Emily came to Windsor from Lima, Peru as an international student during the pandemic. She shares her experience of choosing Windsor, arriving here, obtaining her Post-Graduate Work Permit, and why she stayed in the region.

Kelsey Santarossa, Director of Community and Workforce Development at Workforce WindsorEssex, discusses the intersection of immigration and workforce development in the region while reflecting on the stories shared over the first ten episodes of the WE Belong podcast.

As a young woman in Afghanistan, Kainat was not allowed to work or go to school. Since coming to Canada with her family in search of safety and opportunity, she has been able to start her education, pursue her dreams, and become a leader for other newcomer youth with the help of the New Canadians' Centre of Excellence's Youth Resource Centre (YRC).

This episode is entirely in french. Bafoe est arrivé à Windsor en 2019 et, grâce au soutien du Collège Boréal, il s'est découvert une nouvelle carrière inattendue.

Amidst a divorce, Blanca came to Canada from Mexico and was left separated from her kids and with no permanent housing when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Deciding to try her luck in Leamington, she came across South Essex Community Council who helped her get back on her feet.

Karyna shares her story of escaping Ukraine to find a new home in Windsor, how she's already picking up some Canadian habits, and and how she has found solace in helping others at a local organization her helped her, Windsor Women Working With Immigrant Women (W5).

Iryna left everything behind when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and made her way to Windsor. She found support at UHC Hub of Opportunities and their Ready to Work program.

Nedaa is an educated professional from Palestine who, upon moving to Windsor, had to restart from scratch. Thankfully, she discovered peers and programs that could support her at Women's Enterprise Skills Training, or WEST.