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2/28/2019

WRYM's March 2019 Netletter

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An opinion piece of interest on CBC:
Take it from someone who has been in a gang: tackling the symptoms won't fix the problem
 …But while access to after-school programs, counselling, mentorship and employment are all pieces that can have a protective effect against violence, they may not actually change the blueprint that causes violence in the first place: systemic racism, poverty, unemployment and toxic masculinity.”  https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/gang-violence-1.4975700
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Mohammed’s Story
After a long day, a vacation, or just some time away, isn't it nice to go home? For many of our guys, the idea of home has been more a misunderstood concept than a reality. Yet, because of our tireless staff dedication and the commitment of you - our supporters - we are happy to tell you that again one of our guys has gone home.

Before coming to the Windsor Residence for Young Men, Mohammed's parents struggled to accept him for who he was, and his different beliefs and values. As a result, his home-life had become unbearable to all; and, he was at-risk of being on the streets. Although this was a dark point in his life, it was also when Mohammed turned to WRYM for a second home.

Here he found a safe place to work on himself and his relationship with his family. Overtime, he and his mother began to accept each other's point of view, and she became proud of all he accomplished at WRYM with work and school. Slowly but surely, this individual and his mother began to talk about living together again having found acceptance of each other's beliefs. We are happy to say that he has returned home for good.

Although we enjoyed being able to provide him with a safe-place, some skill building, and a platform for self-actualization; nothing is more fulfilling for than to see this family become whole again. Thank you for making it possible!
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​Best Birthday Ever on “The Coldest Night Out” 
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It was a “hoot” staying up all night in an industrial parking lot with other crazy people, including staff, board members and my youngest son. Many of you stopped by with warm coffee, even a birthday cake complete with candles – some “hand out”. But, most gratifying of all, because of the hardy souls who joined me and those who sponsored all of us, almost $10,000 was raised to continue providing a “home” for “our guys”.

The most important Things in life are NOT Things! Thank you, so very much!​​
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​WRYM’s First Annual Golf Tournament
Save the Date: Sunday, September 29th , 2019 at Sutton Creek!

The KIDS NEXT DOOR Program is Back!
Please call WRYM at 226-221-8464 and leave a message for Ian, with your name, address, phone number and a description of the help you need. Ian will call you back to arrange a date.
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​A hand up – not a handout.
Gregory D. Goulin, LSM, JD
Executive Director, (pro bono)
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2/2/2019

WRYM's February 2019 Netletter

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A Cold Night Out - The Coldest Night of the Year, Again !!!
I’d like to challenge you once more to spend as much time as you can with me, as if you were experiencing homelessness, on a commercial/industrial parking lot at 1350 St. Luke Road in an unique part of Windsor on the Coldest Night of the Year, (my 70th birthday), from 5pm on Friday, the 22nd until 7am on the 23rd  of this month. 

The rules of participation are strict, challenging and contained in the information attachment below.  You will check in on site at 1350 St. Luke Road, Windsor, Ontario, by submitting this form, fully completed, as well as the pledge sheet(s) (also below) and funds collected to date.

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We can never duplicate the desperation of homelessness. The rules listed allow for participants to leave at any time with the knowledge that they have a warm home, hot bath and a good meal to return to.  Something the homeless can only dream about while facing another night of misery. Something participants might think about, too!

We are doing this to raise funds to help our guys at WRYM through pledges based on the hours you will last that night, out in the cold.  You must bring the signed Release and Pledge Sheet with you.  You are welcome to challenge or decline and sponsor others, ( even me)!  See you in 3 weeks time?

 I would like to thank Dave Woodall of Medachrom Holdings Limited for the use of a unique piece of property, (with an on-site warming centre and washroom!)
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Our WRYM 2018 Year End Statistics
Our program success rate, measured in the number of residents who have left the streets, is 92%, with a 3-year average of 90%. See that success and more in our WRYM 2018 Year End Stats - download them here!
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​Something to Think About
Local news (CBC, 01/07/19) ran a story about a homeless shelter titled, “Why Adult Shelters are Scary for London’s Homeless Youth”. CBC noted that the current system involving youth accessing emergency shelter in a shared space with adults is highly problematic and that these sorts of shared spaces put youth at greater risk of:
  1. violence
  2. drug use
  3. being traffic
  4. chronic homelessness
  5. mental health decline
Does the Windsor/Essex community need a separate youth hostel, a warm (or cool) place for street youth, who are not yet ready to change their lives, to simply “flop for the night” with free meals? We have drop-in centres and transitional housing for homeless youth - but, is there an “in between” resource lacking?

Please let me know your thoughts at
 
[email protected]

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  • Infiniti Nissan of Windsor, a member of the Revenberg Automotive Family for a pick-up truck load of household cleaning products and age appropriate new clothes
  • Capital Power Corporation for a $1,000 donation to fund our program
  • Contents Processing Centre (CPC Windsor) for $250 from electronics recycling
  • Graphix Plus for new work clothing
  • RBC Royal Bank for “paying” WRYM” $1,000 to train 6 of their executive to become Ambassadors of our program
  • And to the anonymous person who replaced the broken glass on the door of our “Little Library”

We offer a hand up – not a handout

Greg

Gregory D. Goulin, LSM, JD
Executive Director, (pro bono)

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    ​Windsor Residence for Young Men

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