On average, about four people arrive in the Kamloops area from Ukraine each week
Chang said all Ukrainian refugees have been matched with temporary, permanent or homestay housing, but finding long-term options, due to a lack of supply in town, has proven difficult.
Paolo Bigit, KIS Ukrainian humanitarian and diversity coordinator, told KTW the agency has reached out to about 75 homeowners in the Kamloops area this past year about hosting Ukrainian refugees. About half took on a family, with those who could not citing myriad reasons, such as rising inflation. Hobler said many refugees don’t speak English or have vehicles, so it is taking longer to find jobs than initially realized by those he has hosted. Hobler said he has also heard some have found it difficult to find host families in Kamloops.Article content
It also works in collaboration with various other agencies, such as Refugees and Friends Together , which assists with groceries and transit, the ASK Wellness Society, which provides rent subsidies and the Kamloops Food Bank and the Salvation Army food hamper program, both of which most Ukrainian refugees have utilized.
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