--- title: Edmonton Supporting Newcomers with Self-Isolation Supports description: The United Communities of the Ethiopian Diaspora has raised and donated funds to support families living in densely populated dwellings to meet provincial regulations. image: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Everyone%20is%20Welcome.jpg?width=300&name=Everyone%20is%20Welcome.jpg --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # Edmonton Supporting Newcomers with Self-Isolation Supports Posted on April 15, 2020 [By Alison Homer](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/alison-homer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Everyone is Welcome](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Everyone%20is%20Welcome.jpg?width=341&name=Everyone%20is%20Welcome.jpg)To support families to safely self-isolate, the United Communities of the Ethiopian Diaspora has raised and donated funds to support families living in densely populated dwellings to meet provincial regulations. This support is critical to support Edmonton newcomers that live in small, low-income housing units, and that reside with a large number of family members. Language is a key barrier to many newcomer and non-English speaking populations in accessing critical and rapidly changing messaging around COVID-19. In response, Jibril Ibrahim, president of Edmonton’s Somali Canadian Cultural Society SCCS, is ensuring that non-English speakers receive free, reliable, and culturally appropriate communications and translation services. SCCS has created a hotline to assist the 35,000 Somali-Albertans across the province to share information around topics such as financial aid, mobility restrictions, renter tenancies, and small business supports. The society produces educational videos, such as [this COVID-19 pandemic information video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGNYa0EVQLw&feature=emb_logo), which are shared on Facebook as a popular and effective alternative to text-based information. **Take your Learning Further** - Read [Lost in Translation: Newcomers need COVID-19 information in their own languages](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-language-barriers-covid-19-low-income-housing-1.5517122) - View more [community building stories and ideas in response to COVID-19](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/en-ca/covid-19-community-building?hsLang=en-us) Topics: [Community Building](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-building), [Alison Homer](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/alison-homer), [Cities Reducing Poverty](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/cities-reducing-poverty), [Cities Deepening Community](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/cities-deepening-community), [COVID-19](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/covid-19) ![Alison Homer](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Staff%20Photos%202026/Alison%20Homer%202.jpg) ### By [Alison Homer](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/alison-homer) Advancing a vision of ending poverty in Canada, Alison provides leadership and drives excellence within Communities Ending Poverty (CEP). 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