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Like most of the world, Yukon Cares has been watching the situation in the Ukraine unfold with sadness and horror. We were honoured to be invited to meet with members of the local Ukrainian Support Group as well as the Yukon Government and local First Nations to determine how we can best help the local […]
Exciting news! In preparation for the BVOR refugee sponsorship program opening up again in early 2022, the Yukon Cares Board of Directors has unanimously voted to pursue sponsoring a new refugee family to settle in Whitehorse! We are hoping to sponsor a family with 2 or 3 children. BVOR families have already been vetted by […]
By Michelle Edwards
Sylvia and her 3 children were refugees sponsored by Yukon Cares in March 2020. Sylvia was originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and had been living in South Africa for many years. After over a year in Whitehorse, the family has moved to southern Canada. Michelle Edwards interviewed her on November 7, […]
Our Christmas Card Campaign is back! Make a donation of $20 in honour of a friend or loved one. Then choose a card or e-card for your friend. Or, you can buy a pack of 5 tribute cards for $80. Donations can be made by e-transfer, cash, or cheque. This year, we have both holiday […]
Last year we were able to have skis provided to the sponsored family for the season by the Recreation and Parks Association of the Yukon (RPAY). RPAY also provided a grant to cover cross-country ski instruction for this family who had never experienced snow before. The Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club also donated free day […]
Congratulations to Meagan Christie, who was nominated by Yukon Cares for the City of Whitehorse Volunteer of the Year. Meagan has been an active member of Yukon Cares since our inception in 2015. She has been a director, and has been an excellent leader for the last two settlement committees that welcomed refugee families to […]
I have been part of the Yukon Cares Settlement Committee assisting the family that moved to Whitehorse in 2020. This has been a year of uncertainty and challenge like none other as we figure out life during the global pandemic. It was remarkable and serendipitous that this sponsored family made their trip across the world […]
Against all odds, a family living in South Africa arrived in their new home of Whitehorse mid-March. The day that the family left Johannesburg, our Prime Minister announced that Canada would be limiting the arrival of internal flights. The Settlement Committee and the family were nervous and very hopeful that they would make it all […]
Yukon Cares is very pleased to announce that Michelle Edwards is one of the nominees for the City of Whitehorse’s Volunteer of the Year Award. While there are many worthy volunteers in Whitehorse, Michelle is certainly amongst the best of them! Whether it is chairing board meetings, finding and securing additional funding, completing mountains of […]
After five months of planning and fundraising, Yukon Cares is thrilled to finally have welcomed our Syrian family to join our Yukon community here in Whitehorse. The 11-member family arrived to a joyous welcome from many Yukon Cares volunteers and local politicians on Saturday, January 30, 2016. The family’s arrival had been delayed a few […]