where community members gather to give each other comfort and nurturing. That was the tradition in Gurbeen Bhasin’s family. “It was all about the community gathering and supporting each other,” says Bhasi

A story about how marginalized community members find livelihoods with meaning by joining Aangen to help others in need. By Aaron D’Andrea Csaba Lukac came to Canada two-and-a-half months ago as a refugee from Slovakia and was searching for work when he found Aangen Community Centre. “They (Aangen) helped me, so I’m helping other people,” he said inside the non-profit’s location on Dovercourt Road near Bloor Street West. “I got help, so I give help to other people and I like