Donations from TC readers provided everything from food to bus passes for arriving families, and helped finance the creation of Ukrainian Village, a transitional housing community
Ukrainians fleeing war — many of them single women and mothers with children — are finding a safe haven in Greater Victoria, thanks in part to the Times Colonist Christmas Fund.
The donation also helped to finance the creation of Ukrainian Village, a transitional housing community that 35 woman and children now call home as they adjust to life in a new city and culture. Several community groups jumped on board to make it a reality, including the Victoria Foundation, Capital Regional District, Help Ukraine Vancouver Island, the Kiwanis Club of Victoria, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress Victoria Branch and the Ukrainian Cultural Society of Vancouver Island.
Other organizations and businesses have followed in ensuring the transitional housing came to fruition, said Rosa, noting that Gordie Dodd of Dodd’s Furniture supplied beds and bed frames and Kristen Stannix of Heirloom Linens supplied pillows, sheets and duvets. “Universally, the response has been positive from the community,” said McNamara. That goes for the general public, businesses and different organizations, she said. “Every time I ask, people find a way to say yes.”
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