PIRS started a Safe Haven program for Newcomer Women who are Refugee Claimants or Asylum Seekers

PIRS mission is to deliver accessible, inclusive, low-barrier programs for immigrant and refugee women and their children that create a sense of belonging, meaningful participation and leadership. Thanks to BC’s Services and Assistance for Humanitarian and Vulnerable Newcomers (BC SAF HVN), PIRS is now able to provide personalized community resource navigation, accessible Community English Classes, targeted employment assistance, housing guidance, legal aid referrals and other essential supports to vulnerable asylum-seeking and refugee-claimant women to successfully settle in their new home. We are grateful to our partners MOSAIC and DIVERSEcity, and funding support from the Province of BC for making this work possible.