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Injera! 🇪🇹 Our Kitchen Team has developed an ethnic food menu, offering families more ethnic food dishes throughout the month, with one or two days per week dedicated to one country and its national cuisine. Last week, Christie ate GOOD with #injera (Ethiopia). As families live at Christie for longer (average 6 months) due to the Toronto housing crisis, small comforts like food from home can make their stay in shelter a tiny bit more positive. A reminder of how food is at the centre of so much. #refugeesupport #refugeeshelter #refugeesintoronto #ethiopianfood

New year, new beginnings! 🎒🎒🎒🎒🎒Back to School is special around here. We held our #backtoschool BBQ recently, providing 34 children living at Christie with brand-new backpacks filled with school supplies. Ten families who recently moved out of the shelter were also gifted with new school supplies. Thank you to the generous donors who helped make this back-to-school gift possible 💕 #backtoschool2025📚✏️ #refugeeshelter #refugeesintoronto #refugeechildren #refugeeeducation

Just like walkers pack the essentials for a long journey, refugees carry dreams, resilience—and often not much more. Your walk not only strides forward—it carries hope, safety, and community forward too. 💙 ✨ Haven’t formed your walking team yet? There’s still time. Invite your friends, colleagues, or neighbours. Every step you take together makes our goal brighter. ⬆️ Register today link on bio — space isn’t limited. We have all the space in the world. #WalkForRefuge #ChristieRefugee #4WeeksToGo #CarryHope

Getting ready for the #RideForRefuge isn't just about stretching your legs — it's about stretching your heart. 💪✨ This week, we challenge you to take that first step – join us and invite others to join the journey. 👉 Tag a friend you want on your team and let's ride/walk together for refugees!#whatmovesyou

Every great journey starts with a single step. For some, it’s a step towards safety. For us here at Christie, it’s a step towards supporting them. Want to support Christie and the work we do? Join our journey towards the Ride for Refuge. We’ll be biking and walking in support of refugees on Sat Oct 4. Register now (link in bio) #Rideforrefugee #refugeeswelcome #TogetherBeStronger

this summer at Christie ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ 1. Babies growing and thriving. Did you know there are 6 (!) babies under 6 months currently living at Christie?! 2. Small hands helping to set up our community garden. Thank you to the Jackman Foundation for funding this project. 3. Our annual staff retreat to Niagara Falls. 4. Some of the incredible staff that make up Christie Refugee Welcome Centre. 5. Winding down our Tuesday After-School Friendship program with Palmerston Public School. 6. Cake and fresh berries to celebrate the six women graduating from our in-house employment training program, Career Entry Pathway. 7. Learning about and recognizing Canada Day together for the 1st time. 8. Our Shelter Manager launching our Anti-Black Racism Committee to residents during July’s resident meeting. 9. Dance and food for our annual Multicultural Day celebrations. #refugeeshelter #refugeesintoronto #refugeeswelcome #refugeeswelcomehere

We celebrated World Refugee Day last week. Thanks to YOU - our supporters, friends, donors, neighbours, current Christie residents and former Christie residents, our World Refugee Day street party was a massive success with over 100 of you joining us to show solidarity with refugees. Solidarity with refugees is about using our power and resources to support, provide and ACT on behalf of refugees when the systems we exist in do not. You help us show this solidarity on World Refugee Day, and everyday. #worldrefugeeday2025 #worldrefugeeday

JOIN US! Next Thursday June 19, for our annual street party. All welcome. Let’s celebrate the rights and contributions of refugees, together.

Thank you to the Air Canada Foundation @fondation_aircanada_foundation for their generous donation of $10,000 to the Centre for Refugee Children @crcrefugee - a second donation from the Air Canada Foundation to CRC for their important work supporting unaccompanied children/youth who arrive to Canada without their families. We are grateful! . . . #refugeechildren #refugeeyouth #refugeeswelcome