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Windsor Residence for Young Men is to benefit from the HOME DEPOT SUMMER ORANGE DOOR PROJECT CAMPAIGN July 6 to August 1, 2021 - Walker and Division Road Store
From July 6 to August 1, customers will be able to buy a $2 paper “paper door’ at the checkout when purchasing goods at the Walker and Division store, or can donate online at www.orangedoorproject.ca. If donating online, people are being asked to be sure to select the Walker and Division store “Fund #7228” in the drop-down menu so that their donation benefits WRYM. They may also leave a note regarding their donation. “Home Depot Store 7228 in south Windsor is always eager to support our local charities,” says assistant store manager Sherri Jean. “WRYM has been a long-time partner with our store as we work together to end youth homelessness in our community.”  Sherri and Donna are among the Walker and Division roads Home Depot store employees raising funds to support residents of the Windsor Residence for Young Men. Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM) is a charitable organization that supports young men 16 - 24 years of age as they leave homelessness behind to build new lives. WRYM provides a transitional residence and individual counselling while teaching basic life skills such as hygiene, food acquisition and preparation, budgeting, social responsibility and work ethic. WRYM depends almost entirely on donations from the community, which go direct to assisting homeless young men. Administrative tasks are done by community volunteers.
The Home Depot Canada Foundation is committed to preventing and ending youth homelessness in Canada. Together with community partners across the country, it works to remove barriers, break cycles of inequity, and enable at-risk youth facing homelessness to achieve positive development outcomes and realize their full potential. The Home Depot Canada Foundation has pledged $50M by 2022 to help prevent and end youth homelessness and, as of the start of 2021, the Foundation has distributed $38M of this pledge through 4 core programmatic areas: housing, employment and life skills, prevention, and research. For more information, please visit www.wrym.ca Media contact: Brian Worrall, Chair. WRYM PR Committee 519.255.7930/226.280.7203 / jbrianworrall@gmail.com 
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 Successful WRYM’s Virtual ROUGH NIGHT OUT 2021 raises funds for homeless youth Volunteers for The Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM) and their supporters spent this past Friday night (February 19-20) outdoors in freezing cold temperatures to raise money for programs that help youth leave homeless behind and build new lives. Called WRYM’s Virtual ROUGH NIGHT OUT 2021, the all-night vigil had about a dozen volunteers and supporters "sleeping rough" as homeless youths are sometimes forced to do. The volunteers were sponsored by individual donors. This year’s event was COVID-safe, with people holding vigils in their own backyards and communicating with each other and supporters online by Zoom and social media.
WRYM provides youth with a supportive home, individual counselling, and basic life skills. Youths with potential are diverted from the streets to reconnect with their community, education and employment. WRYM’s programs are highly successful and efficient, and they do not duplicate the services of other agencies. WRYM and its residents depend on the generosity of community donors to fund these programs. “We wanted to raise community awareness about theses issues,” said Freeman, “and I think we are succeeding. On behalf of WRYM’s residents, staff and volunteers, I sincerely thank all the kind people who stepped up to donate and help youth end homelessness.” Freeman says that donations are still coming in, with more than $10,000 in funds raised so far. More information and secure donation links may be found at www.wrym.ca
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Emergency Community Fund grant to assist youth at-risk of homelessness The United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County has awarded The Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM) $14,900 through the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF). The funding will assist youth who are at-risk of homelessness and have been hindered by COVID 19 in their attempts to pursue education, employment and reintegration into the community. The funds will be used to make tablet computers and part-time education help available at WRYM so that residents can use online learning resources to rebuild their lives. A staff member will assist them each school day with navigating their courses and communicating with their schools. “We divert youth from the streets and provide a supportive home, individual counselling, and basic life skills,” said WRYM’s donor development chair Dave Freeman. “Then we introduce them to the resources and opportunities of their community – but the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 have made that outreach very difficult. Online learning will help bridge that gap and empower our residents to succeed. So, we are very grateful to The United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County, the Government of Canada and the Emergency Community Support Fund for making this success possible. “ The Windsor Residence for Young Men WRYM teaches youth basic life skills such as hygiene, food acquisition and preparation, budgeting, social responsibility and work ethic. WRYM integrates homeless youth into the community, reconnecting them with extended family or independent living as well as education and employment. WRYM’s programs are cost-effective because they do not duplicate services already available, and volunteers handle the administrative work. Since opening its doors in 2012, WRYM has helped more than 330 youth to leave homelessness behind and build new lives. For more information, please visit www.wrym.ca United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County Founded in 1962, the United Way of Windsor-Essex (UWWE) is dedicated to improving the quality of life in its community and raises funds to address human service needs. It works in conjunction with local front-line charities to help combat poverty in Windsor-Essex County. For more information, please visit www.weareunited.com Emergency Community Support Fund Launched on May 19, 2020, the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) is a $350M investment from the Government of Canada to support charities and non-profit organizations serving vulnerable populations as they manage the impacts of COVID-19.  COVID-19 Emergency Grant Funds Safety and Support for At-Risk Youth The Windsor Residence for Young Men is supported by the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund and WindsorEssex Community Foundation News Release – 16 December 2020
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation has granted $14,118 to the Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM) from the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund. The money will be used to provide four months of full-time support to at-risk youth who are struggling with the second wave of COVID 19 as they try to rebuild their lives in the community. WRYM provides Aftercare Program services to many of more than 300 past clients of its Transitional Housing Program as they attempt to reintegrate into the community with suitable living arrangements, work and education. COVID-19 has caused a full range of additional hardships for these at-risk youth. A recent national survey (September 24, 2020, A Way Home Canada & Canadian Observatory on Homelessness) determined the following:
WRYM’s Chair of Donor Development, Dave Freeman, says, “We are very grateful to the WindsorEssex Community Foundation and the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund for recognizing the dire need of at-risk youth for safe housing and extra personal support during this second phase of COVID-19. This funding will help us stay true to our mission of helping formerly homeless and at-risk youth to empower themselves as full members of our community.” The Windsor Residence for Young Men WRYM teaches youth basic life skills such as hygiene, food acquisition and preparation, budgeting, social responsibility and work ethic. WRYM integrates homeless youth into the community, reconnecting them with extended family or independent living as well as education and employment. WRYM’s programs are cost-effective because they do not duplicate services already available, and volunteers handle the administrative work. Since opening its doors in 2012, WRYM has helped more than 330 youth to leave homelessness behind and build new lives. For more information, please visit www.wrym.ca WindsorEssex Community Foundation The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to improving communities across Windsor-Essex County through collaboration, strategic leadership and innovative solutions to charitable giving. For more information, please visit www.wecf.ca Emergency Community Support Fund Launched on May 19, 2020, the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) is a $350M investment from the Government of Canada to support charities and non-profit organizations serving vulnerable populations as they manage the impacts of COVID-19.  Windsor’s Walker and Division Roads Home Depot store launches Orange Door Project Fundraising Campaign to Combat Youth Homelessness The Home Depot Canada will donate $2,000 on behalf of the local store, while 100 per cent of customer donations throughout the campaign will benefit resident of The Windsor Residence for Young Men Windsor, Ontario, December 1, 2020 – The Home Depot Canada’s Walker and Division roads store (store #7228) in Windsor has partnered with The Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM) to raise funds in support of local at-risk and homeless youth. The Home Depot Canada will also donate $2,000 on behalf of each store in support of the additional impacts faced through COVID-19.
Until Dec. 20, customers can donate $2.00 online at OrangeDoorProject.ca or at the store’s checkout. All local donations at this store will help WRYM provide the only supportive transitional housing program for young men in the Windsor area. This community-conceived and funded charitable organization assists youth 16 - 24 years of age as they leave homelessness behind. “We facilitate active citizenship, not dependence” said WRYM’s donor development chair Dave Freeman, “and we have a very high success rate. All funds raised go directly to our youth programs, and we are very grateful to The Home Depot Canada Foundation and our good friends at The Home Depot Walker and Division roads store for continuing to support this essential community work.” Through The Orange Door Project fundraising campaign, The Home Depot Canada Foundation supports 125 organizations that are committed to preventing and ending youth homelessness across the country. About The Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM): 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. WRYM integrates homeless youth into the community, reconnecting them with extended family or independent living as well as education and employment. WRYM’s programs are cost-effective because they do not duplicate services already available, and volunteers handle the administrative work. Since opening its doors in 2012, WRYM has helped more than 330 youth to leave homelessness behind and build new lives. For more information, please visit www.wrym.ca About The Home Depot Canada Foundation: The Home Depot Canada Foundation is committed to preventing and ending youth homelessness in Canada. On any given night, more than 6,000 young people are without a place to call home, making youth homelessness one of the most urgent social issues facing Canadians today. Through The Orange Door Project initiative, The Foundation has pledged $50 million by the end of 2022 to improve housing options, support life-skills development programs, and invest in research that ensures funding is directed to the most effective solutions designed to help youth build brighter futures. For more information, please visit www.OrangeDoorProject.ca -ends- For more information, please contact: Media liaison: Brian Worrall, Pres., Windsor Residence for Young Men Tel 519.255.7930/226.280.7203 E-mail jbrianworrall@gmail.com  Click on the picture above for details of WRYM's Holiday Season of Giving The Windsor Residence for Young Men, serving Windsor and Essex County, Ontario, Canada, is asking people of goodwill for their generosity in helping to end homelessness for youth aged 16-24 years. To reach out to concerned citizens and raise funds to help homeless youth build new lives, WRYM's Holiday Season of Giving campaign is under way December 2-25:
All funds raised at that store, and some sponsor funds, will benefit residents of the Windsor Residence for Young Men. Donate $2 at the checkout or visit www.orangedoorproject.ca and donate to the Windsor Walker and Division roads store (store #7228). WRYM's annual program budget is $400,000 (Canadian). Divided by an average of 50 residents assisted each year, the yearly cost per resident is $8,000.
Fundraiser raises more than $30,000 to help formerly homeless youth Virtual WALK, RUN or ROLL 4 WRYM 2020
The campaign was kicked off with support from Motor City Community Credit Union (https://www.mcccu.com/), acting as Headline Sponsor, and additional support from Provincial Chrysler (https://www.provincialchryslerdealer.com/), which funded promotional t-shirts and water bottles. “We are very grateful for the faith our major sponsors put in us from the beginning,” says WRYM fundraiser Dave Freeman. “They made this very successful fundraiser possible – they allowed our volunteers and participants to come together to help homeless youth build new lives and become part of our community.” During the campaign, citizens were encouraged to sponsor teams of volunteers or individuals who put on popular COVID-safe fundraising activities such as walks, runs and cycling tours. One senior walked one kilometre every weekday. Another volunteer pledged to walk and run 150 kilometres in four weeks, while a couple walked and cycled a combined 300 kilometres in that time. Another volunteer did a marathon walk of 50 kilometres. “This was entirely a volunteer initiative,” says Freeman. “Everyone was acting for the good of formerly homeless youth who can be reconnected with their community, education and employment - and go on to live productive lives. The money raised goes directly to our support programs. We thank our major sponsors, all the volunteers and all the generous donors. We have shown that, together, we are community!” Freeman says he expects that, once all the funds are collected, the total will exceed the campaign goal of $30,000 by several thousand dollars. WRYM provides young men 16 - 24 years with a supportive home, individual counselling, and basic life skills. WRYM’s statistics show an average 95 percent success rate – but COVID-19 has seriously threatened funding for WRYM’s basic programs. For more information, visit www.wrym.ca -ends- Media liaison:
Dave Freeman, Donor Development Chair, WRYM – Tel 519.996.8170 - E-mail davefreeman676@gmail.com Brian Worrall, Pres., WRYM - Tel 226.280.7203 - E-mail jbrianworrall@gmail.com |
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