Dyanoosh Youssefi - 2018 Candidate for Toronto Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence)

“Dear neighbours,

I arrived in Toronto as a Jewish-Iranian immigrant when I was 12 years old.

Since then, I have worked hard to give back to this city which has given me so much. I have volunteered at Baycrest Centre, Lawyers Feed the Hungry, my children’s schools, in Israel and in Zimbabwe. I have served on the Board of Directors of Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre (for people with mental health and addiction challenges) and RESULTS Canada (to end poverty worldwide.)

I am a lawyer, a professor, a writer, a non-profit leader, and a life-long volunteer…”