- Description
Reception House Waterloo Region is a community-based organization that provides a warm welcome to government-assisted refugees (GARs) through a number of programs and services designed to make their new life in Canada a success.
These programs and services assist refugees throughout their settlement and integration process, allowing them to lead healthy and productive lives in their new community.
Reception House provides:- Temporary accommodation to government-assisted refugees arriving in Waterloo Region.
- Orientation, Life Skills support and other initial settlement programs/services as required by government-assisted refugees.
- Referrals to essential community services/programs.
- Supports the integration of government-assisted refugee individuals and families into all aspects of community life after arrival.
- Assist, where and when possible, other refugees when assistance and services are not available from existing community groups or organizations.
- Educates the community about the needs and issues faced by refugees, and about the contribution they make to the community.
- Acts as a resource for Privately Sponsored Refugees and Sponsorship Agreement Holders as requested.
- Eligibility
- Government-assisted refugees
- Application Process
- Please contact for more information
- Office
- 519-743-0445
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- [email protected]
- Languages
- Amharic, Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Somali, Ukrainian, Amharic, Arabic, Rohingya, English, Farsi, French, Somali, Ukrainian
- Fees
- Please contact for more information
- Documents Required
- Please contact for more information
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible - Administrative Office fully Accessible ; Partially Accessible - Temporary Accommodation site partially accessible
- Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Updated On
- January 24, 2024
- Address
- 675 Queen St S, Suite 201
Kitchener, ON, N2M 1A1
Cross street: Queen St S and Highland Rd
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon9:00 am to 4:30 pmTue9:00 am to 4:30 pmWed9:00 am to 4:30 pmThu9:00 am to 4:30 pmFri9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Mon-Fri 9 am-4:30 pm, or other upon request - Service Area(s)
- Waterloo Region
