Donations are processed through the safe, secure CanadaHelps.org website.

Founded in 2000 Rainbow Refugee is a Vancouver based community group that supports people seeking refugee protection because of persecution based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or HIV status. We are a registered Not For Profit Society in BC and a Registered Charity.

If you are donating to Rainbow Refugee as a whole, please select the General fund in the drop down menu. You will also find the name of all active Circles of Hope in the menu.

Your donation is incredibly valued. Your support is critical to helping those seeking refugee status in Canada through overseas sponsorship and inland asylum.

• Free support drop-ins for LGBTQ+ and HIV+ people making refugee claims in Canada;
  
  
• Offering training workshops for organizations, including Red Cross First Contact-BC, and MOSAIC-BC and Bridge Clinic;
  
  
• Assisting individuals and groups interested in sponsoring LGBTQ+ and HIV+ people to come to Canada.
  

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of many.

Any donor that has set up a monthly donation using CanadaHelps will have a CanadaHelps Account automatically created for them. Your username is your email address and the password can be reset any time by entering the email address here:

https://www.canadahelps.org/ForgottenPassword.aspx 

To cancel a monthly donation follow these steps:

1. Go to the "Sign In" page on the CanadaHelps website.

2. Log in using your email address and password.

3. Click on the “Monthly Donations” tab.

4. Click "Action” then "Cancel Payment" next to the monthly donation that needs cancelling.

5. Click "Yes, cancel payment" in the pop up window.

You can also remove the credit card information stored in the “Account Settings” tab of the CanadaHelps Account.

We can't do this without you...

All of your contributions donated to Rainbow Refugee are so generously appreciated and will be used to provide education, information, and settlement and practical support to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or who are living with HIV/AIDS (LGBTQI+/HIV people) who are seeking asylum in Canada, refugee claimants to Canada or refugees in Canada based on a well-founded fear of persecution because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender identity, sexual characteristics, or HIV+ status. Typically, at least 90% of donations to Circles of Hope go directly to LGBTQI+ refugees settling in Canada. Less than 10% is used to provide core support to the Circles. General donations help Rainbow Refugee run essential programs like our regular support groups, community outreach and education. Rainbow Refugee is the final decision-maker on allocation of all donated funds.