Four Months to Change a Life

In April, Martin's parents decided they were leaving Canada.  Although Martin pleaded for them to stay, he was left in Canada alone, without somewhere to live or other family to turn to.  Being a student without any income, rental experience, or knowledge of the systems to help him, Martin was unequipped to survive on his own and turned to the Windsor Residence for Young Men for support.

While living at WRYM, Martin was able to eat 3 meals a day, take care of his personal needs, have a safe place to work on his schooling, and get support from our team to help him create a plan to overcome his homelessness.  Over 4 months in the program, Martin successfully finished his semester of school, AND gained employment.  We saw this young man grow exponentially, turning into a confident and independent young adult who became increasingly able to self-resolve day to day issues and challenges.

Although we are going to miss him, we are so excited to announce that he is moving into a private market rental on August 1st!  It's hard to imagine living in a country with no family, no income, and minimal life experience.  When you add homelessness into that dangerous mix, the odds of overcoming such extreme challenges seem astronomical.  BUT, because of this residence, our team, and your support, we are so thrilled that Martin beat the odds.

Moments like these are special for us, and we want to share the success with you.  Now our attention turns to the other 7 youth in the house, and all the others who follow them.  One at a time we truly are ending homelessness for youth.


WRYM'S Annual Golf Tournament - Sept. 10, 2023 @ Rochester Place Golf Course

If you are interested in a truly fun way to cap off your summer in 2023, please consider joining us for our golf tournament on Sept. 10, 2023.

Attached to this email is all the information for the tournament, as well as sponsorship opportunities for anyone who may be interested in supporting our work while also promoting their business.

As WRYM receives no municipal or ongoing government funding, we truly rely on our corporate, business, and individual sponsors to continue housing youth like Martin.

Thank you for considering joining us and we hope to see you out there.

INVESTing in Citizenship was a Great Success!

Thanks to you, we are excited to announce that our Invest in Citizenship campaign raised $47,055!  We find it incredibly inspiring that so many individuals chose to celebrate Canada Day by helping us give youth experiencing homelessness a chance to become healthy and productive citizens of our community.

On behalf of our entire team and the many youth we serve, THANK YOU!


What if Community was a Part of the Solution?

The Homeless Hub recently shared an interesting article about youth homelessness and ways a community can combat it.  Although WRYM is not technically a "host home", we think the ideas and lessons shared by the Homeless Hub in this article showcase why our work is so vital.  If you're interested to learn more, please see below.

https://www.homelesshub.ca/blog/what-if-community-was-part-solution-youth-homelessness?utm_campaign=hh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter


WRYM's Annual Golf Tournament - Sept. 10, 2023 @ Rochester Place Golf Course

We are so pleased to be running our 4th Annual Golf Tournament on Sept. 10, 2023.  All levels of golfers are welcome to sign up.

For those who don't want to golf, please consider joining us for a delicious meal and some fun raffle opportunities!!!

Additionally, if your business is interested in cost-effective advertising opportunities while also helping us end homelessness for youth, our sponsorship options are a fantastic way to expose your company to new potential customers and support the work we do at WRYM.
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