Visit our COVID-19 resource page for links and information on remote social support for vulnerable newcomers.
Together Project connects refugee newcomers and Canadians to build stronger, more integrated communities.
We match Welcome Groups of five or more volunteers with newly arrived refugees for social and integration support.
In response to COVID-19, Together Project is adapting our volunteer training to offer effective remote social support to vulnerable newcomers.
Together Project supports our work through evidence-based program evaluation and research to inform and improve our impact.
In this episode, we speak to we speak with Tiffany, one of the volunteers who have supported a newcomer named Mary through the pandemic. She also shares her thoughts on the resilience of newcomers.
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In this episode, we speak to Mary a refugee claimant from Uganda about her experience coming to Canada, the challenges she faced during the beginning of the pandemic and her experience being matched with volunteers. Listen on Spotify, ApplePodcasts or GooglePodcasts.
Younes & Feryal speak about the “Canadian smile,” the pandemic and the arrival of their infant son. Special thanks to #TDReadyCommitment volunteers & @TD_Canada for providing refugee newcomers with social & integration support via our Welcome Group program. Read the full article here.