WRYM's April 2020 Netletter

Desperate for Funding
The Windsor Residence for Young Men is desperate for funding to shelter our
guys while helping new ones to enter our programs. I can confidently say
that we have not received even our modest fair share of federal and
provincial emergency funding administered by the City of Windsor; because,
we have simply received none. Additionally, while the federal 30% initiative
sounds great, WRYM is "only" down 27.42% in revenue from March, 2019; so,
WRYM does not qualify while being a front line essential service that cannot
have staff working from anywhere other than our residence, which is "our
guys' home".

I realize that we are a small agency that only gets 40+ youth off the street
each year; but, think of the long term impact we have on chronic
homelessness. It's hard to think long term in crisis situations; but, we and
our youth must have a future to focus on, to benefit our community now and
after this crisis is over.

For a good read on the economics of charities when a community is in crisis,
try this:
Raymond J. de Souza on COVID-19: Charities are facing a crunch, and government help is far f​rom certain

Please donate through Canada Helps
With banking and the mail slowing down due to precautions, sickness and
related absences due to family needs, donate to WRYM online through Canada
Helps, which makes weekly transfers to WRYM, (Our Board has decided not to use PayPal.)

Stay safe - we need you, each in your own way!

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