Over 300 newcomers have started to arrive at Toronto Pearson Airport every day adding to a very challenging housing situation in the city. They will need our help as they begin the process of settling in our communities!

We are looking for volunteers to help coordinate the many events we are planning in support of these families fleeing the brutal war in Ukraine.

Join our Newcomer Support Network to welcome newcomers, many of them mothers with children, as they adjust to life in Canada.

Open your home and Host Newcomers who may require emergency short term shelter or longer-term accommodation until they find a job or a place of their own.

Let us know how you can help by completing our I WANT TO HELP form - https://form.jotform.com/svct/volunteer_form

We need your Help!

Volunteer at the St Volodymyr Cathedral and St Volodymyr Cultural Center

·Join our Coordinating Committee and get involved in the planning of many events to bring the newcomers together and welcome them to our community

· Our committee will also work to ensure we can direct newcomers to find the resources best able to help find accommodation, employment and access the programs

· They will also work to design a program to meet the needs of the newcomers

Join our Family Support Network

We need your support help to make newcomers arriving in the GTA from Ukraine feel welcome. The mothers with children will value the opportunity to connect with someone and help guide them.

· Contact them to check if they are doing well and include them in community events

· Provide transport and assistance so they can register for OHIP or their SIN numbers and take them to appointments or even shopping

· Look for opportunities for the children to meet others and make friends

If you would like to join our support network, please call:

Oleh Vodoviz at St Volodymyr Cathedral in Toronto @ 1 (416) 830 8084

Oksana Boutchma at St Volodymyr Cultural Center in Oakville @ 1 (905) 847 6477

Open your Home to a family in need

Finding accommodation in the GTA is extremely challenging and many of the promised government programs to assist newcomers are not in place yet. There is an urgent need for accommodation, ranging from emergency stays of up to a week to longer term accommodation so newcomers are able find jobs and a place of their own. If you can open your homes to the newcomers or if you have a business that is able to provide accommodation, please let us know.

In Halton Region visit the HALTON MULTICULTURAL COUNCIL (HMC) link to register your willingness to host a family. https://hmcconnections.com/support-for-ukrainians-fleeing-war-living-in-halton

Also you can find many of the support programs available through the Halton multicultural Council at:
https://hmcconnections.com/for-ukrainians-fleeing-war-living-in-halton/