Author: Amyris Rada

  • April/May 2025 Newsletter

    April/May 2025 Newsletter

    Stay up to date with community news, upcoming events, our stories and reflections in our April/May newsletter. Don’t miss out on what’s happening this month as we welcome signs of spring all over!

  • Intake worker summer job opening

    Intake worker summer job opening

    As an Intake Worker, you’ll be on the front lines of supporting refugee claimants, helping them access housing, social services, and vital resources. Your role will be to ensure that every claimant receives the help they need to settle, navigate immigration processes, and start their new life in Canada.

  • Community animator summer job opening

    Community animator summer job opening

    As a Community Animator, you’ll help design and facilitate programming for children and families in our community. You’ll ensure that kids are engaged and supported over the summer while also creating opportunities for families to connect with each other and the local resources they need.

  • March 2025 Newsletter

    March 2025 Newsletter

    Stay up to date with community news, upcoming events, our stories and reflections in our March newsletter. Don’t miss out on what’s happening this month as we welcome more light in our days!

  • March 2025 Community News

    March 2025 Community News

    From the thrill of our Youth & Parents Soccer Match to the warmth of our Once-a-Month Supper Super, the past months at Romero House have been filled with moments of connection. Our Live-In Team also took time to reflect and recharge at the Mid-Year Retreat, strengthening our shared commitment to community. These gatherings remind us…

  • House Coordinator applications now open

    House Coordinator applications now open

    Do you want to live at Romero House? Do you want to be part of a movement that helps communities and neighborhoods to welcome and support refugees? We need community-service, outgoing and inclusive-minded people like you to join us!

  • 2025 Howcroft Lecture Recording

    2025 Howcroft Lecture Recording

    We invite you to watch the video of our annual Howcroft Lecture recording for 2025, “Dignity in Crisis: The Complexity of the Refugee Experience“ presented by Dr. James Orbinski, a distinguished physician, humanitarian, and former president of the International Council of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). The lecture series honours one of the founding members of Romero House,…

  • February 2025 Newsletter

    February 2025 Newsletter

    Stay up to date with community news, upcoming events, our stories and reflections in our February newsletter. Don’t miss out on what’s happening this month!

  • Celebrating Former Residents: Small Business Success Story- Erica and Esau

    Celebrating Former Residents: Small Business Success Story- Erica and Esau

    This is a second post in the series “Celebrating Former Residents: Small Business Success Stories” about former resident Erica and Esau Parrilla who lived at Romero House from 2018-2019. They started their food truck business We cater Food on Wheels in 2021. Business: We Cater Food on Wheels Bringing food wherever people need it—that’s the…

  • Calling for Community Hosts

    Calling for Community Hosts

    If you have an extra bedroom available at your home, and are passionate about welcoming refugees to Toronto, join our Community Host Program and make a difference in our community today! As a Community Host, you’ll be matched with a recently arrived refugee or family, offering your extra bedroom, friendship, guidance, and a warm welcome…