Family Services and Syrian Refugees

: The online portal provides a space where people from across the GTA can post offers of all different kinds of donations, from available housing to family services to jobs to couches, according to CBC. GTA school transformed into donation storehouse for Syrian refugees What you need to know to help Syrian refugees settle in TorontoTDSB prepares to help Syrian refugees integrate into schools Misinformation, rental practices stymie refugees' resettlement "The biggest challenge we probably have in the city is all the people who want to help ... and those who need the help — putting them together." said Toronto Mayor John Tory, who was at Wood Green Danforth Avenue headquarters to greet some new Canadians and officially launch the website. "The city government does its best but technology these days is sometimes the best matchmaker." Toronto Mayor John Tory attended the launch of the website Saturday where he greeted some new arrivals from around the world. The Housing Opportunities and Marketplace Exchange was developed by Wood Green Community Services in conjunction with the city Refugee Resettlement Program and a number of corporate partners. He also posed for photos dressed in traditional Turkmen garb. Paul Joe Mihevc echoed the mayor comments, saying his office has been inundated with calls from people asking how they can help the resettlement effort. Ward 21 St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.