'We need help': Toronto churches close their doors to asylum seekers due to dwindling resources
Dominion Church and Pilgrim Feast have closed their doors to asylum claimants in the past two weeks due to rising demand and dwindling resources.
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Dominion Church and Pilgrim Feast have closed their doors to asylum claimants in the past two weeks due to rising demand and dwindling resources.
Sheltering African refugees has become increasingly difficult for the last of three churches that stepped up to help the government last summer. Mark Carcasole reports.
A Toronto church that opened its doors to hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers who were unable to access the city's shelter system is calling for more help from all levels of government with the space that was used for newcomers now needed for other programs with school just around the corner.
Another Toronto church has stepped up to provide temporary emergency shelter to asylum seekers as the city continues to move people into hotel spaces.