Together Project volunteers gather with the Mohammad family, originally from Aleppo. They are, from left, Andrew Lusztyk, Aya Mohamad, Jamal Mohammad, Kate Bate, Bayan Mohammad, Mohamad Mohammad, Hanaa Hameedi, Mahmud Mohamad, Hassan Mohammad, Suriya Alfahl, Bushra Mohamad, Craig Damian Smith, Jamal Mohammad, Rihab Allaf, Anna Hill and Patrick Marshall. The Together Project mirrors the personal and social support offered to refugee newcomers by private sponsors, but without the one-year financial obligation. Government-assisted refugees (GARs) are served by settlement agencies, but some of their day-to-day problems are beyond what settlement workers can do,” said Anna Hill, one of the project’s three co-founders. With the help of City Councilor Mike Layton and community groups and volunteers, the event turned into a humongous gathering of some 400 Syrian newcomers and local residents.

Source: thestar November 23, 2016 09:56 UTC