Journey Home Community

Journey Home Community Walking together toward hope. We provide refugee claimants with short term emergency housing, case management, and walk-alongside support.

In Canada, we speak many languages, come from many places — and across our differences, we look out for each other.Refug...
09/03/2026

In Canada, we speak many languages, come from many places — and across our differences, we look out for each other.

Refugee claimant families arriving in the Lower Mainland are part of that story.

A refugee claimant is someone who has arrived in Canada seeking safety and filed a claim for protection. While they wait for a decision — a process that can take 18 months or longer — they are navigating housing searches, legal appointments, language barriers, and an unfamiliar system, often without a support network to lean on.

They are not yet neighbours. But they are on their way to becoming one.

Journey Home Community exists to walk alongside families during that in-between season — providing stable housing, wraparound settlement support, and the kind of genuine community that makes belonging possible.

Because in Canada, we know we're better off together.

09/01/2026

Immigrant. Refugee. Refugee claimant.

These are three different legal situations — with different rights, different timelines, and very different experiences.

A refugee claimant is someone who has arrived in Canada and filed a claim for protection. They are not yet a recognized refugee. They are in a period of waiting — often 18 months or more — during which they must navigate housing, legal processes, language barriers, and daily life with very little support.

That's the population Journey Home Community exists to serve. And understanding who they are is the beginning of understanding why this work matters.

Home is where the future begins.For refugee claimant families, a stable, safe place to live is the foundation for everyt...
08/29/2026

Home is where the future begins.

For refugee claimant families, a stable, safe place to live is the foundation for everything that comes next — school, work, health, community, belonging.

A safe place to call home changes the future. That's what Journey Home Community is here to provide.

📸 Calling volunteer photographers!Journey Home Community is working on a special project that brings together food, cult...
08/27/2026

📸 Calling volunteer photographers!

Journey Home Community is working on a special project that brings together food, culture, stories and connection — and we're looking for photographers who would like to be part of bringing it to life.

Over the coming months, we'll be gathering with members of our community as they prepare and share foods that hold meaning for them. We're looking for volunteer photographers who can help us capture the process, the details and, of course, the finished dishes.

You don't need to commit to every session. We're hoping to build a small group of photographers we can reach out to as sessions are scheduled.

If you have photography experience and would like to use your skills to contribute to something pretty special, we'd love to hear from you.

👉 Interested? Contact [email protected]

And as for exactly what we're creating? We're keeping that under wraps for just a little longer. 👀

What happens when a refugee claimant family arrives at Journey Home Community?First, they have a safe place to land. But...
08/27/2026

What happens when a refugee claimant family arrives at Journey Home Community?

First, they have a safe place to land. But our work doesn't stop with housing.

Our team walks alongside families as they begin navigating life in Canada — connecting them with services and community, helping them understand unfamiliar systems, supporting school enrolment, and helping them begin planning for what comes next.

It's practical support, but it's also about making sure families don't have to navigate those first months alone.

Because arriving safely matters. **And so does having someone walk alongside you once you're here.**

08/26/2026

Most people assume there's a system in place for refugee claimant families when they arrive — a safety net that catches them.

There isn't.

Social housing programs often have eligibility requirements refugee claimants can't meet. Private rentals require documentation they don't have. And without stable housing, everything else in settlement becomes exponentially harder.

The gap is real. And it's why Journey Home Community's transitional housing program exists — to provide a safe, stable place to land during those first critical months.

📽️ Filmosity Media

No family should have to navigate the earliest, hardest days in a new country without someone in their corner.Journey Ho...
08/22/2026

No family should have to navigate the earliest, hardest days in a new country without someone in their corner.

Journey Home Community exists so they don't have to.

Because starting over is possible — especially when you don't have to do it alone.

No bike? No problem. 👟Despite the name, you definitely don't need two wheels to take part in Ride for Refuge.Gather your...
08/21/2026

No bike? No problem. 👟

Despite the name, you definitely don't need two wheels to take part in Ride for Refuge.

Gather your family. Recruit your coworkers. Bring your church group. Convince that friend who's always asking you to go for a walk.

Then choose your route and spend October 3 walking together in support of refugee claimants beginning their lives in Canada.

Your team doesn't need to be fast. It just needs you.

Start or join a team today: https://rideforrefuge.org/location/vancouver

Every family Journey Home Community walks alongside has people behind the scenes making that possible.This month, we're ...
08/20/2026

Every family Journey Home Community walks alongside has people behind the scenes making that possible.

This month, we're delighted to welcome **Seun Osoniyi (pronounced Shay-oon)** to the team as our new Volunteer Program Supervisor.

Seun brings experience across law, women's health and education, along with a gift for bringing people together around a shared purpose. Having been a newcomer herself, she knows what it means to arrive somewhere unfamiliar and look for belonging — and she cares deeply about creating opportunities for our families to feel at home.

She's especially looking forward to getting to know our volunteers and growing the program in ways that help families flourish sooner.

Please join us in giving Seun a warm welcome! ❤️

What does volunteering at Journey Home look like?It could mean spending a Saturday outside helping care for one of our p...
08/19/2026

What does volunteering at Journey Home look like?

It could mean spending a Saturday outside helping care for one of our properties. 🌱

It could mean using your language skills to bridge a conversation. 💬

Or it could mean joining the crew that brings one of our community events to life. 🎉

Our volunteers bring different skills, interests, backgrounds and schedules — and that’s exactly what makes our community stronger.

Right now, we’re looking for Interpreters & Translators, Child-minding and activity leaders, Food Hamper delivery drivers, along with several other opportunities.

👉 See what fits you and learn more about volunteering with Journey Home.

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7375 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 1pm

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+16045684892

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