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We are so grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for a Capital Grant to purchase 1 new commercial washing machine, 2 new commercial dryers to replace old units and an air conditioning unit for our laundry room. Our shelter is consistently at capacity with 65 people and the laundry room is in constant use every

We are saying goodbye to our executive director Sam Chaise after over five years in the role. Everyone at CRWC is grateful for the contributions he has made to our organization and our cause. Sam had a few words he wanted to share as he prepares to say goodbye: “The last 5 ½ years leading

Last month, our Children’s Program paid a visit to our neighbours, the O’Neill Centre, a long-term care home just next door to our shelter. Last year, our Children’s Program workers thought of having the children do a musical performance for the residents at the O’Neill Centre and reached out to their team to try and arrange it. The children

We are so grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund for a 2 year grant to hire a Basic Needs Coordinator to connect with community and refugees to assess needs, provide referrals and support item collection.

We are so grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund for a 1 year grant to build our staff capacity to identify, help and refer refugee claimants with increasing mental health issues stemming from the pandemic.

Christie Refugee Welcome Centre is starting to collect donations for the holiday season and there are a variety of ways you can help us.

ELEVATE Program Launch Supports Refugees Seeking Employment We are so proud and excited to share with you the new program we launched this spring – Elevate! Refugee Employment Services (Elevate). This program was designed to provide settlement and employment services to refugee claimants, helping them find and keep employment. Brought to life by a 3-year $627,700 Grow Grant