Interac’s support will help Together Project make change in three interconnected ways: building refugee social connections, supporting refugee newcomer integration priorities, and amplifying community involvement in newcomer integration.

Thank you Interac for helping us build more welcoming communities across Canada!

When Simar, the Volunteer Coordinator at DIVERSEcity, matched an Afghan newcomer family with a Welcome Group, the family found ways to practice their English, nurture a young boy’s love of soccer, and reunite with loved ones.

To find out more about this match, we interviewed Simar, the Volunteer Coordinator at DIVERSEcity, and Astrid and Ramandeep, two Welcome Group volunteers.

Check it out here!

In this year-end report, we’ve created a snapshot of the work that we have accomplished in 2023.

We are so grateful to our Welcome Group Program participants, partners and supporters for helping us build more welcoming communities in Canada. We look forward to growing our impact with you in 2024!

Click here to download our 2023 Impact Report.

To make a holiday donation, please click here!

For many newcomers, practicing English is a big priority. We interviewed Rachel, a Welcome Group volunteer who has been professionally tutoring students since 2017!

To learn about Rachel’s favourite conversation topics, games, vocabulary exercises & videos, click here!

Before Semhar became a Peer Navigator at Women’s College Hospital’s Crossroads Clinic, she volunteered in our Welcome Group Program.

“It’s quite a transformation from being a volunteer and now working side by side with Together Project staff!”

To learn about Semhar’s journey, click here!

So grateful to April for leading us on a walk through the Indigenous Agriculture Garden at the Evergreen Brick Works on Saturday!

As an outdoor educator, she gave us an in-depth nature walk experience that involved her perspectives as a lead of the gardening program and as a member of Wendat nation.

We learned about plants that are native to the area, including jewelweed that shimmers in water, goldenrod which can be made into a tea to combat ragweed allergies, and tobacco that has been planted from 1,000-year-old seeds!

Thank you to TD FEF for making this event possible.

We look forward to our next “Newcomer Urban Nature Access Pass” events in September and October!

To reserve your spot for our September Nature Walk at Colonel Samuel Smith Park on Saturday, September 16th, click here!