Together Project
Connecting refugee newcomers and volunteers to build stronger, more integrated communities.
Photo: Lisa Kannakko
Image: Emilie Muszczak

Our Work

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Together Project makes change in three interconnected ways: building newcomer social connections, supporting newcomer integration priorities, and amplifying community involvement in newcomer integration in Canada.

Image: Emilie Muszczak

Welcome Group Program

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We match Welcome Groups of 3-5 volunteers with newly arrived refugees for social and integration support.

Volunteer Resources

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We share volunteer resources to help support newcomer households in our Welcome Group Program.

Image: Emilie Muszczak

Impact

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Together Project supports our work through evidence-based program evaluation and research to inform and improve our impact.

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Help us ensure that refugee newcomers have access to volunteer support. Get involved today!
Photo: Lisa Kannakko

Latest Blog Posts

In July and August, there are so many fun ways for young newcomers to get outside and meet new friends!

Check out our list of free and low-cost camps in Etobicoke, Toronto, North York, Scarborough, and Ottawa.

Click on our list here!

We are pleased to announce that the Welcome Group Program is launching in three new cities this summer! With support from IRCC and our partners – IRCOM in Winnipeg, ISSofBC in Vancouver, Multicultural Agency of the Greater Moncton Area (MAGMA) in Moncton, and TD Bank Group – this national project will help us scale our impact across the country. Learn more here!

Meet volunteer Haneen Samara! With her perspective as a former newcomer, we loved Haneen’s advice for participants in our Welcome Group Program:

“Don’t feel like you’re asking for too much— we signed up to this program for a reason and we’re here to support you.”

Read more here!