Romero House provides services to refugee claimants: people who claim refugee status after arriving in Canada. Amongst four houses, in the West Bend neighbourhood of Toronto, we have 10 apartments for refugee families. Most families live with us for the one year after their arrival, in which time they are accompanied in navigating the refugee determination process and establishing their lives in Canada. We support our residents with every element of their settlement in Canada, and also offer social and emotional support. We also provide a variety of programs for our residents, including our Kids’ Club, Women’s Group, Second Harvest food drive, retreats throughout the year, and a summer camp. In addition to the support we provide to our residents, we offer walk-in services for refugee claimants who do not live with us. Our weekly food bank and clothing boutique are also offered to walk-ins. We can often help with: - Settlement assistance - Accessing Legal Aid - Finding lawyers - Accessing food banks - Refugee claim process - Accessing education - Clothing and furniture - Accessing social assistance
