From a tent at the border to a kitchen table here.
Refuge brings food, winter kits and children’s programs to families in camps and border towns, and trains church teams to welcome refugee families who resettle in our cities.
How we serve
From the camp to the front door.
212K
people received relief last year
1,900
refugees welcomed at home
140
church welcome teams
89%
of gifts to programs
Welcome at home
What a welcome team actually does
Five to ten people from one church walk with one family for a year. We train you first, and a coach stays with you the whole way.
Day 1
Airport welcome
A familiar face, a warm coat, and a ride to a furnished apartment.
Week 1
An apartment that’s ready
Beds made, groceries in the fridge, and dinner on the table.
Month 1
Getting settled
Bank accounts, school enrolment, a doctor and the bus routes.
Month 3
English and work
English classes, job coaching, and a first paycheque.
Year 1
Friends
Friendships that last long after the first year.
A family’s story
“The first night in our new apartment, a family from the church brought soup. We had nothing to give back, and they didn’t want anything.”
Hana, mother of four, two years after arriving
Read Hana’s story$60 keeps a family warm through one winter night.
Blankets, a heater and fuel for a family sheltering in a tent this winter.