Stay updated with the latest news coverage featuring Romero House through our collection of post, videos, and podcasts.
- Romero House: “We welcome refugees differently; we welcome them as neighbours.”
September 27, 2024. PANL Perspectives.
Read post! - Apartment building for refugee families set to open in Toronto’s west end.
Oct 03, 2024. CBC News.
Read Post! - Shelters seeking private homes to help house refugee claimants. December 6, 2023. NEW CANADIAN MEDIA.
Read post! - Immigrant journalists share stories of exile from their home countries. September 11, 2023. NEW CANADIAN MEDIA.
Read post about the book “The Uncage Voice”! - Is Canada Really So Immigrant-Friendly?
August 28, 2023. Foreign Policy.
Read post! - Refugees facing a housing, health and paperwork crisis in Toronto.
July 24, 2023. The Final Word, Met Radio.
Listen to podcast! (Romero House segment starting at 17:35) - The homeless refugee crisis in Toronto illustrates Canada’s broken promises.
July 14, 2023. Broadview.
Read post! - Riding the Waves: Toronto’s Latin American Community. Explore the contributions of the Latin American community to advocacy and activism in Toronto.
October 5, 2022. HERITAGE TORONTO.
Explore and learn with interactive map! - Torontonians urged to offer temporary housing for refugees.
Jan 31, 2022. HUMBER NEWS.
Read post! - Charity turns to Torontonians to house refugees as shelters fill up.
Dec 24, 2021. CBC News
Read post! - Why are you here? Theologian Mary Jo Leddy looks to Canada’s newcomers and the land itself for answers.
Feb 9, 2019. The Catholic Register.
Read post! - Romero House: A place to call home for refugees in Toronto. November 29, 2018.
America, The Jesuit Review.
Read post! - Anglicans offer refuge to asylum-seekers.
March 2, 2017. Anglican Journal.
Read post! - Toronto shelters struggle to cope with surge in refugee claimants.
February 2, 2017. TORONTO STAR.
Read post! - Romero House’s real success: Once ‘very white’ Toronto neighbourhood opens homes to refugees.
Jun 11, 2016. CBC News.
Read post! - A Conversation with Mary Jo Leddy, founder of Romero House for Refugees.
September 11, 2016. Kolbe Times.
Read post! - Romero House: 25 Years of welcoming the stranger.
April 24, 2016. TORONTO STAR.
Read post! - Schoolkids welcome Syrian teen to Canada with heartfelt letters.
Feb 22, 2016.
Read post! - Syrian teen to stay in Canada after deportation order cancelled.
Feb 18, 2016. CBC News.
Read post! - Canada Reverses Its Decision to Deport Syrian Teen It Held in Solitary Confinement.
February 18, 2016. VICE MEDIA.
Read post! - Winnie Muchuba: A refugee flees a violent past, creates a hopeful future.
Dec 10, 2015. CBC News.
Read post and watch video! - Syrian refugees: 3 radical approaches to solving the crisis.
Nov 28, 2015. CBC News.
Read post! - Ideas from the Trenches – Refuge.
November 26, 2015. CBC radio.
Read post! - Resettled refugees to run Toronto marathon to bring Syrians to Canada.
October 16, 2015. CBC News.
Read post! - Toronto lawyer suspended for five months for misconduct involving Roma refugees.
May 12, 2015. CBC News.
Read post! - Roma family living in Toronto church exhausted from living in exile.
Apr 08, 2014. CBC News.
Read post! - Summer camp opens ‘whole new window of Canada’ for refugee family.
June 23, 2017. TORONTO STAR.
Read post! - What Is Entailed in Offering Sanctuary? Findings from a Consultation held at Romero House Toronto, November 2007.
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