In this episode, we're joined by Rahima Paiman, Community Programming & Volunteer Coordinator at Romero House, to talk about how community, connection, and a simple game of soccer can help refugees feel truly at home.Through the annual Refugee Soccer Cup, Romero House brings residents, staff, and volunteers together on the same team, showing how sports can break down barriers, rebuild trust, and overcome isolation.Rahima shares why physical activity and mental well-being are just as essential to integration as finding housing or completing paperwork.Interested in getting involved or supporting this cause? Reach out to Rahima directly at rahima.paiman@romerohouse.org.🎧 Listen now, link in bio!

In this episode, we had the chance to speak with Francisco Vidal, Executive Director of Sojourn House, a Toronto-based non-profit that provides emergency shelter, transitional housing and comprehensive support to newly arrived refugees.
Every year, the Ontario Coalition of Service Providers for Refugee Claimants organizes the Refugee Soccer Cup, and Sojourn House takes part. The 2026 edition came with a very special context: the FIFA World Cup was being held in Toronto!
Francisco explains why this event means so much to the community, the benefits he sees among participants, and takes us behind the scenes of the 2026 edition, including all the changes the World Cup brought.
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Dans cet épisode, nous avons le plaisir de recevoir Ophélie Lemieux, enseignante en francisation.

À travers son expérience, elle nous plonge au cœur de ses cours et nous parle des défis qu’elle rencontre, mais aussi des réussites qui marquent son quotidien. Elle nous partage sa façon d’enseigner, de créer des liens et d’accompagner les personnes nouvellement arrivées dans leur apprentissage du français.