The Athens Refugee Center (ARC) is a ministry facility in downtown Athens, Greece. The ARC serves refugees by providing hospitality, clothing distribution, tea House ministry, discipleship, ESL, leadership training, retreats and prison ministries.

Website: http://refmin.iteams.org/index.php?Itemid=35+id=19+option=com_content+task=view

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Whac

International Teams has a long history of mobilizing some remarkably passionate people to the rewarding and challenging service of refugees and internally displaced peoples. The Elgin (Chicago) Ministry Center is the hub of that effort for Iteams USA.

Website: http://www.iteams.org/go/

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Going the Distance
• Redbrown Overwhelm
• Team Becker

Fort Wayne works in partnership with International House, a local Christian organization that serves both refugees in the Fort Wayne area. Resettled refugee groups include Burmese, Somali, Bantu and others from Chad and Sudan from the Darfur regions.

Website: http://refmin.iteams.org/index.php?option=com_content+task=view+id=28+Itemid=41

We visit displaced Iraqis in Iraq and the Middle East in order to encourage, listen to and learn from them reminding them they are not forgotten. We help them with practical needs and assist them in developing localized micro-businesses.

Website: http://www.iteams.org/wws/north_america/toronto.shtml

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Sprocket Rockets

Impact Kenya focuses on orphans and underprivileged children, many victims of internal tribal conflicts, cared for by the Shangilia + Tumaini Children`s Home and King`s Highway School .

Website: http://www.iteams.ca/impact_kenya.php

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Muskoka for Kenya
• The Neighbourhood

Impact Rwanda meets the needs of the poor and vulnerable through feeding and education to displaced street kids, survivors of the genocide and HIV/AIDS orphans and adults, pastoral training and funding for micro-enterprises in the Kiziba Refugee Camp.

Website: http://www.iteams.ca/impact_rwanda.php

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• WMB Rwanda Riders

Impact Sudan focuses on refugees returning to their homeland in the Kajo Keji district after 25 years of civil war. ITCA supports micro-enterprises, schools, widows and orphans and lepers.

Website: http://www.iteams.ca/impact_southern_sudan.php

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Armoured in Amour
• bringing it home
• Cymbaluk Cyclers
• Friends Along The Road
• The BOSS ``The Bikers of Southern Sudan``
• Water Cycle

Impact Uganda focuses on refugees, pastors and church leaders attending the 100-day ILTP in Kampala three times a year. Upon completion of class studies, students participate in a six-week field placement.

Website: http://www.iteams.ca/impact_uganda.php

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• GABC Freedom Riders

Listen to Learn Institute International provides impoverished African Pastors and church leaders, many of them refugees or IDPs, with audio-recorded Biblical teaching translated into indigenous languages made available on MP3 players.

Website: http://www.iteams.ca/impact_listentolearn.php

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Anglicans in Motion
• Cymbaluk Cyclers
• Over the Hills
• Pinegrove Pony Express
• Sprocket Rockets
• Team Listen2Learn

The London Urban Network works alongside churches reaching out to refugee and low-income communities in the city. Our vision is to see new arrivals welcomed to London, made to feel at home, supported, encouraged, and brought into Christan community.

Website: http://www.iteams.ca/canada.php

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Fly Me Like The Wind!
• Next Level
• North Park Fuel Jr and Sr High
• North Park Riders
• Ridestrong for Refugees
• Team Panda (from North Park CC)
• The Spinning Spokes

In 2007 Minnesota had the largest number of refugee arrivals per capita in the U.S. We are reaching out to refugees through teaching and tutoring English, mentoring in job skills, assisting with other various needs, reaching out in friendship, and sharing Christ as we have opportunities. We are also mobilizing other believers and churches by helping them to reach out to refugees too.

Website: http://refmin.iteams.org/index.php?option=com_content+task=view+id=27+Itemid=40

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Jim`s Reconstituted Riders

We are a team of iTeams missionaries of different nationalities and local volunteers committed to serving the large African refugee population in Kenya. We provide ESL, counseling, community development projects, with a focus on women and children.

Website: www.iteams.org/wws/africa/kenya-nairobi.shtml

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Asante Sana
• Elgin Housegroup
• Team Modupe
• The Overweight Overachievers

The Sydney Refugee Team works to welcome, equip and integrate forcefully displaced people arriving in Australia, by empowering them towards a bright and sustainable future. Our heart is to demonstrate unconditional love, compassionate justice and total acceptance to each individual. We provide practical assistance of food, clothing and furniture; connecting refugees with employment opportunities; housing and transport assistance. We do this in partnership with the local church.

Website: http://www.iteams.org.au/pages/sydneyrefugeeteam.php

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Reubens Refugee riders
• St Columba`s
• St Stephens Newtown

Team Beyond provides Christ’s holistic love, spiritual counseling and the biblical worldview to: • the TRAUMATIZED Ugandans who were abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to be hard laborers, soldiers and sex-slaves, and their families; • the unreached KARAMOJONG tribe who have been displaced and forced to live in camps by inter-clan fighting and by severe drought, famine and starvation.

Website: http://sliedrechts.spaces.live.com/

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• 1st Hudsonville CRC
• 2 Timothy 4:7
• 2nd Byron CRC
• Anna`s Team
• FRC Beyond
• Friends of Team Beyond
• Fun + Fund Racers
• GRCHS Volleyball Team
• Ivanrest Biker Gang
• Kelloggsville 1
• Kids for Uganda
• Little Team Beyond
• Madison Rollers
• Merryweather Milers
• Mezungus
• new day
• new hope bike coop
• Pathway Church
• Remembrance Church
• Roosevelt Park
• Team Beyond AU
• Team Beyond CA
• Team Beyond USA
• Team Elliott
• Team Plymouth Heights CRC
• Team Trinity Vineyard
• Team Zeeland Christian
• The Flock
• Turning Point @ Georgetown
• WalkerURC

The Oasis partners with local Vienna churches to serve refugees providing relief, visitation and teaching ministries with a focus on children, teens and women. They hosts a coffee bar, clothing room, Bible distribution and strong discipleship program

Website: www.iteams.org/wws/europe/traiskirchen.shtml

TrueCity’s ``Cultivating Community with Newcomers`` Project helps Hamilton churches become better at welcoming and integrating the estimated 25% refugee and immigrant populations from other cultures who make up our diverse but rich city tapestry.

Website: http://www.truecity.ca/

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Bethany Bikers
• Gohopites
• Hughson Street Road Warrior
• Out In Force
• Pedel Pushers
• Philpott Church
• The Meeting House West Hamilton

Welcome Home is a dynamic refugee housing community serving some of the 1400 new refugee arrivals who settle in the Kitchener-Waterloo region annually. We partner with churches and businesses who embrace our care and passion for new arrivals to our region

Website: http://www.iteams.ca/impact_welcomehome.php

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Armoured in Amour
• C2 Riders
• Calvary United St. Jacobs
• glencairn
• Moose
• Peter and Betty Ann Schnurr
• SCE
• Springdale Riders
• Stanley Park Baptist Riders
• The Branches
• Uptown Waterloo/The Meeting House
• Welcome Home

Imagine 35 apartment buildings crammed into one street - Imagine over 30,000 people piled into those buildings - Imagine the largest new immigrant community in all of Canada - Imagine the largest elementary school in North America - You don`t have to imagine - you simply have to visit Thorncliffe Park. 614 Thorncliffe Park helps the new immigrants of Thorncliffe rebuild, restore, renew lives

Website: www.614thorncliffepark.com

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• CBC Bikers

Adam House is refugee home for newly arrived refugee claimants to Canada. It is located at Dufferin and Bloor in the city of Toronto. Adam House is a 10-bedroom home which provides food and shelter to approximately 21 refugees at a time. While residing at Adam House people also receive assistance with their immigration and settlement needs. We also share the word of God formally and informally.

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Markham Missionary Church

In recent months, communities in northeastern DR Congo have been brutalized by the Lord`s Resistance Army, and many have been forced to flee their homes. In partnership with the local church, AIM plans to facilitate Trauma and Reconciliation workshops among groups displaced by the fighting. Alongside physical assistance supplied by AIM, the church, and aid organizations, these workshops will offer healing and hope to many who are living in fear and despair.

Website: www.aimint.org/can (English); www.aimint.org/que (French)

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• AIM Riders
• MABC Riders
• Muddy River Riders

Alpine Chapel has a developing a partnership with International Teams missionaries in Athens Greece. Two years ago an Alpine couple volunteered in Greece for 10 life-changing days. In October of 2010 we are sending a second team to Athens to serve. Through this budding partnership we hope to continue reaching out to refugees, and Greece is just the beginning. We would love to have you join us in this exciting adventure.

Website: alpinechapel.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Alpine
• Alpine`s Z Riders
• Butt Burners
• Naughty by Nature
• the freedom riders
• Wheel Relief

The American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids helps to reconnect refugee families separated in armed conflict or disaster by providing tracing and communication services between family members. The chapter would like to expand its services to increase community awareness of not only the plight of refugees but also their remarkable determination, will to survive, and contributions to the Grand Rapids community.

Website: http://greatergrandrapids.redcross.org/home.htm

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• American Red Cross
• American Red Cross 2

We have been actively involved with Foreign Missions Sponsorship for many years and this is the second year for our partnership with RFR. We currently sponsorship Foreign Missionaries worldwide with monthly pledges as well as assisting in special projects such as building new churches and educational facilities. We are a Multi Cultural church and remain active in our support to the aid of incoming refugees through sponsorship programs and participation on events such as RFR.

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Angel Wheels

Renovation of church owned house in order to provide affordable housing for a refugee family - We are currently doing this renovation in order to have the house ready for a family at the end of October 2009. ``TrueCity Cultivating Community with Newcomers Project`` of which we are a part through our Cross-Cultural Ministry Team - At Bethany we have developed a committee of seven members who are working on a mandate that includes getting to know new immigrants in a deeper way, encouraging the rest of the congregation to befriend new immigrants, and developing the capacity in our church to create a culture of welcome and belonging for new immigrants. This direct link to the ministry of TrueCity will allow us to partner with other churches in order to more fully develop our understanding of newcomers and share in our implementation of a welcoming ministry. 50% of the grant would go to TrueCity to assist in the direction of this citywide project.

Bethany Christian Services Refugee Unaccompanied Minor program works with youth who are often split from their families as refugees and are resettled as unaccompanied minors to the United States of America. The Unaccompanied Minors program helps the youth adjust to their new living environment in foster homes and helps by teaching life skills, language and cultural adjustment, educational support, career counseling, etc. to youth in care.

Website: www.bethany.org/refugee

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Bethany Freedom Riders

The Masai Centre is a community-based outpatient clinic offering holistic and compassionate care and treatment for those living with HIV/AIDS in Wellington-Dufferin, Grey-Bruce and Waterloo Region. Clinic Staff help people living with HIV/AIDS address the many complex health and social/emotional needs they face. Many of our patients come as refugees from countries around the world where they faced starvation, deprivation and other cruel and unusual living conditions.

Website: www.masaicentre.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Bracelet of Hope
• Waterloo Braclet of Hope

We provide ESL, Computer and Job Skills training at no cost to our newcomer families. Programs run for 12 week sessions 3 times per year. We also provide regular family pot-luck dinners every other month. Ministry has been in existence for 5 years and is run by volunteers.

Website: www.bramalea.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Bramalea Baptist
• The Meeting House - Brampton

Our primary program is to fund the sponsorship of refugees from Burma (Myanmar), Africa, and the Middle East. We typically covenant about $19,000 per family. We also help people with Family-Class Reunification sponsorships, but this rarely costs any money. We also send a team each year to El Salvador to build Habitat houses for families, and this typically costs about $30,000 per team of twelve.

Website: www.bromleyroadbaptist.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• BRBC Alphas
• Team TNT (Bromley)
• Team Underground (BROMLEY)

CBM is a missional movement of churches across Canada, called Canadian Baptists. Together we partner in ministry that starts at the local level and stretches across the globe to reach the most vulnerable among us. In Canada we help fund reception centres and Mathew House who provide shelter and settlement services to refugees already in Canada. Farther up the ``Refugee Highway`` our international relief and development projects respond to needs around the world (as required). More permanent work is located in Africa (supporting refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) primarily from Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda), South America and within the highly volatile Middle East. We provide food, medical aid, economic aid and special support for vulnerable women/families.

Website: www.cbmin.org OR www.thesharingway.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Live It Out

We are the women of Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec churches, 390 churches from Kenora to Quebec City. We mobilize women to be strong in their faith, using their gifts to encourage, grow in leadership and reach out in mission.

Website: baptistwomen.com

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Carol`s Angels

The Humanitarian Issues Program contains two programs related to refugee claimants: The First Contact which provides refugee claimants with one place to access assistance on arrival through a 24/7 multilingual information and referral phone line including emergency accommodation, transportation and food assistance up to 72 hours. The Youth TAP (Training in Action Program) in the Lower Mainland works actively and successfully with youth, teachers, and youth leaders around critical contemporary global issues. We provide youth with workshops, events, training, materials and mentoring to increase knowledge, develop empathy, and acquire skills to become a catalyst for personal action and involvement.

Website: www.redcross.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Vancouver Red Cross - First Contact

Church of the Servant, through it`s refugee task force, settles three refugee families or groups into our community each year. In this endeavor the refugees are provided with an apartment, clothes, household goods, and educational and informational support to thrive in their new environment. A separate program runs English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to assist recent immigrants in becoming more competent English speakers.

Website: www.churchoftheservantcrc.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• COS Cyclers

Congo Restoration is a US based Non-profit and DR Congo based NGO serving the orphans, widows and women of rape who are the result of the 15 year conflict that has brought death to an estimated 5.4 Million people in the region. We are actively seeking to build bridges of hope and support from concerned individuals and organizations to those who have been effected by war in DR Congo.

Website: www.congorestoration.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• moMENtum
• Toronto Chinese Community Church

It is our goal to initiate refugee resettlement ministries that will lead to relationships and services which will provide opportunities leading to faith in Jesus Christ, cell group starts, ministry replication and practical field training opportunities for mission teams and volunteers. Update of Goal: Due to the large numbers of refugee claimants migrating into the Windsor, Ontario region a partnership was formed between the CBF Internationals Team, Eglise Evangelique Baptiste d`Ottawa, the Windsor Baptist Assocation and First Baptist Church of Leamington which welcomed approximately 100 refugee claimants which created a new determination of partnership between the CBOQ and UFBCC as they jointly birthed a new church start made up of the migrating internationals. In addition, a network of local Ottawa churches, business and helping organizations was formed in the National Capital Region; Matthew 2535 Network http://www.matthew2535network.com/. To date the network has facilitated ministry to over 2500 refugees and other persons in need. The network is providing basic household items, immigration helps, orientation to Canadian life, pastoral care, incorporating new Believers in the faith communities as well as some success in job placement and internships. Multiple volunteer and mission teams served in each relief location. In Ottawa for example Ball Camp Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tennesse, Shades Crest Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama and First Baptist Church Richmond, Virgina; summer teams totalling 100 persons combined. The success of the Matthew 2535 Network has led to the offer of a house by the Bethany Baptist Church of Ottawa to form a Matthew House Ottawa, refugee resettlement project. This project propoasl is pending and should begin early fall 2009.

Website: http://www.thefellowship.info/

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• CBF Wyatt Wheelers (USA)

Creekside Church actively partners with organizations in our community engaged in refugee work. Among those organziations we are delighted to partner with Welcome Home, a refugee ministry in downtown Kitchener, MCRS (Mennonite Coaltion of Refugee Support) and The Journey Church. For more about our refugee ministieis and what`s happening at Creekside check out www.creeksidechurch.ca

Website: www.creeksidechurch.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Creekside Riders
• Creeky Bolts
• Starraship Enterprise
• Team Cameron
• The Creekside Warriors
• The Republic #1
• The Republic #2
• The Rolling CR`s

Crossing Borders provides basic necessities for North Korean refugees through our Restore Life shelters. We seek to foster a sense of self-worth and respect and, to introduce them to the gospel.

Website: www.crossingbordersnk.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Crossing Borders
• Harvest Community Church

UCC Mission + Servie Fund engages in partnerships with national, International churches, ecumenical organiz, Christian councils + chuch agencies around the world. Their budget this year is over $32 Million Dollars

Website: www.eastminster.on.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• United Cyclers

The EFCCM provides training for Sudanese women in cooking, crochet, sewing so they may sell their products and receive income. The hope is also to start a daycare for the Sudanese children in order to free the parents up to work.

Website: www.efccm.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Riders Supreme

We are the founding church of the Matthew 2535 Network in Ottawa. Since beginning in July 2008 we have welcomed over 250 refugees into the life of our church as well as serviced in partnership over 2500. We provide Christain hospitality, basic needs, immigration helps etc.

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• adult high school team
• Narcisse Excelsior

We will be supporting refugee workers Gord and Sharon Skopnik, who assist refugees in settling into the Kitchener-Waterloo area. We will be providing assistance with food, housing, and other settlement support to individual refugee families with whom we have connected with through Welcome Home. We will directly support Welcome Home. Welcome Home provides housing assistance, supportive community living, and settlement assistance for newly arrived refugees in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

Website: elevateyourlife.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Elevate Your Ride

When you choose to support an Elmira Pentecostal Team, please know the funds raised will be used to support the work of Alleluia Ministries. There are 32 Alleluia Churches, 12 Alleluia Christian Schools, and 1 Alleluia Health Centre all located in Guinea, West Africa. Alleluia provides care and support to refugee children and their families who are displaced from Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Website: www.ElmiraAssembly.com

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Elmira Pentecostal Assembly: ARMOOGAN
• Elmira Pentecostal Assembly: HUTCHINS
• Team Camie

Exodus World Service transforms the lives of refugees and volunteers. We educate local churches about refugee ministry, connect volunteers in relationship with refugee families through practical service projects, and equip leaders to speak up on behalf of refugees. The end result is that wounded hearts are healed, loneliness is replaced with companionship, and fear is transformed into hope.

Website: www.e-w-s.org

First Baptist Church of Geneva partners with World Relief and International Teams to serve refugee families locally and overseas. We have our own Refugee Assistance + Fellowship Team (R.A.F.T.) ministry where we support financially + physically many refugee families through collections of needed items for setting up apartments as well as many friendship partners who volunteer from our church. We send a short term team to Austria to serve in a large refugee camp for 2 weeks every year.

Website: www.fbcg.com

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• aboveground: cycling 1
• Morphis Multisport

The White House will be used to help transition refugee claimants that have entered Canada. Many of these claimants come to Canada with only their clothes on their back and they can use some assistance to get their feet under them. This is our desire and passion, and with the help and guidance of our Lord Jesus Christ, it will happen.

Website: http://www.sentex.net/firstcrcguelph/

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• First CRC Guelph ``the white house``

The Refugee Committee of First Mennonite Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada has been sponsoring refugees in various ways over the past 20 years. In early 2008, we decided to sponsor a family of six from Colombia. Our family of six arrived in October 2008 as well as three additional related families. Community Christian Reformed Church sponsored one of these families and Immigration Canada sponsored the remaining two. Each church ``adopted`` one of the government sponsored families.

Website: www.firstmennonitekitchener.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• First Mennonite Colombian Connection

Fleetwood Christian Reformed Church has sponsored a number of families over the past decade. The latest family we have sponsored is a family of 6 from Burma. They are officially on their own, but we still pay for the christian education for two of the children -- this will be ongoing for a number of years since the Mom and Dad don`t have very high paying jobs. We are also involved with another Burmese(Karen) family that attends our church.This family we help out mainly with rides and paperwork issues.

Website: www.fleetwoodcrc.org

Foundation Christian School offers an Inter-Generational Initiative for the children of recent Immigrants from the Sudan. This initiative partners willing individuals, groups or families with a Sudanese family for relationship building, support and cross cultural understanding The funds raised from the Ride would offset tuition costs for children who wish to attend our school, but lack the funds to do so.

Website: www.onarock.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Foundation Rock`n Riders

Gethsemane is helping many families who have moved to Canada from war-torn countries in the Eastern hemisphere. We have created programs in several languages besides English to better created links between people and help them with their relationships with God. Refugees are a large part of theses programs as they help and are helped within them. They feel part of the congregation as a whole, and have felt welcome at worship and have helped create a welcoming atmosphere.

Website: glcwindsor.org

Ontario Christian Gleaners is a Christian, interdenominational charitable organization, who with one paid staff member and many volunteers clean, dice, dry, mix and bag surplus produce such as onions, carrots, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, beans, lentils, apples, and pears into a nutritious soup mix and fruit snack ready for distribution. The OCG donates the soup mix to reputable relief organizations with logistics to distribute the food where it is needed.

Website: http://www.ontariogleaners.org/ebox/default.aspx?p=

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Gleaners

Healing Streams responds to high needs and postwar environments by providing holistic, culturally-appropriate leadership and counsellor training in partnership with local organizations. We focus on building capacity by training health, church and community workers to provide counselling and care to war and rape trauma survivors in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Website: www.healingstreams.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Healing Streams

As the Quebec team has expressed an interest in the past for providing assistance by way of medical aid to people who are displaced from Haiti, living in tthe `bateys` in the Dominican Republic, Health Partners International of Canada will work towards sending several Physician Travel Packs (PTPs) and possibly a medical shipment to the region. We will also give consideration to providing medical aid to other refugee groups in the developing world.

Website: www.hpicanada.ca

Inland Refugee Society of BC has addressed poverty, hunger and homelessness amongst refugee claimants since 1984. Key services include: referral to emergency shelters, transitional housing, and affordable rental accommodation; foodbank with milk for infants; clothing-bank; and photographs for refugee application forms. Free English classes taught to refugee claimants. An on-site volunteer program introduces claimants to the Canadian labour market. Bus ticket allowance makes programs accessible.

Website: www.vrsa.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Inland Refugee Society Ricochet Riders
• Inland Refugee Society Super Cyclers

Journey Home Community provides housing, resettlement assistance and relational support for refugee claimant families recently arriving in Metro Vancouver. Due to the housing crisis here, there is a huge gap between the cost of housing and the funds refugees have available for this basic need, so proceeds from the RIDE will assist in bridging this gap. RIDE funds will also provide support for a newly created position established to help resettle families and build our volunteer program.

Website: www.journeyhomecommunity.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Charmaine`s Pedal Pushers
• First CRC
• Fleetwood Roadies
• Fraser Lands Teens
• Journey Home Coasters
• Journey Home Riders
• Killarney Secondary in Motion
• RideSafeBC

K-W Reception Centre provides multiple programs for refugees entering Canada including: - immediate accommodation and orientation services - longer-term integration support during the first year

Website: http://www.kwrcentre.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Two Wheels Good

Kingcrest International Neighbours (KIN) is an outreach ministry to newcomers to Canada (including refugee claimants, sponsored refugees and former refugee families and migrant workers) to show the Love of Jesus practically and wholistically. We are a partnership of Christian churches and Christians cooperating together in this relational cross-cultural outreach especially through teaching ESL and seeking to educate people in cross-cultural skills, undertanding and sensitivity and refugee / immigration/ settlement issues.

Website: www.kingcrest.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Kingcrest International Neighbours
• Rooster Tails

We will be riding for the International Teams/Athens Refugee Center where more than 1,000,000 of Greece`s 11,000,000 residents are refugees and ethnic minorities, most of them living in the greater Athens area. International Teams missionaries work with Greek churches as well as international churches and ethnic fellowships to reach these people.

Website: lagrangebible.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• LGBC Schmoozers
• LGBC YOUTH

Volunteers with LifeChange Adventures serve the youth, children, and their families of the Sunnydale Community in NW Waterloo through Sunnydale Connect (high school students), Running + Reading (children of Cedarbrae School), and Five Fun Days, a five day summer program for children of Sunnydale, with the Connect youth assisting in leadership. Programs focus on educational enhancement, nutrition and fitness, leadership development, and community relationship building.

Website: www.lifechangeadventures.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Life Change Adventures

As Michigan`s largest refugee resettlement agency, we provide sponsorship, resettlement and employment services to thousands of refugees from dozens of countries, staying true to LSSM`s mission of ``Serving others as an expression of the love of Christ.`` We strive to provide services that meet needs, uphold human dignity, and advocate for justice and equality. Funds raised by the Ride will be directed to meet the immediate housing and material needs of refugees arriving to Grand Rapids.

Website: www.lssm.org

Mano con Mano Health Reach provides health care, education, nutrition and community development services to poor communities in Latin America. Founded in 1995, MCM began working in a small village in Mexico. In 2003, work began in a remote Mayan village in Guatemala. Currently, MCM provides meals for over 300 children and pregnant and nursing women and elderly three times each week. Over 400 children, youth and young adults are enrolled in educational programs.

Website: www.manoconmano.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• HLBC Bikers
• Team Fleming
• Team Guessm
• The Neighbourhood
• The Neighbourhood

Manotick United Church Outreach Team buys fleece and a group of women cut and tie the fleece into attractive quilts for refugee children arriving to local public schools in Ottawa. Refugee children receive these quilts at a Reception Centre for Ottawa Carleton District School Board when they come to be tested before arriving in schools. On that day they are presented with a fleece quilt to welcome them to Canada and comfort them during Canada`s winter weather which may be very different than the place they have left behind.

Website: www.manotickunitedchurch.com

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Quiltz 4 Kidz

Matthew House - Fort Erie ministers to newly arrived refugee claimants in Fort Erie - Ontario - Canada by - providing temporary shelter and food in a safe, clean house - providing accurate information re: the refugee process and the Canadian system - providing connections with other helping agencies - providing transportation and accompaniment to appointments - providing help in resettlement and a program of`` After Care`` for those who need ongoing assistance

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• A Bunch of Bad-Ass Bikers
• Fly`n Hawaiians
• Fretz Family and Friends
• Matthew House Movers
• NCC-MAD
• Queen street riders
• River Crossings
• Riverside Rides for Matthew House
• STUBikers
• The Bertie Bikers
• The Sherkston Crew: Matthew House
• ``insert witty team name here``

Matthew House seeks to provide comfort and security for newly arrived refugee claimants in Windsor by providing transitional housing and settlement assistance.

Website: matthewhousewindsor.com

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• First Pedal Pushers
• Grace Baptist Pedal Pushers
• Kingsville Baptist
• Southwood Cyclists

Matthew House Toronto is a small shelter in central Toronto that welcomes and assists newly arriving refugee claimants in the city who would otherwise be homeless. We help them with all their initial settlement needs including help with refugee immigration paper work, orientation to the city and assisting finding and furnishing apartments. We als run a transition program, monthly drop-ins and a summer camp etc.

Website: www.matthewhouse.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• NTCBC

We currently provide conversation english classes and a homework club to our Karen brothers and sisters and their children, some are members of our church others are living in our neighbourhood. We are also members of the Matthew 25:35 Network and we provide direct assistance within our neighbourhood to any refugees coming into our local area. Through the Network we help them move in, provide furniture etc to help them get set up. We encourage these new families to stay connected with us so we can provide further assistance if needed.

Website: mcphailbaptist.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• The McPhail Machine

Assisitng refugee who have suffered persecution, violence and human rights abuses to resettle in Canada through partnerships with churches and other constituencies.

Website: www.mcc.org/ontario

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Fretz Family and Friends
• Listowel Mennonite Church
• MCC Team
• The Dwelling Place Riders
• The Holy Rollers
• The Meeting House - Brampton
• Valleyview Mennonite Church

1. Support refugees through the claims process - A new country, language, climate and culture bring many challenges for families struggling to meet their basic needs. MCRS helps orientate refugee claimants in their new community while offering help in finding shelter, obtaining social assistance, accessing healthcare, and finding educational opportunities. 2. Provide settlement support for refugee claimants - MCRS is often the first stop for refugee claimants in Canada. We provide immediate assistance in completing forms and applications, help in finding legal counsel, aid in applying for work permits, and help in navigating through other complex immigration-related processes. 3. Build a community of support 4. Encourage community mobilization

Website: www.mcrs.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Elmira Mennonite Biker Gang
• Friends Along The Road
• Gearheads of Grace
• Hawksville Huffers II
• MCRS Spokestars
• Menno Easy Riders
• Stirling Silver Sprockets

Micah House provides short-term housing and resettlement services for refugee claimants arriving in Hamilton. Each year there are between 800 and 1200 such newcomers to the city and services are at their limit. We will use your support to maintain and hopefully increase our ability to welcome refugees with God`s love. Help us help those arriving every day.

Website: micahhouse.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• East Hamilton Meeting House
• Forestview Flyers
• Immanuel CRC
• Meadowlands Meanderers
• Red Rocket

The Michigan Darfur Coalition administers a Refugee Assistance Program. This program assists refugees from Sudan who are living in Michigan. They work with each refugee on a case by case basis to determine how to best help with securing a sustainable future for each refugee. Often, this means that they supplement assistance that is already available, or provide assistance when no other assistance is available.

Website: www.michigandarfurcoalition.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Michigan Darfur Coalition

Moosomin Baptist Church and a coalition of supporting churches and partners come together annually to launch and host the Ride for Refugees in Moosomin in support of a number of impactful local ministries.

Website: -

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Angel Riders
• Barry`s Bike Gang
• Mel`s Platoon
• Rebel Riders
• Rider Priders

The mandate of our organization is to provide and operate non-profit transitional residential accommodation and incidental facilities exclusively for immigrants and refugees in need. We provide housing, basic food and resettlement services in two houses l

Website: www.newhopecs.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Faith Youth
• New Hope Faithful

NLUMC is sponsoring a Palastinian refugee family (7 people) to come and live in Canada. We will be arranging for housing, furniture, medical needs, grocery shopping, and education for this family.

Website: www.nlumc.com

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• North Leamington United Mennonite Church

The Gleaners gathers raw vegetables and fruit from local farmers and food distributors. It is cleaned, diced, dehydrated and bagged into a nutritious soup mix or sweet snack for distribution through reputable relief organizations with logistics in place to distribute where needed to refugees, orphanages and poor families outside of Canada and the USA. The program is powered by volunteers and the building can be seen from Hwy. 8 outside of Cambridge, Ont. We are a member of the CCRDA.

Website: www.ontariogleaners.org

Opportunity International is providing credit to one of Colombia`s most vulnerable populations, the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of the Colombian armed conflict. Opportunity International is one of the first microfinance organizations to enter guerilla-controlled areas in Colombia, including towns such as Carmen de Bolivar, where they are helping people restart businesses and rebuild their lives. Over 80% of Opportunity`s loans + training in Colombia are given to women.

Website: www.opportunityinternational.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Opportunity

PARA works to link newly arrived refugees with church cosponsors, individual volunteers, service providers and other community resources to help them in their adjustment to their new home in West Michigan.

Website: www.bethany.org/para

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Mars Hill Refugee Ministry
• The PARA Peddlers

The Philippines Emergency Relief Fund will provide much needed physical relief to the devastated flood areas hit so severely in the Philippines in recent weeks. Support will be provided to displaced peoples through the on-ground leadership of International Teams Canada and its partner organization in Manila.

Website: www.iteams.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• GCGCNY
• InProgress

Richmond Baptist Church developing a ministry to a low income housing project near the church in which there are several refugee families and other low income immigrant families. We have already begun to make contacts with with them and are planning on providing after school ministries, food and other necessities.

Website: www.richmondbaptist.com

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Richmond Baptist Church R4R

Many Aboriginal people in Canada are internally displaced- forced from their traditional homelands to live on reservations. Additionally, government assimilation strategies stripped them of their culture and identity and decimated family relationships. The result is a people group struggling for identity, belonging and purpose. Rising Above seeks to bring God`s healing to our land by educating, equipping and empowering Aboriginal people to address their pain and rise above it.

Website: www.risingabove.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• CBC Bikers
• Rising Above Riders

SIM Canada is an evangelical, interdenominational faith mission. As well as working in 50 countries worldwide it also serves in Canada. Through it`s ministries of Culture ConneXions it works with local churches to integrate refugees and immigrants from urban neighbourhoods into their congregations in cities all across Canada.

Website: www.sim.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Faith Youth
• SIM - London
• SIM - Markham
• SIM - Vancouver
• Team SIM (Hamilton)

Southside Community Church in located in four neighbourhoods in the lower mainland: south Burnaby, north Burnaby, Surrey and Langley. We support local refugees as they settle into Canada.

Website: www.southside.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Southside Psychlers

The Burundian refugee programming at Streams of Hope involves a one-on-one tutoring program for Burundian students (K-12) and adult English/life skills tutoring. Along with tutoring, we began a community garden this summer which we are using not only as a food source, but to build community amongst the refugees and volunteers.

Website: www.streamsofhope.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Streams of Hope

The Sydney Anglican Diocese Refugee Ministry has been ministering to the needs of refugees in sydney areas since 2001. This ministry relies on funding from the Georges River Region and the Archbishop`s CCDP funding program which employ a full time Refugee Ministry Coordinator. The Sydney Anglican Refugee Ministry was established to fulfill God`s commands in ministering to `aliens` more biblically known as `refugees`: ``When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The aliens living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love love him as yourself, ...I am the Lord your God.`` (Lev. 19:33-34) ``Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the aliens living in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and follow carefully all the words of this law.`` Deut. 31:11-13 The Australian government has been resettling refugees into Australia for many years as signatory to the UNHCR, with the current annual intake of 13,000 refugees from war torn countries. The RIDE is a way that we can personally connect to this crisis, and it`s a way for me to make a real difference in a refugee’s life in Sydney and around the world.

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Kirk Riders
• St John`s Sutherland
• Sydney Anglican Diocese Refugee Ministry

Mennonite Central Committee - Colombia peace work Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support - yearly financial gift and receiving refugees into TDP family Local congregational needs of refugees in our community - household goods, legal process support, employment connections, friendship and financial support

Website: www.thedwellingplace.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• The Dwelling Place - Victoria Hills Neighborhood
• The Dwelling Place Riders

The Gathering partners with the Mully Children`s Family (MCF). Last year 500,000 people were internally displaced in Kenya. The MCF rescued and integrated 500 orphaned refugee children and young mothers into their homes and communities. Our support will assist MCF to continue building, rennovating and equipping their living and educational facilities to accommodate this sudden growth in their family.

Website: www.the-gathering.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Hot Rawdon Rods
• Slow Spokes

Our Refugee Initiatives at at The Journey focuses on walking alongside of the many refugees that God is bringing to our local community, warmly welcoming and accepting them, and providing a listening ear and practical assistance and love, with the goal of demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ to our neighbours.

Website: www.myjourney.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• ROW Riders
• The Journey (One Rotation at at Time!)

The Lighthouse focuses on giving concrete services to refugees in Canada. We continue to support churches by providing information about refugee needs and settlement. We support and give orientation to refugee families. When giving support we use a holistic approach.Our goals and values are to enabled individuals and families to build better resources, to integrate in the community, to help families grow and build trust and equity, to advocate for their rights and to share Christ.

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• The Cranksters

VMC Burma (Myanmar) Refugee Project: Serves the Chin and Karen refugees that have been coming to Canada over the past several years. They have a Christian heritage and have formed about a dozen congregations in key cities across Canada. VMC staff person, Indy Cungcin is the National co-ordinator for the churches and assists refugees in settlement, job searches, housing needs, translation, etc...

Website: www.vision-ministries.org

Waterloo Christian Reformed Church has sponsored numerous refugee families over the years. Currenlty we are assisting a family unit from Rwanda. Sponsorship activities include financial support, mentoring and language skills development.

Website: www.wcrc.on.ca

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Waterloo CRC

WMB Church engages local and international refugees through support of refugee organizations, relationship building with refugees, and sending people to support and care for those in refugee camps. This initiative, as a whole, is meant to connect people and create community for those who have been forced out of their homes.

Website: www.waterloomb.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Waterloo MB Rocks the Ride!

World Relief is one of ten refugee resettlement agencies contracted by the US government to help sojourners who`ve lost everything begin new lives here. World Relief DuPage/Aurora works with local churches, hundreds of individuals + community groups to offer services to over 5,000 refugees + immigrants each year. Services include initial resettlement, employment, education, counseling, citizenship and legal assistance, school enrollment, youth clubs, and connection to American friendships.

Website: http://WorldRelief.org/dupage

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Life on the Vine
• Team Gretchen Schmidt
• West Aurora High School
• World Relief DuPage/Aurora

Serving with Helping Hands, Ilir and Kate Cami work with refugees in Athens, Greece. Athens is considered an exit on the ``Refugee Highway`` and Helping Hands is the ``Full Service Station``. The ministries they provide include food distribution, language classes, Bible studies, of seekers + new believers, laundry facilities, special family events, weekend retreats, showers and children`s activities.Kate + Ilir have served in this ministry for over 10 years!

Website: westernspringsbaptistchurch.org

SUPPORTING TEAMS:
• Bikers 4 God

In refugee camps very few girls have the opportunity to pursue their education beyond primary school. Without education these young people have no way out. WUSC’s Shine a Light campaign helps refugee girls overcome the challenges they face in accessing education in the refugee camps. With your help we can provide these girls with the tools they need to learn, to strive, and to succeed. For more information about the campaign, please visit: http://shinealight.wusc.ca/

Website: www.wusc.ca