In August we wrapped up our 2-year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund and it allowed the Centre for Refugee Children to provide 172 unaccompanied and separated children and youth with housing services and wraparound settlement support. We were also able to strengthen connections with youth shelters and housing providers allowing the […]
RIDE for Refuge, our annual family-friendly bike + walk fundraising event that involves friends and supporters of Christie to start a team or join a team to support the refugee claimant families that we serve. We recently signed up 10 team captains at our World Refugee Day event and are looking for more participants. For
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Thank you to all who attended our World Refugee Day community event on June 20th to honour the courage and resiliency of refugees. Despite losing almost everything at no fault of their own and leaving everything behind, refugees are determined to rebuild their lives. To all our residents and former residents, we are in awe
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On March 31st, 2024 Christie concluded a 3-year Grow Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation which funded the launch of our employment program. As part of the grant we had an external evaluation completed to determine the impact of the program. We’re very happy with the results and you can read it here: Christie Refugee
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Christie Refugee Welcome Centre endorses the Canadian Council for Refugees’ proposal for a national plan for refugee claimants. The plan notes, “Our country has the infrastructure, the know-how and the resources. With some key adjustments to the infrastructure in place and a proactive mindset, governments together with civil society can repurpose what already exists, redirect
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Christie Refugee Welcome Centre is honoured to receive a 2-year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund to provide specialized homelessness prevention and housing stability support to unaccompanied and separated refugee children and youth. The project will assist children and youth to find safe short-term stays in shelters upon arrival, referrals to transitional