Woolwich Guest House for Ukrainian Refugees in transition
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Woolwich Healthy Communities and Woolwich Community Health Centre responded to the Ukrainian Refugee crisis by creating a 10-room transitional home, Woolwich Guest House for Ukrainian Refugees in Transition, to provide supportive transitional housing for Ukrainians displaced from their homeland due to the war. WHCCC ‘s role was primarily to provide safe and quality housing. We partnered with other agencies that provided additional support. The guesthouse, located on Isabella St. in St. Jacobs, opened in July 2022 and has since helped more than 20 families establish new lives in Canada.
Today, June 28, 2023, we are delighted to share with the community the happy news that, after July 8, 2023, the St Jacobs Jakobstettel Guesthouse will continue to operate as a volunteer-supported project led by Waterloo Region Grassroots Response to the Ukrainian Crisis. The Guesthouse will be the 7th house to be operated by WRGR. [Press Release]
If interested in volunteering for WRGR or to learn more about how impactful it can be to become a host for a Ukrainian family, please visit their website at https://www.wrgrassrootsresponse.ca/or contact them directly at 519-242-8524.
A few months ago, the Woolwich Healthy Communities Committee with the support of the Woolwich Community Health Centre made an appeal to provide for the operating costs of the Woolwich Guest House for Ukrainian Refugees in Transition and for needed supports for the residents as they move on to find work and more permanent housing.
We have reached our goal! Thank you to the many generous donors in our community!
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Thank you!
Thank you "Supporters of the Woolwich Guest House for Ukrainian Refugees in Transition" for your efforts to raise awareness of the immediate needs of the Guest House. We are happy to inform you that we have reached our fundraising goals and immediate needs are being met.
