Please VOTE for the FCJ Refugee Centre and the Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network Project to WIN the AVIVA community funding. HOPE is a project aimed to respond holistically and meet the needs of victims/survivors of human trafficking victims by providing them with services and protection. To vote, follow these 5 easy steps in 2…
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On this time of the year DONATE A WINTER COAT TO SOMEONE IN NEED Finding warm clothing in the winter is a problem for vulnerable populations. Many of our clients are in need of winter cloths. We gratefully accept donations of winter clothing: Winter Coats; Boots; pants; Sleeping Bags, etc. Contact: Varka : varka@fcjrefugeecentre.org or…
As part of the 2016 Victims and Survivors of Crime Week “The Power of Our Voices”, FCJ Refugee Centre in partnership with East Metro Youth Services embarked on a project to provide a safe space for survivors of human trafficking to voice their opinion on services and protection available and a lack thereof. The initiative…
FCJ Refugee Centre is offering a Series of workshops for women at FCJ refugee Centre : You are invited to attend any of the following interesting workshops. To see the calendar please click here Healthy Lifestyle Reclaiming your body after sexual assault Healthy Relationships including sexual health Freedom from Abuse Tenants’ rights and Landlord Life…
Dear friends, FCJ Refugee Centre is celebrating 25 years of welcoming and walking with uprooted people. Join us for an evening of celebration with music, dinner and dancing Thursday, September 22, 2016 from 6:00 P.M. to 10:00pm. Cost: $20.00 per person Artscape Wychwood Barns 601 Christie Street, Toronto, Ontario Registration: 25anniversary-fcj.eventbrite.ca
The FCJ REfugee Centre’s Annual Report 2015 is ready. We invite you to read it and learn about our accomplishments of the past year, goals, projections and challenges. To download it click here
Provincial efforts should be equally focused on labour trafficking and internationally trafficked persons who are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Members of the Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network are embracing the Ontario government’s efforts to fight human trafficking by investing up to $72 million in an anti-human trafficking strategy aimed at increasing awareness and…
International Victims of Human Trafficking are more unlikely to contact authorities and look for support FCJ Refugee Centre is commending Ontario Government’s efforts to end human trafficking in the Province. The announced investment of a $72 million budget in an anti-human trafficking strategy which includes raising public-awareness and improving survivor’s access to services, is encouraging…
FCJ Refugee Centre and East Metro Youth Services have embarked in a short term project funded by Justice Department and related with this year’s victim awareness week. Briefly, we are hosting few focus groups with survivors of human trafficking to ask them about their experience with services they received or lack of such in their…
We are very excited to present our Spring Newsletter to our community. Within the newsletter you will find: -A Community Garden for Refugee Women -Getting ready for summer: Picnic and paddle -In our way to our 25 Anniversary: Diverse Residents One Community: Street Party -Inland Regularization Class -Access to education Program -Resources for Youth -New…
As part of our 25 anniversary FCJ Refugee Centre will hold the Diverse Residents, One Community, Street party on June 25 FROM 11:00 AM to 4:00 pm The Street Party is a family event where you can find activities for children, games, food, music, live performances, piñatas, etc. It is a great way to start…
Many of you may have heard of the community garden project started in the backyard of one of our very own shelters last year.We are pleased to announce that there is great interest in carrying this project forward into 2016, but we need your help. We are starting a campaign to raise the money to…
As part of our 25th Anniversary Celebration, the FCJ Refugee Centre is proposing a program aimed at providing a new avenue for regularization for many migrant populations that find themselves in various states of immigration status limbo, including legacy claimants. We anticipate that this proposed program could impact more than 360,000 residents of Canada –…
Take a look at our last publication: Winter Newsletter. You can find information about our programs, new services and upcoming events.