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OUR WRYM PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - February 2020
Brian Worrall
President
In 2000, recognizing that there was absolutely no transitional housing program in Windsor and Essex County for homeless self-identified male youth, a group of concerned citizens began a fundraising campaign. It took until 2012 for The Windsor Residence for Young Men to afford to open its residence doors. Three transitional housing programs for female youth continued their commendable and much-needed services.
WRYM supports the proposition that homeless youth, regardless of their gender, sex or sexual orientation, are to receive equitable community recognition, inclusion and empowerment as citizens. Now, in 2020, “Our mission is helping homeless youth find the pride in themselves and the confidence in their future necessary to seize the rewards of a productive life that contributes to our community.”
WRYM offers the only supportive transitional housing program for young men in the Windsor area. It continues as a community conceived and funded charitable organization that assists young men 16 - 24 years of age as they leave homelessness behind. In addition, our Youth Independence Program provides self-identified male and female youth at risk of homeless with the skills they need to succeed. WRYM provides a supportive functional family atmosphere, delivers individual counselling, and teaches basic life skills such as hygiene, food acquisition and preparation, budgeting, social responsibility and work ethic. We assist them in finding support as they address health, mental health, gender and sexual identity concerns. WRYM integrates homeless youth into the community, reconnecting them with extended family or independent living as well as education and employment. We facilitate active citizenship, not dependence, and we continue to support our residents with Aftercare counseling as they become empowered citizens.
WRYM’s programs are cost-effective because we do not duplicate services already available in the community. We assist our residents in accessing them. Staff members focus on program delivery while volunteers handle the administrative work. WRYM’s 2019 statistics show an average 95 percent success rate over the past three years. In 2019, WRYM assisted 96 clients in its Transitional Housing, Aftercare and Outreach programs. Of these, 42 young men were enrolled and successfully graduated from the Transitional Housing Program. To date, more than 330 youth have been helped to build new lives.
Despite its success and unlike many other social agencies, WRYM receives very little government funding and depends on community fundraising. It is a constant challenge. If you would like to help, please do contact us.
Sincerely,
Brian Worrall
President, Board of Directors
Windsor Residence for Young Men
WRYM supports the proposition that homeless youth, regardless of their gender, sex or sexual orientation, are to receive equitable community recognition, inclusion and empowerment as citizens. Now, in 2020, “Our mission is helping homeless youth find the pride in themselves and the confidence in their future necessary to seize the rewards of a productive life that contributes to our community.”
WRYM offers the only supportive transitional housing program for young men in the Windsor area. It continues as a community conceived and funded charitable organization that assists young men 16 - 24 years of age as they leave homelessness behind. In addition, our Youth Independence Program provides self-identified male and female youth at risk of homeless with the skills they need to succeed. WRYM provides a supportive functional family atmosphere, delivers individual counselling, and teaches basic life skills such as hygiene, food acquisition and preparation, budgeting, social responsibility and work ethic. We assist them in finding support as they address health, mental health, gender and sexual identity concerns. WRYM integrates homeless youth into the community, reconnecting them with extended family or independent living as well as education and employment. We facilitate active citizenship, not dependence, and we continue to support our residents with Aftercare counseling as they become empowered citizens.
WRYM’s programs are cost-effective because we do not duplicate services already available in the community. We assist our residents in accessing them. Staff members focus on program delivery while volunteers handle the administrative work. WRYM’s 2019 statistics show an average 95 percent success rate over the past three years. In 2019, WRYM assisted 96 clients in its Transitional Housing, Aftercare and Outreach programs. Of these, 42 young men were enrolled and successfully graduated from the Transitional Housing Program. To date, more than 330 youth have been helped to build new lives.
Despite its success and unlike many other social agencies, WRYM receives very little government funding and depends on community fundraising. It is a constant challenge. If you would like to help, please do contact us.
Sincerely,
Brian Worrall
President, Board of Directors
Windsor Residence for Young Men
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and he will feed himself for a lifetime.”
OUR 2020 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
President Brian Worrall – Consultant, Media Planning & Content |
Past President Susan Freeman - Interior Design Consultant |
Secretary Susan Freeman (Interim) |
Treasurer Bonnie Patrick - Lawyer |
Director John Atkinson - Financial Advisor |
Director Bhav Dulay - Realtor & Mortgage Agent |
Director David Freeman - Financial Advisor |
Director Ian MacIsaac - University Student |
Director Hoang Nguyen - Engineering Student, Past Resident |
Director Chase Taylor - Business Development Officer |
Executive Director (Pro Bono) Greg Goulin, LSM, JD |
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