Displaced Ukrainians finding refuge in Ontario have a new haven thanks to Grassroots Response to the Ukrainian Crisis, a Waterloo Region-based not-for-profit. With the demand for their services growing, the organization has just opened its first guest house within the Township of Centre Wellington, bringing hope and stability to those starting over.
“We got a gracious landlord offering some space and the house was empty,” said Tracey Marques, a volunteer with the organization “I put a post out there [on social media] and our amazing community came together, and this is what they created.”
Nestled just five minutes outside of Elora, the six-bedroom property, equipped with a large kitchen and multiple living spaces, now serves as a temporary home for newcomers.
“We were able to pull this house together and welcome our first family who arrived from Ukraine. They had been waiting for two years to come here, and there …