We provide affordable housing to newcomer women and their children, with approximately 50 people living in the Centre’s five houses each year. Most people stay for about 8 – 10 months, moving on after their status is determined at their hearing.

Initial settlement services:
•temporary housing
•orientation (familiarity with a new culture and a new neighbourhood)
•welfare appointments
•help/referral for housing
•legal assistance: appointment with legal aid and referrals for legal representation
•medicals
•Enrollment in English as a Second Language classes for adults
•Enrollment in school for the children
We accompany the refugee claimants staying with us through every step in the refugee determination process.