{"id":74,"date":"2023-10-28T16:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T20:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costi-reports.lndo.site\/annual-report-2024\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T18:21:30","slug":"refugee-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/costi.org\/annual-report-2024\/refugee-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerating Humanitarian Response: Refugee Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our compassionate support includes essential services such as temporary housing, comprehensive information, and orientation to life in Canada and in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). We assist individuals in navigating local systems, accessing community resources, understanding cultural norms and accessing transformative social support opportunities. These services help displaced individuals and families find stability and build a new life in the GTA.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023\/24, COSTI maintained its core refugee services programs:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP):<\/strong> Supported 1,647 Government-Assisted Refugees (GARs) with immediate services and tailored plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Client Support Services (CSS):<\/strong> Empowered 5,149 GARs to establish new lives and navigate their communities with intensive, community-based assistance&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hostel Services:<\/strong> Provided temporary shelter and supportive care to over 1,442 refugee claimants and homeless families across four locations in Toronto and York Region.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a key RAP provider, COSTI has supported 4,950 Afghan GARs in Canada since August 2021, contributing to the national goal of welcoming 40,000 Afghan refugees into Canada since the evacuations began. Operating from four locations, we offered immediate essential services, such as temporary accommodation and orientation on Canadian culture and laws and provided personalized settlement plans including access to language classes, employment services and community connections to aid their integration into Canadian society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, COSTI partnered with the Rexdale Community Health Centre for its Community Kitchen Program, a heartwarming initiative that brought together 54 families to cook and share meals, nurturing community ties and promoting well-being.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"stats-block-block_cb4dbb26e7522c34b8047bdf9c4a5e96\" class=\"stats-block \">\n\t\t<div class=\"numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"animCounter\" data-count=\"8238\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW150476966 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150476966 BCX0\">newcomers and refugees supported<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"animCounter\" data-count=\"1647\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206820663 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206820663 BCX0\">Government-Assisted Refugees supported<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"animCounter\" data-count=\"1442\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW39463526 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39463526 BCX0\">refugee claimants and homeless families served through Hostel Services<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"animCounter\" data-count=\"5149\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW45119978 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45119978 BCX0\">individuals received client support services<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the-number\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"animCounter\" data-count=\"54\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW33315817 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33315817 BCX0\">families connected through Community Kitchen Program<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world where global crises force individuals and families to flee their homes, COSTI is resolutely committed to addressing the pressing needs of refugees seeking safety and shelter in Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1052,"parent":0,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-service.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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