Carl Cadogan and Reception House

CTV Kitchener: Tomorrow, the last family in the hotel will be moving to their home, Carl Cadogan, the executive director of Reception House, said Tuesday, according to CTV. Cadogan was speaking to CTV Kitchener at the Manulife headquarters in Waterloo, following an announcement of $175,000 in funding to ensure better access to affordable housing in the future. While waiting for permanent homes, refugee families had been staying in temporary accommodations around the region – including many at the Howard Johnson hotel in Kitchener. The money came from a partnership between Manulife, CN, General Motors and the Community Foundations of Canada. While housing is a major step in the resettlement process, officials will continue to work with refugees once they have homes, helping them enter the workforce and the education system. The funds will be primarily directed at ensuring that our refugees from Syria have access to decent, affordable, suitable housing, said Community Foundations of Canada chief operating officer Andrew Chunilall. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.