The Organization
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto just minutes from Christie subway station, CRWC has provided emergency shelter and a warm welcome for refugee families from all ethnic, racial or religious background for more than three decades. Approximately 300 homeless refugee claimants (100 families) from countries worldwide arrive at the Centre each year. At CRWC they receive the care, support and assistance they need to pursue their refugee claim and begin their new lives in Canada.
The Project
Christie Refugee Welcome Centre owns and operates 3 buildings in downtown Toronto. One building is offices/health clinic/kitchen/resident dining room. The other two buildings are shelter residences with 24 private rooms and up to 75 shelter beds. The total lot area is approximately 17,000 squeare feet. CRWC is in the early exploratory stage of redeveloping the site that would include over 200 purpose-built shelter beds, 40 transitional housing units, offices and programming space.