Our Services
House of Omeed provides multiple avenues of help to engage newcomers and help them feel at home in Canada. Some of the resources we currently provide are:
House of Omeed provides multiple avenues of help to engage newcomers and help them feel at home in Canada. Some of the resources we currently provide are:
In our food refuge program, we provide culturally diverse food to low-income newcomers and refugees every week.
Food insecurity is a critical social issue that impacts health and academic and economic potential, and disproportionately affects Newcomers/ racialized communities. People are food secure when they have stable access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food. People who are food insecure worry about running out of food, compromise on food quality, or skip meals because of lack of access and money for food. It is unconscionable that in Canada, a country of considerable wealth and food resources, over four million people face food insecurity. This is not a food issue – Canada has plenty of food to nourish everyone. It is largely the result of insufficient or increasingly unstable income, worsened by geographic location, social isolation, health and knowledge barriers, and structural racism.
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, we felt a need among low-income newcomers and refugees for culturally sensitive food sources, so we started a food refuge program, in which we have been serving about 200 families with culturally appropriate food every week.
If you are in need of food please Contact us
If you are already a registered client of ours, please book an appointment.
From government applications to resumes, we have volunteers who can help clients with most of their paperwork needs.
As new people come to Canada, there is a great need for lots of paperwork. We have volunteers who help with
You can contact Dan at: Dan@houseofomeed.ca to book an appointment.
If you are in need of any of our services or have any other questions, please contact us.
We have one ESL class per week, currently hosted at House of Omeed as well as online, on Mondays from 10:30am to 12:30 pm.
If you are interested in joining any of our English classes, please contact us.
We are looking for more volunteers to teach other days of the week to a more basic group. if you are interested in volunteering with us, please contact us.
In our Parenting Club, we host parents and help them with their parenting needs through workshops, counseling…
Our Parenting club is a safe and confidential place for newcomer and refugee parents to share and discuss the challenges of parenthood with us and each other. We have different events for parents and workshops at our parenting club.
We conduct parenting workshops, invite guest speakers, and refer parents for professional counseling when it’s needed. We work closely with Burnaby Counseling Group for our workshops and professional counseling.
If you would like to join our parenting club please contact us.
We regularly host fun, engaging, and educational programs for refugee and newcomer children.
Children are a big part of the House of Omeed ministry.
We Anualy host a variety of programs and services for newcomer and refugee children.
Such as:
If you want your children to join our fun programs, please contact us.
House of Omeed serves the Persian community in Canada and around the world through our Media department.
House of Omeed utilizes multiple media platforms to reach out and inspire hope in the hearts of the Persian community in Canada and around the world.
We have transformed part of our office into an audio and video recording studio and through that, we produce educational and inspirational content, we also produce a weekly satellite TV program that is aired every week on Mohabbat (Love) TV, one of the largest Persian Christians TV channels in the world.
If you want to know more or receive the links to our program, please contact us.
We have a library of Persian books that are available for borrowing.
we have a small library of Christian Persian books that the community can borrow for free.
If you want to use our library or want to donate to our library please contact us.
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We host 4 annual Food Safe Courses for newcomers and refugees.
In normal years, we host 4 food-safe courses per year. Completion of this course is mandatory for anyone who wants to work in the food industry. Many of those who have completed the course have gone on to find work in the food industry.
If you are a newcomer and interested to join the next available course, please contact us.
We help people who have just arrived in Canada with a variety of settlement services.
We have a number of people who help with settlement services, such as
If you are new to Canada and in need of these services, please contact us.
We host a number of community outreach events throughout the year.
The House of Omeed hosts multiple community outreach throughout the year by inviting the community to events such as; Persian New Year, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc…
We also host a one-week summer camp as well as back to school event for kids where we provide a backpack with school supplies, thanks to our generous donors and partners that make these events possible for our community.
The House of Omeed helping refugees here and abroad.
The House of Omeed strives to help refugees through various services here and abroad. To get more information regarding helping refugee programs check out our settlement services.
Due to privacy and security concerns, we are unable to share our activities outside Canada. If you are an authorized person and would like to receive updates regarding our overseas program and services, please contact us.
Community Income Tax Clinic for low-income people.
Each year during March and April, we host an income tax clinic for low-income families. We recruit volunteer qualified accountants who help people with their income taxes free of charge.