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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 […]

Did you know that almost 70% of refugee families who stayed in Christie shelter last year were female-headed single parent families? Did you know that almost 1000 health appointments were held at our on-site health clinic, with the majority of patients arrived being girls and women? Did you know that last year we held 13

At the close of 2024, we had the honour of welcoming Linda Tripp back to Christie! Linda started World Vision Canada’s Refugee Program and established Christie Refugee Welcome Centre in Spring of 1989. There is so much history and so many stories here, over 35 years. We asked Linda a memory of Christie that has

Most of us can remember the scenes from summer 2023. Dozens – sometimes up to 100- African asylum seekers sleeping outside in downtown Toronto night after night, after having been denied access to the City’s emergency shelter system. This was the result of a decision that came in November 2022, when the City of Toronto

We are seeking a Children’s Music Program Worker to develop a curriculum to run a Music Literacy Program for in-house children ages 6-12 every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. The primary focus of the program is offering support to children as they integrate into their new home in Canada by

A warm thank you to @aircanada for their generous donation of $30,000 to support our Centre for Refugee Children! Air Canada’s support helps our Centre for Refugee Children hire a further two Child and Youth Settlement Counsellors who will work with unaccompanied and separated children and youth across Ontario. Did you know, every year a few hundred

Our Children’s Program Summer Camp for kids aged 6-12 years comes to an end on August 28. We have loved making lemonade and salads, playing UNO, going on field trips and celebrating summer birthdays!

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

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

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