Refugee Resources
211 Toronto – Links to settlement services for newcomers (including employment programs, language training, interpretation services, etc.), 211 Toronto is a directory of community, government and social service agencies in the GTA. The Ontario government supports the Newcomer Settlement Program. Community settlement agencies right across Ontario deliver this program. Settlement.org is a government sponsored web site which provides a wide range of topics and information assisting new Canadians in the settlement process. Christie Refugee Welcome Centre 43 Christie Street Toronto, ON M6G 3B1, Canada Welcome Home Refugee Housing Community 260 King Street East Kitchener, ON N2G 2L1, Canada The Finding Our Way resource is a practical, interdenominational Guide To Action for congregational leaders in Canada developed from the Role of Churches Research project. It features 11 key strategies (described as “Wayfinding Actions”) that Church leaders can use in working with — and learning from — immigrants and refugees. When we think of refugees we often hear of the Biblical call to ‘welcome the stranger.’ And welcoming the stranger is a good first step. Our hope is that this workshop will help Christian citizens to work with their refugee neighbours for justice. The cornerstone is a 90-minute workshop, but there’s lots more in this This project focused on how Canadian Churches are welcoming new immigrants. This was a collaboration between World Vision, TIM Centre and CCBR. The Role of Churches in Immigrant Settlement and Integration is a national research project conducted across Canada by the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) in five cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Moncton and Halifax) and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
