When Padina reflected on her own journey from newcomer teen to real estate agent, she was inspired to reach out to the Welcome Group Program to volunteer.

With her wealth of information to share with newcomer families trying to settle in a new country, Padina is passionate about motivating others to feel at home in Canada.

See our feature on Padina here!

Check out Refugee City Builder Warda Rose’s opening reception for her art exhibition, “Ancestor Project: Goddesses” at the Westin Harbour Castle on June 14th, 6-9pm! 

To learn more about the reception and Warda Rose, click here.

Yesterday at Toronto Metropolitan University, Together Project attended the CERC Migration FIT-ART Policy Workshop– Fostering Integration Through the Arts: Insights from Practitioners.

We created a video about connecting with refugee & immigrant artists and some of the newcomer arts supports in Toronto. Check it out here!

Having lived on and off in Tanzania for many years, when Karen saw East African refugees on Toronto streets, she felt the need to help. But after bringing them donations, she decided to turn to “a place that was doing something on a larger scale”: the Welcome Group Program.

Check out our interview with Karen here: www.togetherproject.ca/blogpost/karen

Meet Khansaa, a 23-year-old Sudanese newcomer in Mississauga!

From an early age, Khansaa has had a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. From getting her family from Egypt to Canada to helping connect them with services in Toronto and Mississauga, Khansaa says that these experiences have made her feel stronger and more mature for her age.

With the help of her Welcome Group, she was happy to have volunteers to turn to whenever she needed them. And this assistance has made her family appreciate how much knowledge they were able to access, enabling them to pay it forward and help other newcomers.

“My family was really lucky to be in this program,” she said. “We are much more empowered.”

Find out more about Khansaa’s story here.

Together Project met new Welcome Group volunteers at Volunteer Ready– an event organized by the TD GenNext Cabinet.

Check out our video to see TD Canada employee and Together Project Steering Committee member, Farah Kurji, talk about what drives her to support newcomers.

Learn more about volunteering with Together Project here: www.togetherproject.ca/volunteer