Syria

_ (press release) _ Community Foundations of Canada is pleased to announce a $450,000 contribution from the Welcome Fund for Syrian Refugees (Welcome Fund) to the Community Foundation of Ottawa in support of local settlement efforts. The Community Foundation of Ottawa will direct these funds to the Catholic Centre for Immigrants, Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization and World Skills to support their crucial work with refugees. ...

Soup Sisters, a national non-profit, is delighted to team up with ** The Women’s Network at Global Affairs Canada ** , in conjunction with the ** Retired Heads of Mission Association ** and the ** ** ** Ottawa Diplomatic Association ** for a very special community event to support the Syrian refugee community in Canada’s Capital Region. ...

_ (Soup Sisters) _ Over one thousand Syrian refugees have arrived in Ottawa in recent months to begin their lives anew and thanks to generous sponsors and donors they have been welcomed with clothing, accommodation and an outpouring of support. In April, they will also be welcomed with soup – the universal comfort food. ...

Q Residential is pleased to announce that it will be making available 150 newly renovated apartment suites in Ottawa to arriving Syrian refugee families, over the next several months.  Q Residential owns and manages over 7,000 rental units in the Greater Toronto Area and the National Capital Region. ...

Today, Mayor Jim Watson welcomed residents, local agencies, and subject-matter experts at City Hall to mobilize the community to help refugees of the Syrian crisis. The Mayor’s Public Forum on Syrian Refugee Resettlement Efforts saw the launch of Refugee 613, a short-term project in response to the global refugee crisis, and United for Refugees, a new fundraising initiative to support local sponsorship and settlement efforts. ...