The 2024 Faith and Welcoming Communities was held on Thursday June 6th at Black Creek Pioneer Village in North York. This year’s event theme was Healing Together in Times of Crisis: Bridging Gaps Toward Sustainable Change.
The day’s sessions explored: building meaningful partnerships and working towards positive change; leveraging community partnerships and governments to enhance capacity for supporting newcomers; increasing joint advocacy efforts between newcomer service providers and faith communities; improving access to health services for newcomers; collaboration between service providers and faith communities; and increasing efforts for Indigenous reconciliation.
Watch the recording of the day’s event on our YouTube channel.