Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada

What Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada does

Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada is a registered non-profit organization headquartered in Langley, British Columbia, that supports persecuted Christian refugees, primarily Pakistani Christians, who are living in Thailand while awaiting resettlement. The organization provides basic needs assistance — food, shelter, clothing, and medical costs — to refugee families in Thailand at a stated cost of approximately $400 CAD per month per family of five, and maintains ongoing pastoral and emotional support through weekly phone calls, letter exchanges, and monthly in-person visits by a local Thailand pastoral team. It also facilitates private resettlement sponsorship of families to Canada, and more recently the USA, in partnership with the SAH government-accredited settlement agency, which manages first-year living expenses for arriving families.

The organization is entirely volunteer-run with no paid headcount, and is led by a founder and executive director who spent six years as a refugee in Thailand before resettling in Canada. Its revenue is generated exclusively through donations: tax-deductible individual gifts via eTransfer, PayPal, and CanadaHelps; recurring $400 CAD monthly family sponsorships typically arranged through Canadian churches and organizations; and lump-sum private resettlement sponsorship funds routed through the SAH settlement agency. Its go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and event-driven, centered on the founder's speaking circuit at churches and faith-based organizations, supplemented by a content marketing presence through a website blog and a YouTube channel. There is no technology product, software platform, or proprietary AI component; the organization's assets are its brand trust, founder credibility, and relational ecosystem with donor churches, the Thailand pastoral team, and the SAH settlement partner.

Name

Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada

Legal name

Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada

Website

https://hah4refugees.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada is a volunteer-run, registered non-profit in Langley, BC that provides basic needs support, pastoral care, and resettlement sponsorship for persecuted Christian refugees, primarily Pakistani Christians living in Thailand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Refugee Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee Reception & Registration (BPADAHAA), Emergency Shelter, NFIs & Winterization for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAG), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Refugee resettlement support
• Humanitarian aid services
• Christian refugee sponsorship
• Nonprofit charitable services
• Basic needs assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Langley

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals via eTransfer, PayPal, and CanadaHelps platform. Donations are used to provide shelter, food, medical costs, and connection for refugee families in Thailand.
2. Family Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorship of refugee families at $400/month for a family of five in Thailand. Covers food and shelter costs while awaiting resettlement.
3. Resettlement Sponsorship: Private sponsorship funds for resettling refugee families to Canada. Covers living expenses for the first year in Canada through SAH organization.
4. Church/Organization Partnerships: Partnerships with churches and organizations to sponsor refugee families, including speaking fees for founder presentations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada is a registered Canadian non-profit that supports persecuted Christian refugees — primarily Pakistani Christians living as urban refugees in Thailand — by providing food, shelter, medical cost assistance, and spiritual/pastoral support while they await resettlement. The organization facilitates two sponsorship pathways: a recurring monthly family sponsorship of $400 CAD covering basic needs in Thailand, and a multi-year resettlement sponsorship covering first-year living expenses for families moving to Canada through the SAH accredited settlement agency. All operational work is performed by volunteers and all funding comes from individual donors, church partnerships, and family sponsors.

Product overview

Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada is a registered nonprofit organization that provides refugee sponsorship and support services. The organization operates a single integrated service offering focused on helping persecuted Christian refugees from Pakistan who are living in Thailand. Core services include: (1) Family Sponsorship Programs - supporting refugee families while they await resettlement, providing food, shelter, and medical cost assistance; (2) Resettlement Support - facilitating the movement of refugee families to Canada through private sponsorship; (3) Spiritual and Pastoral Support - maintaining regular connection with families through phone calls, letters, and monthly pastoral visits to provide emotional and spiritual encouragement; and (4) Community Engagement - offering speaking engagements at churches and organizations by the founder who lived as a refugee for 6 years in Thailand. The organization does not offer distinct product modules or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Sponsorship Program (Thailand) A recurring monthly sponsorship program that funds food and shelter for sponsored refugee families of five living in Thailand at a rate of $400 CAD per month while they await resettlement to Canada or the USA.
• Resettlement Sponsorship Program (Canada) A private (non-government) resettlement sponsorship program run in partnership with the SAH accredited settlement agency that funds first-year living expenses in Canada for refugee families resettled from Thailand through Hearts and Hands for Refugees Canada.
• Pastoral and Spiritual Support Services Ongoing spiritual and pastoral care for sponsored refugee families in Thailand, including weekly phone calls, monthly in-person pastoral visits, prayer meetings, Bible study, and the relaying of encouragement letters from Canadian supporters.
• Founder Speaking Engagements In-person and event-based speaking engagements delivered by the founder at churches and organizations in Canada, sharing his personal six-year refugee experience and presenting refugee family sponsorship opportunities.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SAH Organization (Settlement Agency)coreOthersSettlement agency that facilitates refugee resettlement to Canada. Manages funds for first-year living expenses and ensures proper use of resettlement donations. Organization sends receipts to CRA to verify proper fund usage.
• Pastoral Team in ThailandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal pastoral team visits sponsored families monthly, provides spiritual support, reads letters from Canadian supporters, conducts prayer meetings and fellowship. Receives monthly reports and monitors family wellbeing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Welcome.US: US-led initiative mobilizing private citizens, companies, and communities to support refugee resettlement and integration. Comparable as a private refugee sponsorship and resettlement organization operating in the same North American corridor.
• Jesuit Refugee Service Canada: Canadian branch of an international Catholic refugee service organization providing accompaniment, advocacy, and resettlement support to refugees in Canada. Comparable as a faith-rooted Canadian refugee service organization with similar resettlement and humanitarian mandate.

Broad incumbents

• World Relief: US-based Christian humanitarian organization providing refugee resettlement, advocacy, and support services. Comparable as a faith-based refugee support organization with a similar mission-to-church engagement model, though significantly larger and operating across multiple countries.
• Samaritan's Purse: Christian humanitarian organization providing disaster relief, medical care, and refugee assistance worldwide. Comparable as a faith-based humanitarian organization serving persecuted Christians with similar donor profile and church-led fundraising model.
• International Rescue Committee: Large international humanitarian organization providing emergency relief, resettlement, and post-conflict support to refugees. Comparable as a refugee aid and resettlement organization, though operating at vastly larger scale and serving broader populations.
• HIAS: One of the oldest refugee resettlement agencies globally, HIAS provides direct services to refugees including resettlement, legal aid, and integration support. Comparable as a refugee resettlement and protection organization with a similar resettlement-to-North-America pathway, though Jewish-founded rather than Christian.

Direct peers

• Matthew House Toronto: Canadian refugee shelter and resettlement organization providing temporary housing and settlement support to refugees arriving in Canada. Comparable as a Canadian refugee housing and resettlement organization with similar sponsor-family/church partnership model.
• Mennonite Central Committee Canada: Canadian faith-based organization providing refugee resettlement, sponsorship support, and newcomer integration services. Highly comparable as a Canadian Christ-centered refugee resettlement organization with similar church-based sponsorship pathways.
• Romero House Toronto: Toronto-based refugee housing and support organization providing shelter, food, and resettlement assistance to refugee claimants. Comparable as a small Canadian faith-rooted refugee housing and resettlement support organization.

Regional players

• Refuge Coffee: Canadian social enterprise providing refugee employment and integration support through a coffee business. Comparable as a Canadian refugee support organization with a mission-driven donor base, though focused on economic integration rather than direct humanitarian aid.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@hah4refugeescanada

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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