Refugee Society: Society and Vice President

refugee society: Some of our past executive board members are taking in people, we're calling friends like it's emergency funding, according to CBC. We have yet, in 34 years, to turn anybody away, Ilona Beiks, vice president of the Inland Refugee Society of B.C. told Stephen Quinn, host of CBC's On The Coast. Faced with begging and borrowing, the refugee settlement society is struggling to meet the needs of the increasing numbers of refugees crossing into Canada. In a typical month in 2016, the IRS served about 24 refugees. Housing coordination is only one of the services offered by the IRS. The society also provides access to English language classes, food, transportation and other immediate needs. This year that number has been closer to 100 each month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.