Open Harbour

Organization Type: Social & Community Services
Address: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Contact: Sara D’Arcy
Website: http://www.openharbour.ca/

Open Harbour works to sponsor a refugee group to begin a new life in Halifax each year. A sponsorship starts on the day of arrival and extends for the 12 months afterward. It includes financial, social, and emotional support. We greet our new Nova Scotians at the airport, set them up with a furnished apartment, enroll them in job training and English classes, help them get to medical appointments, register their children in school – and a lot more!

OUR MISSION

To privately sponsor and resettle refugees to Halifax irrespective of circumstances or creed.
To coordinate the settlement, integration, and empowerment of the new Nova Scotians we sponsor.
To spread awareness of issues affecting refugees.

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Open Harbour’s Volunteer Opportunities

Community Volunteers and Committee Leads

Organization: Open Harbour
Category: Social and Community Service
Description: If you are passionate about supporting those in your community, The Open Harbour Refugee Association is looking for volunteers to help with our next refugee settlement. We are looking for a …Read More

Settlement Coordinator

Organization: Open Harbour
Category: Boards / Committee / Leadership
Description: An exciting opportunity in refugee protection Open Harbour Refugee Association (OHRA), a volunteer-run non-profit organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is looking for a dedicated …Read More

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