Library Volunteer Program Aiming To Give Immigrants A Sense Of Belonging Expands Across B.c.
According to the CBC, for Chinese immigrant Kevin Hua, the first two months after landing in Vancouver last February was one of the loneliest times of his life — after a two-week quarantine he had no family or friends to hang out with, while COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings made it difficult to meet people.
So when he learned last April about Library Champions — a volunteer program that aims to train immigrants as library ambassadors, give them opportunities to make friends and help make them feel they belong in Canada — he says he joined immediately.
"I was really poor in English, and so I [felt] very difficult to express my ideas using a second language," said Hua, who was a project manager with a tech company before coming to Canada.
