Religious Institutions Support Needed: Ukrainians in Ontario Are Going Homeless (1)
Thu, Mar 23
|Kitchener Waterloo Multicultural Center
Attend one or both of these two meetings to learn more about how Relligious Institutions in WR can work with KW Multicultur Center and WR Grassroots Response to create urgent solutions to reduce homelessness in Ukrainians entering Ontario. We all need to do our share.
Time & Location
Mar 23, 2023, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Kitchener Waterloo Multicultural Center, 715 Fischer-Hallman Rd #401, Kitchener, ON N2E 4E9, Canada
About the event
Ontario and Canada are welcoming an unprecedented number of Ukrainians fleeing the war. Canada’s CUAET Visa, the pathway they have to enter Canada, is set to end on March 31 and no one, including Ontario settlement agencies really know what this means and because of this Ukrainians are scrambling to enter Canada before that deadline and overwhelming not only our immigration and settlement services but the community groups also trying to help.
Ukrainians coming into Canada, are eligible to receive 14 days at a hotel, but these spaces are limited. This provides a safe place to sleep; however, does not provide essentials such as food, hygiene items, clothing, or other needs that many Ukrainians are in need of. Can you imagine going to a new Country with your family but nothing else and not having enough to eat, not knowing where to get food or not being able to get…