Saskatchewan Conference: Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, May 3 and 4 Saskatoon – Downloadable Poster
Are the news stories of those displaced by war, famine, flood, and political persecution leaving you feeling helpless, dismayed, or hopeless? There are some concrete ways that you can help these people.
The Archdiocese is looking for two to three volunteers to help develop a refugee sponsorship program resource. The time commitment is one month, mid Jan. to mid Feb. 40-50 hours (flexible, but might include evenings and weekends). You would be asked to interview, write, and edit a comprehensive document to help parishes and community groups discern and understand the sponsorship process.
If you have excellent writing, critical thinking and organizational skills and an interest in this area please think about applying. A knowledge of refugee sponsorship is not a requirement. In fact, this process would provide a great opportunity to learn. Being able to provide an fresh perspective will prove incredibly helpful in better enabling us to welcome our sisters and brothers to our beautiful archdiocese.
Contact Tashia Toupin at (306) 352-1651 ext. 222 or [email protected] for more information or to apply.
General information http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/index.asp
Kinds of Sponsorships
- Private and Government http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/private.asp
- Provincial Nominee Program http://www.borderconnections.com/saskatchewan-provincial-nominee.html
Refugee Sponsorship Report
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Parishes who participated and contributed funds to sponsor the Shamaya family from Iraq and to those who were unable to do so at the time. I also would like to update you how the refugee sponsorship is progressing within the different Parishes.
I have met the social justice group from St, Gerard in Yorkton early this year and the group has sponsored a family of from Eritrea. I have also met the social committee of St. Martin here in Regina. They are interested in sponsoring a refugee family however, they are at the beginning stage of raising funds for that purpose.
I have been in communication with the head of the social justice Chris Gillen from Resurrection Parish here in Regina. They are ready to sponsor an Iraqi or a Syrian refugee family. They want To speak to a group from any Parish who has done full sponsorship. I have recommended Agnes from Holy Child Parish in Regina. Holy Child Parish is also about to do for a single refugee from Congo except they are waiting for the paper work.
There are other Parishes who are interested from Esterhazy, Weyburn, and Assiniboia. At this point we have completed 8 family connected sponsorships as we allotted only 10 for 2015. The two are for Kenya visa office and are already spoken for.
I hope this report could be of some help to those who are interested in sponsorship.
Thank you
Abdul Ali, Refugee field worker
Archdiocese of Regina
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