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From left, Saddam, 5, Kharter, 7, and t : “lg" , . 7! ’, '- Hayat,10, were born in Aleppo, Syria and , ‘ ' at, _ 1 , it. re? fled to Lebbanon with their mother, father. , 7.1 i , _ h ‘ , ‘ ' grandmother and three other siblings, ‘ (fit 0 L: ; j before arriving in Canada last February .- A J _, “is Hu ; ,. a, . - _make Waterloo Re ~, tr home m 2017 : \_3‘3 % A ., 4.3 b ,1 . ‘ “a t he and hm e heen receiving govern ’ ~ into Arabic as well as helping to link refugees , . 4 ' 41.14}; " . m.“ f ' .‘ "1 f‘ ‘ 1 on their refugees for “39 years After y- . . to possible employment opportunities " u m, M if I” ebef v $1. ' pernia always gone off the federal gnaw ~ Language training is critical for long term afety is what a -" ”t -. u t 4: - em. , A d) and, for those who need it. A, ; " t »: employment said (Iadogan. Sah0u(1i\’in.; ” if, 1 find -' most diffic -t a i e -ada is lung heenasmoothtransitiontotm "Some people Will transition to Omar 'lhe 14 ~ ’ a â€" at ; git "' ussetn said. i y lite difference this time is n u; k” to Works hetause they've not gone through at home, mt. {M2 { besix) a a w H e the AI Nhltts. th “V (is of other of them, she said t anada ' -~ I it language training hetatise of the number of - siblings ; t i - it ff“ ., . - father. She" governttient sponsored Syrians refugees tit 100,000Vietnamese “boat a -l ' is refugees who've arrived (this year). [here's a “T“ “Hem “be i in ‘ ' dybus to high Gill-”l" “Id hung? in Waterloo Region are and woos About 13,000 Syriafltfifilhas'e waitlist," he said. ”lhat's one ofthe Challenges, school everydaymowlllhyherself. tipprotit hing ”m i 13" M when the federal arrived in (Armada in just over a yearlnd more getting them into It so they can speak hngltsh And she feels happy to be back in the class goxerntnetit‘s financial assistant e tomes to an are expected and find employment " room, tatt‘hing up on all she‘s missed For the end \ottie refugees have found \\ork. others Right now in ( illnhrldgt‘ there are about Taking the time and resoiirtes now to sitp last six yi-ars‘ c‘tl Nlutt touldti‘t go to 's( hool are sell employed and many will he seeking 95 refugees staying in a hotel tintil they can port these families for the future is worth it, \1Vh('ll the is.” fitst slatted in Aleppo, Syria ll support through Ontario Works find housing Another 50 to N) are experts-d by said (,outi (teoff intent/t than of the tommit wasn't safe to t\.tlk the streets lheti the it‘d! lt lhe region spends more than $5 million the end of ”Member, said Reeeption House's titty sen'ttestommittee ers left lheti the \l ‘\'httt itIlllli\ lit-d. lot. tel no (ltttarto Wotks (list rettonary benefits. like exei uttt‘edirectot(Iatl(Ladogan "if there‘s a little hit ol overlap hemeen ‘ ogre ldnlil lll il‘iltlll'lll “here they ltlllitilll illillif dental and \tsioti taro lie-it and hydro “We try to find them reasonable, safe and suppons that's not the end of the world," said allotd to pat ittl tltei liildteti ltt.tllt'|i(i st liool il\\|\ldll((‘ and em ttott pimetttion lt ten elves good housing." said ( adogan "Affordable is lorettt/ " lht' (refugees) I've talked to, they're v\l '\ltitt‘s wining” illtililt‘l «\lt l: hint help from the pionnte Hill pet ittltllh pet really the key atea ” He noted families need thankful to he here and want to find work and onI\ iH‘t'll in s< liool lot one month ilt'ittrt‘ mouth) hut has gone met liitdgi't in Jill 3 and to he ahle to afford to pay rent even after then rotttrol their own destiny ' the t l\li “at i)!‘i.:.lll lot \<|lititinlt it hlidllt‘t Jolt; Ilu- tt-gioti has had to dip itito its resenes first year of federal assistant e t times to an end l'ollowttig tount'il‘s approval of a $400,000 7.1tidllti\.ttt to, this is then lust time attend to make up the gap In Jltlh, that grip was "V\e dppl’l‘l’lillt' the liinoiint of support tut tease iii the discretionary hem-fits hudget trig st liool illlli lilt'\ smile hilt‘ll tin-s ill‘dl the StwtKl‘olltl lit Jill Ti it s l'\llt‘t ted to he similar we've H'l ened We're hit ky and happy to see a for QUIT, the region will tevtew the program word \il.|il|ll(‘ ’ “ill! hrs them with it “Itit' lhese litt.tiit i.tl ptessiites dit' a result of ten good response front theiottitniinity " around lune l'he goal will he fot it to see il eyed shill“ det teasing pto\ Illl i.tl funding patted With ”trough the region's tillllllllllilf\ sen‘ires there's a “at to use its resourt es more effet ‘llus ls the lttsl tlillllll\ tli it has in I t~pted Illl teasing l osls of so“ it es .tnd glowing department, staff, with the help tiltommtinity lively and efftt tently its stud thi ll iitlill‘l ”ll\\t'lll tlitouglt it tt.uts demand And tslitle not .tII of the woo refugees agent ies. Illt‘ working With refugee families “lhe strut titre of disrtettonary hetielits is itlllil ‘\\v for “dill“ ilt‘tt' \\r it‘l'i ilk!" or It‘ that united in the tegioii this \e.it \~.t|l need who might he applying to Ontario Works in inst not sustainable-f fort-till said "lhe pro\ “Hit ltlll ltlllllh (dildtildllfl dit‘ up kind and f)l|l.|l]ll Winks and dist It’llllll.|i\ i’t‘lll‘fllst the ttptoniittg weeks or illtlllliIN said ("aroh'tt tnee is strtiggltngw1th this as well lhere's only “r “in t x‘tl'Ak in night}. .\tth them In” u.» mum ml] Ni hoeiileldt t-ttiployttieut and minute support so "1th to go around and the numbers tot still Illltil‘l'sfilllti run it othi-t' 'r\ie “e lllllt i'ttii'd' No " said \li.ttttti diret tot people needing support) haven't (hanged d! iiil”» dillkt‘ti ill 1 illltiii-i iii it‘iltllttH ”iii 'si iltllltil‘ \’\t'il Ulill' Home Refugee “till\t"s [he region hits iN‘t'l] translating t'lltpi<)\ .t|| lli‘tl's wally disappointing " “we settled lll .i k‘tlll'litt‘i house in “at ptogtittii duet tot ‘ktti lieiii't and \\.ttet|oo itii'tit tesottttt‘s like health rind s.ift't\ limiting Continued on page 1 ADVERT'SE GO “MULl l'MEDIA" "mm“ “mm“ YOUR MESSAGE , ON-L'NE! 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