Apply now for ISSofBC bursaries!
June 12, 2018
Newcomers and refugee youth have until June 30, 2018 to apply for seven ISSofBC bursaries. Eligible applicants committed to their academic pursuits...
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day Events
June 11, 2018
ISSofBC along with numerous community organizations will celebrate World Refugee Day (June 20) in a variety of events across Metro...
Read MoreSettlement services available Saturdays in Coquitlam
May 25, 2018
ISSofBC’s Cottonwood office in Coquitlam will open on Saturdays 9am – 4:30pm starting June 2 for clients to access settlement...
Read MoreGoodbye to a welcome presence at the Welcome Centre
May 17, 2018
Constable Tyler Radons of the Vancouver Police Department’s diversity outreach program received a rousing send-off by ISSofBC staff yesterday, leaving...
Read MoreHelp from SAP kickstarts creative solutions
May 13, 2018
Thanks to the SAP Social Sabbatical for Local Engagement program, ISSofBC recently received top-notch help in exploring the viability of...
Read MoreSyrian refugee resolved to dream big despite odds
May 10, 2018
On his first day in Vancouver, Anas Sehmus took a walk outside with his sister and told her, “I feel...
Read MoreSyrian refugees: after year two in BC
May 2, 2018
Over two years after arriving to BC as part of the largest refugee resettlement initiative in Canadian history, 40% of...
Read MoreYouth Hub for newcomers opens in New Westminster – Burnaby
April 19, 2018
ISSofBC New Westminster – Burnaby now has space for newcomer youth to learn, share and grow among their peers. The...
Read MoreCelebrating volunteers in Maple Ridge
April 15, 2018
Volunteer Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows hosted a free breakfast at Boston Pizza in Pitt Meadows on April 15 to celebrate National Volunteer Week...
Read MoreISSofBC settlement worker celebrated for decade of outreach with St.Mary’s Parish
March 23, 2018
ISSofBC and St. Mary’s Parish Vancouver celebrated 10 years of partnership last Sunday at the St. Mary’s School gym. More...
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