A Syrian refugee family meets the Toronto students who helped them find a new home
Amid the culture shock of new places and new faces, a Syrian refugee family meets the Toronto students who helped... Read More
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more than
14 million refugees
worldwide have left their homes because of war, conflict and persecution
Find out how you can help
Join the 1000 Schools Challenge
Teach a child to change the world by showing them how it’s done. Your school community has everything it takes to sponsor a refugee family – and we’ll help you along the way. Together, we’ll give a thousand families a new start in Canada.
Learn More →Resources for educators & parents
A critical part of this welcome is the work educators do in their classrooms, helping students understand refugee issues and their own roles and responsibilities.
Learn More →Plan for settlement
Preparing for the arrival of your family, how to connect with services to help them get settled.
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These schools have joined the 1000 Schools Challenge. Is your school next?
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Toronto school boards taking steps to welcome all refugee children
Close to 100 Syrian child refugees, temporarily living at a Toronto hotel, waved goodbye to their parents Monday morning, climbed... Read More
Saskatoon school embarks on two-year journey to sponsor refugee family
When parent Danielle Schock heard about the 1,000 School Challenge from a friend in Alberta, she thought it would be a great... Read More
Public school sponsors Syrian family
Toronto’s Dewson Public School has raised money to sponsor a Syrian family. They’ve also sent the family a very Canadian... Read More