Kitchener neighbourhood association to sponsor Syrian refugee family
CBC News | Posted: October 12, 2015 3:21 PM | Last Updated: October 12, 2015
The Central Frederick Neighbourhood Association in Kitchener plans to sponsor a Syrian refugee family, in partnership with the Mennonite Central Committee.
The family is currently living in Lebanon, waiting for medical and security checks to be completed.
To sponsor a family, the neighbourhood association must commit to providing for the family's financial needs for a year. They must also find them a home and furnish it.
To do that, the Central Frederick Neighbourhood Association has to raise $27,000. The group has pledged $1,000 of its own money and other donors have raised over $8,000 so far.
The Central Frederick Neighbourhood Association isn't the only group in the region to partner with the Mennonite Central Committee. In Stratford, a group of churches, volunteers, and the city are banding together to sponsor five Syrian families.