Jacky Tuinstra Harrison

Matthew House is a collective of refugee claimant residences in downtown Toronto, Canada. As an organization, they seek to inspire hope, uphold the dignity, and champion independence through building resilient communities for refugees in a familial home environment.

The wordmark’s stroke weight was extended to an icon set representing key milestones of the refugee journey.

Tone and voice guidelines were developed based on the organization's roles instead of a channel-specific approach.

Matthew House and Championing Independence 

Matthew House Toronto wanted to expand an already successful refugee preparation course nationally. Together, we co-created Re—Course to create a scaleable platform for refugee claimants to receive greater access and coordinate donors and volunteers to support them.

Originally known as the ‘Refugee Hearing Program,’ we rebranded it to ‘Re—Course’ to dispel medical confusion, better describe the offering, and acknowledge the unique scenario of those seeking refuge in Canada.

We pair statistics with the faces of claimants to emphasize that each number is a person with an important story to tell and deserves our attention, care, and safety.

Scaling access to sanctuary for refugees through preparation, feedback, and support.

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Scaling access to sanctuary for refugees through preparation, feedback, and support.