Getting Help To Where It is Needed

Grassroots International brings together volunteers, community partners and local resources to help newcomers find housing, navigate daily life, access employment opportunities and build connections in their new communities.

Volunteer

How You Can Help

We harness local resources, knowledge, and networks to provide targeted and effective support to Ukrainian newcomers. This has allowed us to deliver aid more efficiently and at a lower cost compared to larger, more bureaucratic organizations.

Volunteer

Help build our movement across Ontario, or join a team

Waterloo
Kitchener
Cambridge
Woolwich, Wilmot, & Wellesley
Guelph
Wellington & Perth Counties

Volunteer

Offer Housing

Become a host by offering free space in your home
Become a landlord and rent to newcomers
Rent a property to us to create a new Guest House
Rent a room in your house to a newcomer

Hire

Ukrainian's are struggling to find employment in Canada even though many are highly qualified.

Many have to make the choice to return to Ukraine before they become homeless.

Can you hire someone with limited English or no Canadian experience?

Hire

Donate

Financial donations are needed to keep our programs running. We are not funded by the Federal or Provincial government.

Household donations are being accepted in specific areas (Waterloo Region, Thunder Bay).

Donate

Якщо вам потрібна допомога

Перейдіть на сторінку для українців, де є подробиці про всі види допомоги

Дізнатись більше

Families We Have Helped

Over 2,300

Applications for help

Over 1,900

People helped with shelter

Over 5,600

People helped

Over 1,000

People registered to volunteer

Over 1,600

Requests for employment

Over 26

Transitional houses created

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Four awards. One year. One mission:

Outstanding Community and Affordable Housing Provider of the Year 2025 – awarded to Grassroots Response to the Ukrainian Crisis
Sybil Frenette Visionary Housing Creator Award 2025 – awarded to our founder, Stephanie Goertz
Newcomer Landlord Award 2025 – awarded to Cory De Villiers (Hespeler Guest House)
Newcomer Landlord Award 2025 – awarded to Karen Martin (Woolwich Guest House)