After coming to Canada as an immigrant, Ishika was driven to help other newcomers feel at home in Ottawa. After finding out about the Welcome Group Program, she was excited to sign up:

“I was looking for a volunteer opportunity with the potential to have a genuine positive impact on newcomers’ experience and the Welcome Group seemed ideal.”

Read our interview with Ishika here!

Together Project’s Welcome Group Program offers businesses and organizations a terrific opportunity to engage their employees to make a real difference in their communities. Click here to learn more!

Are you interested in building more welcoming communities? Please consider Together Project as the beneficiary of your office or personal fundraising initiative.

When she moved back to Toronto after living abroad for many years, Diane began volunteering at Together Project, where she provided social support for two refugee newcomers through our Welcome Group Program. To learn about her volunteer experience and to find out how you can volunteer with us, check out her video here!

We are pleased to announce that the Welcome Group Program is now in three new cities! 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!