Toronto Best Schools and Romero House

Romero House: A refugee first days in Canada are crucial, and having stable housing with access to some of Toronto best schools, services and transportation helps ensure they restart their lives and careers quickly. , according to NOW. Unfortunately, when families move out of Romero House they re typically allowed to stay for a year , their rent in their new homes may triple. So rather than gaining stability, they re usually only able to afford housing in communities that lack the safety, transit and educational and professional opportunities available near Romero House. In other words, they re practically in the same boat as when they came over. I live and work at Romero House, which is actually four houses that contain rental apartments offered to newly arrived refugees for 30 per cent of their monthly family income. The house is nestled in one of Toronto most family- friendly neighbourhoods. But Romero House is much more than shelter: it a community. Many of our neighbours are volunteers and donors. They ve enjoyed Congolese plantain, Tibetan dumplings and Canadian cheeseburgers grilled by Colombians to the sounds of salsa music at our frequent barbecues. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.