Together Project
@togetherproject.bsky.social
Connecting refugee newcomers and volunteers to build more welcoming communities in 5 Canadian cities: Toronto, Mississauga, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Moncton. A project of MakeWay Charitable Society.
Happy holidays from all of us at Together Project!
December 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy holidays from all of us at Together Project!
This International Migrants Day, we're recognizing Welcome Group Program volunteers like Nader who help refugee newcomers settle into their new lives in Canada.
To help a newcomer in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Moncton, Mississauga, or Toronto, learn more here: lnkd.in/gs7aGfGe
#withrefugees
To help a newcomer in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Moncton, Mississauga, or Toronto, learn more here: lnkd.in/gs7aGfGe
#withrefugees
December 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This International Migrants Day, we're recognizing Welcome Group Program volunteers like Nader who help refugee newcomers settle into their new lives in Canada.
To help a newcomer in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Moncton, Mississauga, or Toronto, learn more here: lnkd.in/gs7aGfGe
#withrefugees
To help a newcomer in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Moncton, Mississauga, or Toronto, learn more here: lnkd.in/gs7aGfGe
#withrefugees
Together Project has a new home at the Centre for Social Innovation on Spadina. Here are some photos of the CSI Holiday Party!
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Together Project has a new home at the Centre for Social Innovation on Spadina. Here are some photos of the CSI Holiday Party!
For the last five months, Together Project has been connecting refugee newcomers and volunteers in Winnipeg!
We're so proud to be a "Friend of MANSO"– the Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations.
To learn how you can volunteer with us, click here: www.togetherproject.ca/volunteer
We're so proud to be a "Friend of MANSO"– the Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations.
To learn how you can volunteer with us, click here: www.togetherproject.ca/volunteer
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
For the last five months, Together Project has been connecting refugee newcomers and volunteers in Winnipeg!
We're so proud to be a "Friend of MANSO"– the Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations.
To learn how you can volunteer with us, click here: www.togetherproject.ca/volunteer
We're so proud to be a "Friend of MANSO"– the Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations.
To learn how you can volunteer with us, click here: www.togetherproject.ca/volunteer
Why volunteer to join our steering committee?
Learn more from Diane, Welcome Group Program volunteer and Together Project Steering Committee member.
Applications due December 12th! Read more here:
togetherproject.ca/blogpost/ste...
Learn more from Diane, Welcome Group Program volunteer and Together Project Steering Committee member.
Applications due December 12th! Read more here:
togetherproject.ca/blogpost/ste...
December 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Why volunteer to join our steering committee?
Learn more from Diane, Welcome Group Program volunteer and Together Project Steering Committee member.
Applications due December 12th! Read more here:
togetherproject.ca/blogpost/ste...
Learn more from Diane, Welcome Group Program volunteer and Together Project Steering Committee member.
Applications due December 12th! Read more here:
togetherproject.ca/blogpost/ste...
Sharing a resource on International Volunteer Day! Fatemeh, Welcome Group volunteer & @unitedwaygt.bsky.social employee, explains how 211 can help Welcome Group volunteers & newcomers.
How to Access 211:
Ontario: 211central.ca
BC: bc.211.ca
Manitoba: mb.211.ca
New Brunswick: nb.211.ca/search/
How to Access 211:
Ontario: 211central.ca
BC: bc.211.ca
Manitoba: mb.211.ca
New Brunswick: nb.211.ca/search/
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sharing a resource on International Volunteer Day! Fatemeh, Welcome Group volunteer & @unitedwaygt.bsky.social employee, explains how 211 can help Welcome Group volunteers & newcomers.
How to Access 211:
Ontario: 211central.ca
BC: bc.211.ca
Manitoba: mb.211.ca
New Brunswick: nb.211.ca/search/
How to Access 211:
Ontario: 211central.ca
BC: bc.211.ca
Manitoba: mb.211.ca
New Brunswick: nb.211.ca/search/
Thank you @td-bank.bsky.social for supporting our Welcome Group Program that connects volunteers with refugee newcomers for up to 6 months of social and integration support. This $70,000 donation is part of TD’s commitment to supporting immigrants, refugees & newcomers as they settle in Canada.
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Thank you @td-bank.bsky.social for supporting our Welcome Group Program that connects volunteers with refugee newcomers for up to 6 months of social and integration support. This $70,000 donation is part of TD’s commitment to supporting immigrants, refugees & newcomers as they settle in Canada.
Grace Ogundiwin is an employer at Scotiabank, a Canadian business that has long benefited from including refugees in their workforce—and an immigrant.
Discover the benefits of hiring refugee talent at #WelcomingEconomy: bit.ly/we-2025
Hire Refugees. Global Talent for Local Success.
Discover the benefits of hiring refugee talent at #WelcomingEconomy: bit.ly/we-2025
Hire Refugees. Global Talent for Local Success.
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Grace Ogundiwin is an employer at Scotiabank, a Canadian business that has long benefited from including refugees in their workforce—and an immigrant.
Discover the benefits of hiring refugee talent at #WelcomingEconomy: bit.ly/we-2025
Hire Refugees. Global Talent for Local Success.
Discover the benefits of hiring refugee talent at #WelcomingEconomy: bit.ly/we-2025
Hire Refugees. Global Talent for Local Success.
This Giving Tuesday, help us create more welcoming communities for refugee newcomers in Canada.
Learn more about Together Project through this interview with Idalia, a fantastic #WelcomeGroupProgram volunteer!
Donate here: makeway.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate/?id=a...
#GivingTuesday
Learn more about Together Project through this interview with Idalia, a fantastic #WelcomeGroupProgram volunteer!
Donate here: makeway.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate/?id=a...
#GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This Giving Tuesday, help us create more welcoming communities for refugee newcomers in Canada.
Learn more about Together Project through this interview with Idalia, a fantastic #WelcomeGroupProgram volunteer!
Donate here: makeway.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate/?id=a...
#GivingTuesday
Learn more about Together Project through this interview with Idalia, a fantastic #WelcomeGroupProgram volunteer!
Donate here: makeway.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate/?id=a...
#GivingTuesday
Rohingya-speaking volunteers needed in Moncton!
Common #WelcomeGroupProgram activities with #Rohingya newcomers:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding youth extracurriculars & tutoring opportunities
• Making new friends
Join us in #GreaterMoncton: www.bttr.im/a772o
Common #WelcomeGroupProgram activities with #Rohingya newcomers:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding youth extracurriculars & tutoring opportunities
• Making new friends
Join us in #GreaterMoncton: www.bttr.im/a772o
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Rohingya-speaking volunteers needed in Moncton!
Common #WelcomeGroupProgram activities with #Rohingya newcomers:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding youth extracurriculars & tutoring opportunities
• Making new friends
Join us in #GreaterMoncton: www.bttr.im/a772o
Common #WelcomeGroupProgram activities with #Rohingya newcomers:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding youth extracurriculars & tutoring opportunities
• Making new friends
Join us in #GreaterMoncton: www.bttr.im/a772o
Farah Kurji, Senior Manager, Social Impact at TD Bank Group, has been on our Steering Committee since 2023. We love her commitment to creating more welcoming communities for refugee newcomers.
Excited that she's our new Steering Committee Chair!
More about Farah: togetherproject.ca/blogpost/far...
Excited that she's our new Steering Committee Chair!
More about Farah: togetherproject.ca/blogpost/far...
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Farah Kurji, Senior Manager, Social Impact at TD Bank Group, has been on our Steering Committee since 2023. We love her commitment to creating more welcoming communities for refugee newcomers.
Excited that she's our new Steering Committee Chair!
More about Farah: togetherproject.ca/blogpost/far...
Excited that she's our new Steering Committee Chair!
More about Farah: togetherproject.ca/blogpost/far...
Rohingya-speaking volunteers needed in Winnipeg, Manitoba!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rohingya-speaking volunteers needed in Winnipeg, Manitoba!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
We're seeking new members to join our Steering Committee located in one of our program delivery locations: Moncton, Toronto, Winnipeg, or Vancouver.
Email your resume & cover letter by Friday, Dec. 12th to hello@togetherproject.ca with “Steering Committee Member Application” in the subject line.
Email your resume & cover letter by Friday, Dec. 12th to hello@togetherproject.ca with “Steering Committee Member Application” in the subject line.
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We're seeking new members to join our Steering Committee located in one of our program delivery locations: Moncton, Toronto, Winnipeg, or Vancouver.
Email your resume & cover letter by Friday, Dec. 12th to hello@togetherproject.ca with “Steering Committee Member Application” in the subject line.
Email your resume & cover letter by Friday, Dec. 12th to hello@togetherproject.ca with “Steering Committee Member Application” in the subject line.
Amharic and Tigrinya-speaking volunteers needed in Vancouver, BC!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Amharic and Tigrinya-speaking volunteers needed in Vancouver, BC!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
Dari and/or Pashto-speaking volunteers needed in Winnipeg, Manitoba!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dari and/or Pashto-speaking volunteers needed in Winnipeg, Manitoba!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
Happy National Philanthropy Day!
We're grateful to all of the philanthropists who have helped us build more welcoming communities in Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and British Columbia.
To find out more about supporting Together Project, click here:
togetherproject.ca/donate/
We're grateful to all of the philanthropists who have helped us build more welcoming communities in Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and British Columbia.
To find out more about supporting Together Project, click here:
togetherproject.ca/donate/
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Happy National Philanthropy Day!
We're grateful to all of the philanthropists who have helped us build more welcoming communities in Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and British Columbia.
To find out more about supporting Together Project, click here:
togetherproject.ca/donate/
We're grateful to all of the philanthropists who have helped us build more welcoming communities in Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and British Columbia.
To find out more about supporting Together Project, click here:
togetherproject.ca/donate/
We attended TSWLIP’s event, “Countering Xenophobia: Reframing the Narrative on Immigration.”
Thanks to panelists:
Diana Gallego, FCJ
Dr. Marshia Akbar, @torontomet.bsky.social & BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab
Rahila Mushtaq, COSTI
Sarom Rho, Migrant Rights Network
Christine Apiot, U of T
Thanks to panelists:
Diana Gallego, FCJ
Dr. Marshia Akbar, @torontomet.bsky.social & BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab
Rahila Mushtaq, COSTI
Sarom Rho, Migrant Rights Network
Christine Apiot, U of T
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We attended TSWLIP’s event, “Countering Xenophobia: Reframing the Narrative on Immigration.”
Thanks to panelists:
Diana Gallego, FCJ
Dr. Marshia Akbar, @torontomet.bsky.social & BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab
Rahila Mushtaq, COSTI
Sarom Rho, Migrant Rights Network
Christine Apiot, U of T
Thanks to panelists:
Diana Gallego, FCJ
Dr. Marshia Akbar, @torontomet.bsky.social & BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab
Rahila Mushtaq, COSTI
Sarom Rho, Migrant Rights Network
Christine Apiot, U of T
Thank you #TDReadyCommitment for contributing to the #WelcomeGroupProgram! This @td-bank.bsky.social support will help us build refugee newcomer social connections, increase community engagement, and support newcomer integration priorities.
Learn more here: td.mediaroom.com/2025-11-13-T...
Learn more here: td.mediaroom.com/2025-11-13-T...
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Thank you #TDReadyCommitment for contributing to the #WelcomeGroupProgram! This @td-bank.bsky.social support will help us build refugee newcomer social connections, increase community engagement, and support newcomer integration priorities.
Learn more here: td.mediaroom.com/2025-11-13-T...
Learn more here: td.mediaroom.com/2025-11-13-T...
As a former newcomer, Idalia found that volunteering with the #WelcomeGroupProgram was a special way to give back-- her group even organized a surprise birthday party!
“Our match has taught us invaluable lessons about life, resilience, and hope.”
More here: www.togetherproject.ca/blogpost/idalia
“Our match has taught us invaluable lessons about life, resilience, and hope.”
More here: www.togetherproject.ca/blogpost/idalia
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As a former newcomer, Idalia found that volunteering with the #WelcomeGroupProgram was a special way to give back-- her group even organized a surprise birthday party!
“Our match has taught us invaluable lessons about life, resilience, and hope.”
More here: www.togetherproject.ca/blogpost/idalia
“Our match has taught us invaluable lessons about life, resilience, and hope.”
More here: www.togetherproject.ca/blogpost/idalia
Together Project spent last Friday at the Nonprofit Mic Check: A Gathering on Nonprofit Communications! Thanks to Malvern Family Resource Centre, Anyone Can Fundraise, CultureLink, Curious Public, Luminate Communications, & @utsc.utoronto.ca for putting this event together!
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Together Project spent last Friday at the Nonprofit Mic Check: A Gathering on Nonprofit Communications! Thanks to Malvern Family Resource Centre, Anyone Can Fundraise, CultureLink, Curious Public, Luminate Communications, & @utsc.utoronto.ca for putting this event together!
Nuer-speaking volunteers needed in Toronto and Mississauga!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Nuer-speaking volunteers needed in Toronto and Mississauga!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
Dari and/or Pashto-speaking volunteers needed in Winnipeg, Manitoba!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Dari and/or Pashto-speaking volunteers needed in Winnipeg, Manitoba!
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
#WelcomeGroupProgram activities with newcomers include:
• Practicing English
• Navigating healthcare & education
• Finding extracurricular activities & tutoring for youth
• Making new friends
Join us: www.bttr.im/a772o
After Sara, an Ethiopian newcomer, received support through our #WelcomeGroupProgram, she became a volunteer!
Her story: togetherproject.ca/blogpost/sara/
Thanks to @unitedwaygt.bsky.social for helping us make our program possible in the GTA. Support UW here: www.unitedwaygt.org/ways-to-give...
Her story: togetherproject.ca/blogpost/sara/
Thanks to @unitedwaygt.bsky.social for helping us make our program possible in the GTA. Support UW here: www.unitedwaygt.org/ways-to-give...
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
After Sara, an Ethiopian newcomer, received support through our #WelcomeGroupProgram, she became a volunteer!
Her story: togetherproject.ca/blogpost/sara/
Thanks to @unitedwaygt.bsky.social for helping us make our program possible in the GTA. Support UW here: www.unitedwaygt.org/ways-to-give...
Her story: togetherproject.ca/blogpost/sara/
Thanks to @unitedwaygt.bsky.social for helping us make our program possible in the GTA. Support UW here: www.unitedwaygt.org/ways-to-give...
Did you know that today is I Read Canadian Day? To celebrate, we're sharing this great list by CBC Books from World Refugee Day:
"If you're looking for a book to help you understand what the refugee experience is like, check out one of these titles by Canadian writers."
www.cbc.ca/books/12-can...
"If you're looking for a book to help you understand what the refugee experience is like, check out one of these titles by Canadian writers."
www.cbc.ca/books/12-can...
12 Canadian books to read for World Refugee Day | CBC Books
June 20 is World Refugee Day. CBC Books has curated this list of books by Canadian writers (including Lawrence Hill, Madeleine Thien and more) that explore global diversity and the lived experience of...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Did you know that today is I Read Canadian Day? To celebrate, we're sharing this great list by CBC Books from World Refugee Day:
"If you're looking for a book to help you understand what the refugee experience is like, check out one of these titles by Canadian writers."
www.cbc.ca/books/12-can...
"If you're looking for a book to help you understand what the refugee experience is like, check out one of these titles by Canadian writers."
www.cbc.ca/books/12-can...
We're in awe of all of the energy and enthusiasm that Ale Reverditto Galvez brings to our team! Congrats to Ale on this wonderful interview with U Multicultural Channel highlighting our Welcome Group Program in Winnipeg ❤️
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
They Arrived With Nothing, But Found a New Family in Canada
YouTube video by U Multicultural Channel
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We're in awe of all of the energy and enthusiasm that Ale Reverditto Galvez brings to our team! Congrats to Ale on this wonderful interview with U Multicultural Channel highlighting our Welcome Group Program in Winnipeg ❤️
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...