Our area is expecting a significant number of Syrian refugees over the next few months.  As a REALTOR®, you have unique qualifications and relationships which may be helpful for the refugees and the agencies helping to settle them.

  1. You and your clients own real estate, homes and rental properties, and housing is one of the most critical issues facing newcomers to our communities.  You may also know of warehouses or storage facilities that can be used to store donated items.
  2. You have strong relationships with your clients and know when they are renovating or intending to get rid of household items.  Furniture and small appliances are needed to help the newcomers make their houses feel like homes.

See how you can help by checking out the FAQ put together by RAHB and the Housing Help Centre:   http://www.rahb.ca/email/SyrianRefugeeFAQ.pdf


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Wesley Urban Ministries is compiling a database and will work to pair refugees with appropriate housing.  If you or your clients are looking to help and have housing that can be made available please complete this form:
http://wesley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Housing-and-Rental-Accommodations-in-Hamilton.pdf.


Household su
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The Salvation Army is helping Wesley with donated items and more information can be found here:
http://wesley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Clothing-donations-1.pdf


Money
To donate to the Syrian Refugee Fund visit http://wesley.ca/syrian-refugee-fund/

 

To find out more about the people who are joining our community, please see the Government of Canada’s profile on Syrian refugees:    http://wesley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Syrian-Population-Profile.pdf

 

For more information about how you can help, please contact Megan at the RAHB office – 905.529.8101 x295 or meganp@rahb.ca.