Affordable Housing Associations
AirBnB – Short Term Stay Refugee Program
- Free short-term stays donated to 20,000 Afghan
refugees
- Current goal is to host 100,000 Ukrainian
Refugees
- Arrangements made through 3rd party
non profit organization, rather than AirBnB directly.
- Search their web site for the AirBnB in your
community to check on their program participation.
Airfare Programs
-
Miles4Migrants Donation Program
- Charity created in 2016, provides free air
travel to refugees & migrants; Ukraine is currently first appeal on
web site home page.
- ‘Donate your travel miles’ from Home Page
lets you donate your unused travel miles (or credit card program
credts), through a simple form. Note Disclaimer: Miles4Migrants
discloses at the start of the donation procedure that your miles
may go to Ukrainians, or it may go to others in urgent need as
deemed appropriate by M4Ms partners on the ground.
- ‘Apply for free Air Travel’ – also from
the Home page, an even simpler form for a Ukrainian refugee in one
of the border countries around Ukraine, to be placed on the
waiting list for air travel from a border country.
Decided on a case-by-case basis by M4Ms
partners on the ground in those border countries.
- United Airline Mile Matching program
- United will match 1st 5 Million
miles donated in support of Air LInks, Red Cross, World Central
Kitchen & more.
Baby Care Items -
The Welcome Project
NS - Windsor area
group assembling totes with personal & baby care items for
newcomers; also now collecting kids toys - Facebook
Clothing
-
Dress for Success Society
- ‘Suiting’ - provides interview business
wear for women re-entering workplace.
- Provides women’s office wear & other
services for successful job seekers.
- Conveniently located in Sunny Side Mall,
Bedford Highway
- REFERRALS only from Immigration, Job
Search programs etc.
- Thrift Shops - WUNS & The Shoreline
Journal are offering recognition & promotion to Thrift Shops who host a
free, private shopping trip for refugees. Contact your local shops
to inquire about interest. We are building a list of possible
participants community by community and contacting them over time. NB
for shops that sell toys we are asking the perhaps 'de-militarize' them
a bit before hand if possible.
Child Care Day Homes
- pdf
- NS allows for up to six (6) children (not
including those resident in the home), for unlicensed child care in
that home.
- Consult with Host families about the
possibility of Ukrainian language child care in their homes?
- Staffed by volunteer Ukrainians?
- Good WIFI is essential
CUAET – Canadian Ukrainian Authorization
for Emergency Travel
-
Federal program allows expedited Visas
- allows refugees to begin work immediately,
waiving normal 30 day waiting period.
- expedites applications and waives application
fees for University students.
- Link to 30min video tutorial by the Canadian
Ukrainian Congress
Documentation
- NS Government links -
2-page pdf with links to programs & resources for Ukrainians settling in
Nova Scotia under CUEAT, how to get MSI, bank accounts etc.
-
Paperwork Points - downloadable Google Document with extensive info AND
links for Paperwork - from Bank Accounts to YMCA visits - please note as of
July, a valid Ukrainian Driver's License will be accepted as equivalent to a
Nova Scotia Driver's License.
Donations -
The Halifax Ukrainian Store is located in the Bayers Road Shopping
Centre near the 102 Highway Exit. this is a distribution Hub for
furniture, kitchen wares, tools, educational books & games but NO TOYS.
As of July 11, they are unable to accept any more donations or donation
appointments, ONLY appointments, through their
web site for Ukrainian shoppers to pick up their free items.
but you can use their Facebook Page for now to post items you would like
to give to a Ukrainian in Nova Scotia; must include ONE photo and your
community so shoppers can PM you if interested.
Driver’s License
- Ukrainian License is now accepted in Nova Scotia as 'equivalent' to
a NS driver's license.
Ukrainian License is good for 90 daysImmigrant should then apply for IDP, International Drivers Permit
Employment – in additional to Municipal Job
Search Centres
- -
Federal online job bank created in
conjunction with CUAET.
- Ukrainian Job Seekers can open free
account to register for employment and browse Job Bank postings.
- Employers can open account to post Job
Openings for multiple employers interested in hiring Ukrainian
refugees.
Food Assistance (in addition to food banks)
– many listed on Google Places with map balloons.
- free Community Gardens with free programs
which may include:
open harvesting in the gardens, cooked
meals-to-go drive thru events, freezer meals for pickups, pop-up produce
markets etc. Google
'community gardens near me'. Antigonish - Elmsdale - Parrsboro - Truro
- free Community Pantries with dry goods ‘take
what you need, leave what you can’. Google
'community pantries near me'
Elmsdale Giving Pantry -
-
Life.School.House – !! barter-based folk
schools swapping food & crafts, running monthly workshops, and
Maker's Swaps of food & crafts. Annapolis Valley - Antigonish -
Colchester Country - Cole Harbour - Dalhousie University Halifax -
Dartmouth - Digby County - Eastern Passage - East Hants - Hemlock St
Halifax - John St Halifax
- Ukrainian Pantry
- Fill-a-truck food drive at Masstown Market - Facebook
-
SPCA Pet Pantry - dog and cat food
& litter Bank, items delivered for you to pickup at closest NS
location to you. - web site
Fundraising
Coin Star Coin Counters machines
-
Coin Star counting machines located at Nova Scotia Sobey’s &
Superstores outlets.
Superstore
locations are listed on Coin Star online map.
Self-operated machines count coins, subtract
12% fee and print voucher.
Grocery Express Cashier scans voucher and
gives you cash.
Easy touch screen operation – sanitizer should
be provided by machines.
Community groups can track results of their
fundraising campaign by using their group email address.
Government & NGOS – links to Immigration Canada,
Ukrainian Canadian Congress and more to come.
The Halifax Ukrainian Store is located in the Bayers Road Shopping
Centre near the 102 Highway Exit. this is a distribution Hub for furniture,
kitchen wares, tools, educational books & games but NO TOYS. As of July 11,
they are unable to accept any more donations or donation appointments, ONLY
appointments, through their
web site for Ukrainian shoppers to pick up their free items. but
you can use their Facebook Page for now to post items you would like to give
to a Ukrainian in Nova Scotia; must include ONE photo and your community so
shoppers can PM you if interested.
HEART Society – Hants East Assisting
Refugees Team Society (2015
- Created in 2015,
organized local fundraisers
- Brought two Syrian
families to East Hants
- Recently fundraised over
$50,000 for Ukrianian refugees
- Assisting current EH
Hosts & publicizing new Host homes.
- NOTE: HEARTS does not
assist with airfares.
Legal
Halifax Refugee Clinic, North End Halifax
- Assists immigrants to get refugee status
- Some translation services on web site Home
page
Libraries
- Municipal & County Libraries offer to copying services, internet and
more
-
Little Free Libraries - maintained by
neighbours, leave & borrow books at any time, searchable map.
Medical – Medical Diagnoses Tests (MDTs)
– Halifax doctor offers free services.
Municipal Programs & NGO's - East Hants is used as a sample
Municipality - these resources are located at an old brick shcool house, now
The Nova Centre, #224 on Hiwy 214 in Elmsdale.
-
East Hants Family Resource Centre - programs & activities,
curbside pickup of kids clothing & snacks, Baby Time at St. Bernards
in Enfield, Wednesdays in the Park playtime at Shubenacadie Elementary
School etc.
-
Elmsdale Community Garden - 24/7 self-harvest garden
& green houses,
curbside pickup of Community Freezer Meals, summer & fall pop-up markets
for free vegetables, snacks and school supplies, free community meals in
summer, plus free take-out meals & meal delivery program in winter.
-
East Hants Community Learning & Rider
- non-profit adult education classes and "Roada Rider" - affordable, accessible community transit for
shopping trips, doctors appointments etc.
Nova Scotia Provincial Government Resources -
2-page pdf with links to programs & resources for Ukrainians settling in
Nova Scotia under CUEAT, how to get MSI, bank accounts etc.
Paperwork Points -
'Patterson's
Paperwork Points' - Mally Patterson's downloadable Google Document with
extensive info AND links for Paperwork - from Bank Accounts to YMCA visits -
please note as of July, a valid Ukrainian Driver's License will be accepted
as equivalent to a Nova Scotia Driver's License.
Personal Care Items -
The Welcome Project
NS - Windsor area
group assembling totes with personal & baby care items for
newcomers; also now collecting kids toys - Facebook
Pier 21 - Immigration Museum –
Halifax waterfront - has Immigration Data Base to research family
previous immigrated to Canada. - FREE admission with Metro Refugee
Transit Pass - web site
Smoke Detectors – Local Fire Departments
- "Learn not to Burn' fire safety workshops
- May include free smoke detectors for your Host
home.
Pet Pantry - NS SPCA dog and cat food & litter Bank, items
delivered for you to pickup at closest NS SPCA
location to you..
Transitional Funds Program - The Federal Government of Canada will
give a one-time payment of $3,000 to Refugees settling in
Canada, as a Direct Deposit into their new bank account, and a one-time
payment of $1,500 for a minor child, as a direct deposit into the new
bank account of a parent or legal guardian of the minor child, also resident
here. These funds are intended as financial assistance in getting
settled in their new province.
Transportation
Community Transit NS network – searchable web site of Community
Transportation services – door to door, wheelchair assisted, airport
shuttles etc.
Universities
Admissions – students traveling under CUAET
will
- have their admissions expedited
- have admission submission fees waived
Residences
- WUNS has contacted Association of Atlantic
Universities to inquire about short term summer stays in vacant
residence dorms.
YMCA Halifax – YMCA Centre for Immigrant
Programs, Bayers Road
- Centre provides services and programs to
immigrant families of all ages. WUNS is reviewing info.
They also have a kiosk at the Halifax
Stanfield International Airport and have been recruiting Ukrainian
speakers to staff it.
YReach runs programs for familes, outings and orientations...
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