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"I was a stranger in your land, and you welcomed me" A Ray of Hope program, provides housing and support for refugees who have recently arrived in Canada. Welcome Home serves a unique niche: Single adults and small families who arrive in Canada with no family and connections. We offer housing, community, settlement assistance and connections with Canadian friends.
Please note that Welcome Home does NOT engage in overseas refugee sponsorship and is not able to reply to inquiries from overseas related to refugee sponsorship.
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Seems it's the weekend to say thank you! Syrian refugees today at City Hall, Welcome Home tomorrow at 208 Allen St E. Celebrations that reflect and build our community #values.
Cate Blanchett leads celebrities in UN video poem for refugees
What would you take?
Grand Opening of Welcome Home
Friends, please come and see, please come and celebrate our joy with us!
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It's freedom day! After months of languishing in basement storage, mattresses, beds, dressers, couches and now, kitchenware are seeing the light of day as you help us turn a #houseintoahome for refugees.
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Yes, it's true. We're getting ready to open and our team is growing! Please join me in welcoming Stephanie back, this time in the role of Program Support Coordinator, and Larissa as our intern. Stay tuned for more good news as we prepare to receive our first refugees next week.
Evangelicals Ignore G.O.P. by Embracing Syrian Refugees
“It’s not unusual that we have politicians timid in the face of fear,” Mr. Moore said. “But the task of the church is a different one. The church is called to see the image of God in all people and to minister Christ’s presence to all people. That’s what churches are doing.” http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/us/syrian-refugees-christian-conservatives.html?smid=tw-share&referer=https://t.co/fhg6w7rl1n
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When Pamela Rojas and The @PomegranateMuralCollective decide to brighten up the rooms for #refugees... Should we change the name of the room from B2 to "lighthouse room"?
Neil Gaiman
I've got #refugenes, do you? Let's not forget the courage that got our families here and the country that took us in, as we forge a bright future together with newly arrived refugees.
Syrian refugee parents excited, anxious as school begins
One of the most important ways to welcome refugee children to school is also one of the easiest, said Anne Marie Chudleigh, one of the private sponsors for Safi's family, as well as a teacher at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute For Studies in Education (OISE). "Smile," she said. "Say, 'Hi.'" "Welcome them with your body language. It's really the simplest thing." This works for adults, too🙋.
'Keep door open to refugees' urges Syrian boy Alan Kurdi's father - BBC News
One year ago the world awoke to the plight of refugees through the death of Alan Kurdi.
As Syrian refugees prepare for school, new guide helps deal with Islamophobia | Toronto Star
"The guide discusses the psychological impact of hate and discrimination... It also takes people through some of what newly arrived refugee children grapple with, such as issues of grief and mistrust, and how that can play out." Speaking of back to school, refugees moving in September 15 will need new adult size backpacks to start English classes. Would you buy an extra one or two? Drop off at Ray of Hope Inc. Main office, please.
ride with me
It's just one month until ordinary people like you and me could join hands to turn a #houseintoahome for refugees in Waterloo! How? If you walk 5 km and he rides 10 km and we each ask a friend or 3 to sponsor us, we could raise $50,000 that's really needed to help us get going. Would you join us? Rideforrefuge.org/welcomehomekw
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