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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Christie Refugee Welcome Centre is starting to collect donations for the holiday season and there are a variety of ways you can help us.
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Our new “Elevate” program addresses the pivotal role employment plays within the settlement process for refugees. Christie launched the Elevate program this year with a 3-year Grow Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to provide employment and settlement services to refugee claimants. Some may find it surprising that many refugees do not name recovering from
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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
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The pandemic kept us apart, but now we can come together again for a common cause! This will be our eighth year participating in the Ride for Refuge, taking place on Saturday October 2, 2021. (And this year, you don’t need to ride or walk . . . you can do whatever you like! See below.) THE
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Mama Robertina’s Journey: From Client to the Heart of Christie’s Kitchen Robertina and her family were the very first residents to stay at what was then World Vision Reception Centre, in 1989. Last month we celebrated her incredible legacy, as she retired after nearly 30 years of serving. Strong, fearless and loyal – for nearly
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Growing up at Christie Free from Fear “I think I am much more grown up now than before I left Mexico. Before I left, I was so shy.” A poised young woman sits before me, polished and articulate. She explains that what she enjoyed most about her recent work placement at a Mexican restaurant was
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Sandra Gonzalez is the new Shelter Manager at Christie Refugee Welcome Centre. She brings a wealth of experience to the role; both as a refugee, client of Christie, and shelter employee. We asked Sandra to tell us more about herself and are delighted to be able to ‘introduce’ her to you in this new position.
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