Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP)

What is RAP?
The Resettlement Assistance Program provides essential services to Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) newcomers through its main components:

• Temporary Housing at Jeremiah's House Reception Centre (formally known as Global House)
• Life Skill Support Program

Services under the RAP Program include:
GARs will receive the major following services while temporarily residing at the Reception centre.

• 24-hours supervision while temporary accommodated in the Centre up to approximately 15 business days
• Orientation and training on household facilities
• Orientation on Fire Evacuation Escape Plan
• Baby sitting services with educational activities while parents attend orientation sessions
• Needs Assessment for individual and family members upon arrival to determine service priorities
• Address emergency needs such as medical issues, missing luggage... etc...
• Provide extensive orientation in the clients' languages on a variety of topics:

  	~ Federal/Provincial programs & services	~ Health Care issues
  	~ Housing	~ Managing Money
  	~ Education System	~ Family Life
  	~ Employment	~ Services in the Community

• Assistance with search for permanent accommodation
• Help with viewing, selection and moving into a permanent accommodation
• Help with telephone installation
• Advocating with Landlords on clients' behalf
• Providing links to services in the community
• Assistance with Government forms and applications such as:

  	~ Health Card application
  	~ Social Insurance application
  	~ Canada Child Tax Benefit and GST applications
  	~ Permanent Resident Card application
  	~ IFH - Interim Federal Health Form
  	~ Other documentations

Current Staff under the RAP program:
Tam D                        Program Manager
Mengesha B               Settlement Worker/Life Skill Coordinator
Jerusalem B                Housing Coordinator
Majid Y                       Settlement Worker
Emily H                       Settlement Worker
Nouhad K                   Resident Coordinator

 

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and by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.

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