{"id":2154,"date":"2021-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/what-can-you-do-to-help-newcomers-feel-genuinely-welcome\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T09:25:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:25:56","slug":"what-can-you-do-to-help-newcomers-feel-genuinely-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/what-can-you-do-to-help-newcomers-feel-genuinely-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"What can you do to help newcomers feel genuinely welcome?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/coalition\" style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Welcoming Communities Coalition<\/a><span> conducted a survey last year to look at how we can enhance newcomer well-being in our communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the questions we asked is how often newcomers experience feelings of isolation. We learned that many respondents have feelings of isolation all the time (35%) or often (17%). <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Since July 11 is Cheer Up The Lonely Day, we want to share a few of the suggestions from the City of Burnaby&#8217;s guide on how to make newcomers feel genuinely welcome: <a href=\"https:\/\/bipt.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/UWD\/100WaystoWelcome.pdf\">100+ Ways to Welcome &#8211; Ideas for Residents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Show your respect, kindness and friendship<\/strong> by learning some common phrases in a newcomer&#8217;s language or by offering flowers or vegetables from your garden<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Show your willingness to help<\/strong> by being a newcomer&#8217;s contact in case they need something &#8211; they might not have anyone &#8211; or by offering to practice English with them<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Share community programs and resource information<\/strong> such as how services like garbage collection and dog licenses work <\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Help newcomers get familiar with the community and neighbourhood<\/strong> by inviting them to community events or offering a tour of the neighbourhood<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Improve your understanding of immigrants and their culture<\/strong> by talking to them about the culture and background of their home country and by acknowledging news and events happening in home countries<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Share your immigration experience<\/strong> if you are an immigrant<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Support immigrant youth and kids<\/strong> by encouraging your children to talk and play with newcomers in their class or by assisting teachers to organize field trips or activities where students can learn about different cultures<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Share information and tips for daily life<\/strong> such as local medical services (dentists, walk-in clinics) and postal services such as mail forwarding<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Support newcomers with their housing and accommodation<\/strong> by helping an immigrant family find their first accommodation and how to fill out needed forms<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Support newcomers with application and registration processes<\/strong> such as school registration, employment services, MSP, internet, and phone services<\/li>\n<li><strong data-redactor-tag=\"strong\" data-verified=\"redactor\">Self-educate to better assist new immigrants <\/strong>by collecting information about immigrant services and passing it along to newcomers in need. The <a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantwelcome.ca\/services\" style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Immigrant Welcome Centre<\/a><span> offers many of the above services, including information for daily living, help with housing, and support with application and registration processes. Please share our services with newcomers to the North Island to help them feel more welcome.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welcoming Communities Coalition conducted a survey last year to look at how we can enhance newcomer well-being in our communities. One of the questions we asked is how often newcomers experience feelings of isolation. We learned that many respondents have feelings of isolation all the time (35%) or often (17%). 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