“I’ve got nowhere else to go.” For years, Sophia has been working 2 jobs to keep up with the bills. But after the holidays, she started getting less shifts at the store, and ended up short on rent one month, then another.
She found herself having to choose between paying the rent and buying groceries, always with the hope that next month things might be better. A tense encounter with her landlord resulted in an eviction, and Sophia found herself, her spouse and three kids suddenly homeless.
Every day in our community, many individuals and families experience the fear, hopelessness and uncertainty that comes with being homeless.
Imagine a loved one, neighbour, or friend in Sophia’s shoes. What would you be willing to do to change the story?
She found herself having to choose between paying the rent and buying groceries, always with the hope that next month things might be better. A tense encounter with her landlord resulted in an eviction, and Sophia found herself, her spouse and three kids suddenly homeless.
Every day in our community, many individuals and families experience the fear, hopelessness and uncertainty that comes with being homeless.
Imagine a loved one, neighbour, or friend in Sophia’s shoes. What would you be willing to do to change the story?
Redwood Park Communities in partnership with The Salvation Army is building a two-storey building with 12 fully furnished, two bedroom apartments for families in crisis.
The building will feature a great room, complete with a spacious kitchen and a large stone fireplace. It’s a space where families' lives intersect, fostering community. We believe that the opposite of homelessness is not just housing, it’s community. This is core to our mission.
The building will feature a great room, complete with a spacious kitchen and a large stone fireplace. It’s a space where families' lives intersect, fostering community. We believe that the opposite of homelessness is not just housing, it’s community. This is core to our mission.
Stories without a home podcastTo help people engage in our campaign and fully understand the need in our community, we are sharing real stories of people who have faced extreme circumstances, and in some cases ordinary unfortunate events, that have put them face to face with the reality of homelessness.
The podcast series is titled… Stories Without A Home. |
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More than half of Canadians are $200 or less away
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Housing costs in Simcoe County continue to rise and minimum wage jobs and Ontario Works benefits simply are not keeping up. Meanwhile, the wait time for Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing for a family can be 3 years and the average rent for a 1-bdrm apartment is over $1100 in Barrie, making it the 5th most expensive city in Canada for rental housing, while the monthly shelter allowance for a single person on social assistance is only $376.
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The fundraising goal for the Hope Through Housing campaign is $3 million.
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