Refugee & Uprooted Peoples Issues  Promoting awareness and action concerning refugees living in Western Canada: Link | Resources Here is our list of Social Justice resources and help to get you involved: - Letter to Stephen Harper Re:A World Without Nuclear Weapons: Link
- Refugee Sponsorship Information: www.rstp.ca Contact Lynn and Larry Pearce for the password here
- UNHCR Report on Refugees: www.unhcr.org
- Refugee Highway maps, Biblical resources: www.refugeehighway.net
- Refugee Day Church Bulletin Insert: Link
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Partner Ministries  Co-started and co-funded justice ministries partnered with the CBWC: Link | CBWC Involvement Partnerships the CBWC is actively involved in: Vancouver Airport Chaplaincy  The Vancouver Airport Chaplaincy offers 24/7 pastoral care to travellers, ministering to 8,000 people per year. The Chaplaincy is often the first contact refugees make in Canada, providing emergency aid to more than 3,000 refugees over the years, an effort recognized by the BC Lieutenant Governor with a Citation of Citizenship Award. The always-open chapel, located on the arrivals level of the international terminal near the food court, is staffed by volunteers and /or Chaplains from 7 am to 8 pm. Layne Daggett, VAC Chaplain
604.303.3010
www.yvrchaplain.com Kinbrace Community  Kinbrace House provides supportive transitional housing for refugee claimants in Vancouver, BC. Kinbrace House is actually two houses, side by side, comprised of a number of separate suites, including several single occupancy rooms and larger suites for families. Refugee claimants typically live at Kinbrace for three months to a year as they begin to settle and find their way into life in Canada. Two families live in the houses on a permanent basis and make up Kinbrace's Core Community of welcome and hospitality. Loren Balisky, Executive Director
604.255.9691
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