Fleeing their homes and journeying across the world, refugee claimants arrive in Canada in search of safety, community, and a new life. By joining the Kinbrace Companion Circle, you provide the stability and strength refugee claimants need to turn exile into opportunity.
Join the Kinbrace Companion Circle to provide welcome, safety, and a future full of hope to people who have been exiled from their home countries.
Make a difference every month with an easy and secure recurring donation on your credit card or through your bank account directly. You can also update your donation at anytime.
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Malena (right) – artist and star basketball player – with Emily Parsons Dickau.
When Malena and her family first arrived in Canada as refugee claimants, they didn’t know where to go for help or what to do next.
They were relieved they were now in a country that promised safety from persecution, but this new country also came with new customs, processes and paperwork that were confusing. They felt scared, overwhelmed and alone, not knowing what was going to happen next. Then someone told Malena about Kinbrace.
“We had no idea what Kinbrace was. We just thought they might help us find a place to live and that’s it. But when we came, people were so much nicer than we expected.
We’re not scared anymore, because we know there are people out there who actually care about us. They don’t care where we’ve come from or what we look like. This is our second home now.”
Thanks to the support of Kinbrace Companion Circle donors, Malena’s family has so much more than a place to live. Malena and her family have a safe place to belong and a community that cares.
START YOUR RECURRING GIFT TODAY
Kinbrace is BC’s longest-serving housing and support provider for people seeking refugee protection. It is a registered Canadian charity and a community of people that welcomes refugee claimants with housing, education, and support. By extending hospitality and creating community, we build vibrant, long term relationships that help the world’s exiled people create a new home here in Canada.
Your regular gift will provide housing, orientation, accompaniment, and education and make an ongoing impact by supporting refugee claimants and their families. You can find more information here.
Kinbrace operates with strict financial guidelines and operating procedures overseen by our Board of Directors. Financial statements are audited annually and you can read the Annual Report each year (click here to view).
For any questions, please email Laura Wallis-Wood laura@kinbrace.ca or call at (778) 859-5720 and she will be happy to answer your questions further.
Please make your cheque payable to Kinbrace Community Society. Make cheques payable to:
Kinbrace Community Society
21732-1424 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 5G3
Questions? Contact Laura Wallis-Wood at laura@kinbrace.ca or call at (778) 859-5720