Group Volunteer Opportunity

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Are you a church, work, or other group of individuals looking to do some good? We’ve got  you covered! We are looking for groups to prepare and serve meals on Sundays in our Drop-In in 2024. For more information or to book a date please contact us at information@evangelhall.ca or 416-504-3563. If you are looking for other ways to help, …

What Our Participants Are Thankful For

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This Thanksgiving we asked the participants of the Drop-In what they were thankful for. The result was a beautiful board filled with wonderful messages! Here are a few of the responses from our participants. We here at EHM are thankful for all participants, tenants, volunteers, donors, and staff members!

Share the Love of Family This Thanksgiving

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What does family mean to you? This time of year, as Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself reflecting on the importance of having the love and support family provides. Having a welcomed spot at the dinner table is something we all cherish, wouldn’t you agree? But family is so much more than sharing a meal together, isn’t it? Family means being …

Mental Health and Spirituality

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EHM’s Spiritual Care program has been one of our most powerful tools to support clients through the change and trauma of the pandemic. It is widely agreed within social work and psychological circles that spiritual health and well-being plays a critical role in mental health, yet it is a service that is so difficult to find. Clients and tenants know …

Leading through Change – An Interview with Ainsley Chapman, Executive Director

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In May, Ainsley Chapman, Executive Director, was nominated for a Change Leader award, through The Change Leadership, an organization designed to support leaders, organizations and communities to adapt and respond, in the midst of rapid change and disruption. In this special interview, Ainsley shared some thoughts on change and what she learned during the pandemic.  How has EHM been changing?  …

A Merger to Maximize Good

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How You’re Helping Two Organizations Move Forward as One With the overwhelming support of tenants and staff, the EHM and Portland Place leadership teams made the bold decision to merge in January 2022. Now, these two locations (comprising 130 apartments) have come together under one umbrella to provide hope and dignity for more community members. A bigger, more integrated team …

Caring for the Whole Person

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Peer Role Models are Leading the Way “Clients are far more than people in need—they are individuals with unique stories and situations whose voices are worthy of being heard and who are deserving of love and compassion.” – Rev. Rebecca Jess, EHM Vice-President The COVID-19 pandemic was hard on all of us, and the clients and tenants EHM serves felt …

Living Proof of Possibilities

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Peer Role Models are Leading the Way When you walk through the doors of EHM’s drop-in, one of the first faces you see is likely to be a Peer Worker. Part of our rapidly-growing Spiritual Care Program, the Peer Worker Program employs individuals with personal, lived experience of being homeless. The job offers valuable paid work experience that is a …

Your Easter Newsletter is Here! 2023 Your Gratitude Report

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Human connection and hope. That’s what your steadfast support provides to our community members. In the face of incredible challenges, you, our donors have shown your generosity, compassion, and care, time and time again. I can’t thank you enough. As you read this special gratitude report, I hope you feel pride at what we’ve accomplished together. From the merger with …

Drop In Participants Voice their Concerns to City Council

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We elect officials to represent the needs of our communities. Many of us attend Town Halls, have written to or called our elected officials, or signed a petition, to alert them to something important in our community. But when you are focused on just getting through the day and finding a place to sleep, you don’t have the same way …