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My name is Izehi, and I arrived in Canada as a refugee in 2017. I had no relatives or friends here, so getting a place to stay became my priority. Someone suggested I go to Sojourn House, which [...]

I came to Canada as a refugee in 2018, ill and traumatized, with no family close by and two young children to take care of. I was fortunate to be accepted into the Sojourn House transitional [...]

Leaving a difficult situation, Hani fled his home country in the Middle East alone at the age of 22.

I left my home country of Pakistan because I was no longer safe. As a young man from a village I was under constant threat of being forced to join an arbitrary army or militant groups. Pakistan [...]

Sojourn House Transitional Housing Program (THP) is a two-year subsidized housing program offering refugees wrap-around supports for all their settlement needs. For program admittance, Sojourn [...]

In their solemn sojourn to safety, many families from around the world have made Sojourn House Family Shelter program their home away from home in 2021. Undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic, a [...]

The 24/7 Shelter program serves (youth and adults) single men and women refugee claimants, providing services at 101 Ontario Street. We also have a satellite program at 250 Queen Street East. [...]