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…
News and Events
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.
With a particular focus on youth here with some form of precarious immigration status, this is the first of two roundtables to address the inequitable experiences of newcomer youth in Ontario High Schools. This discussion will build on the Uprooted Education Project – a year-long participatory research project undertaken by members of the FCJ Youth…
Calendar on the upcoming sessions of Hearing Preparation and Refugee Appeal Session. Both sessions are free and take place in the afternoon time at the IRB location. If you have clients who would like to participate in this sessions they just have to contact Carolina Teves: cteves@fcjrefugeecentre.org Front line workers are welcome to join the…
Thank you for all your support during the The holiday season We The tree selling season is from November 20th to December 22nd. Every time that you buy a tree at this location, you will be supporting newcomers and refugees. Also when you purchase a natural fir tree for $20 you will receive a…
We start collecting art supplies for non-status children and we were so happy to find these letters in each of the art bags. These letters defined our local neighbour… Canada. Keep doing what you are doing. Humanity needs you. Keep safe, well and strong… we are together in this. Special thanks to Maeve and Tate…
The Refugee Update team are offering this special publication “The Refugee Moment” to bring together some thoughts and ideas to support the discussion and the calls for action. The concept of the ‘moment, draws from the work of Antonio Gramsci (1891 – 1937), an Italian Marxist who organized workers against Mussolini in the 1920s. He…
Find information about our fall events and new services at FCJ Refugee Centre:
Once again this fall, FCJ Refugee Centre will participate at the RIDE FOR REFUGE: help us to help others! Preparations are gearing up for this year’s ride! Please join our team- October 3rd is race day!! As you all know, it is based here in Toronto but it is an inspiration and leader nationally! We…
Different organizations participated in the Proud to Protect Refugees Rally on Thursday September 3rd The tragic death of 2 children has shocked our community, leaving sadness, anger and impotence before all the barriers that the Canadian government is imposing to Syrian refugees. CCR Media Release 3 September 2015 Boys’ tragic deaths highlight the human…