UNB supports Syrian refugees

UNB is eager to do our part to help refugees settle in our community. We are currently working with the Multicultural Association of Fredericton (MCAF) and other community groups on a coordinated effort. This page will be updated regularly with opportunities to get involved, volunteer and donate as they arise.

Supporting the needs of Syrian newcomers in New Brunswick

Thank you, UNB! With your support, we raised over $1800 to provide beds and car seats for Syrian families. We have been able to buy a bed for a father suffering from scoliosis, and car seats and booster seats for five Syrian families, including one with a newborn on the way. Our Fredericton First Friends and Syrian families are so grateful of your efforts. Thank you for helping us show them what a welcoming and generous community they have joined.

We have also had wonderful support from our UNB Summer Camps. We have newcomer children on campus all summer long in our DesignWorks and Worlds UNBound camps. This helps children integrate into their new community, practice their English and make new friends. Thank you!

In June, URec hosted the Sweat for a Cause bootcamp and yard sale, and raised $325 for the Multicultural Association of Fredericton to support their ongoing efforts helping newcomers in our community.

Our efforts don’t stop here. We have some social and more informational activities planned in the coming months. Mark your calendars for October 6, when Dr. Stacey Wilson-Forsberg, a UNB alumna (PhD ’10), will return to campus to talk about the integration experiences of immigrant adolescents in small-town New Brunswick. If you have an idea for an event, please feel free to get in touch with us!

Thank you again for your support of these initiatives and for helping to welcome our new neighbours.