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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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
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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
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Every single Christie staff and volunteer has been inspired by the resilience we see everyday in refugee families. At the same time, we know that refugees to Canada have an elevated risk of experiencing a range of mental health problems as a result of their exposure to war, violence, torture, and forced migration. These problems
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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
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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.
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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.
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