Sponsorship Groups: Halifax Area and Groups

sponsorship groups: We tend to think that the best way to help volunteers stick with it in the long run is to have someone you can go to for support, said Liz Mac Beth of the Open Harbour Refugee Association, which is based in Halifax, according to CBC. Besides being mentors for each other, the members are also buoyed by the successes others groups are having. The Private Sponsors of Nova Scotia Roundtables started about a year ago and the chair of the group said it's been helpful in beating burnout. New groups being fresh experiences There are about 45 private sponsorship groups in the province and 25 are based in the Halifax area. Some of the people who have never done it before have found they can actually feel more comfortable and hopefully experience less burnout. Many of the groups that have been doing it for so long have found that the fresh eyes of a group that's just starting has taught them some new things that they can do better, said Mac Beth. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.