Katie is growing and believing in her future because of her supportive home at CJHS

Katie’s warm energy and infectious grin makes you feel welcome as soon as you step into her home at a CJHS youth building. The 20-year-old has been living there for two years. “I’ve never felt more supported in a place, ever, than I do here,” she says. Katie’s parents divorced when she was around 8 […]

Intensive supports are helping Thorn work towards a brighter future

Thorn* lives at Bedford House, a community-based residential facility for men exiting the justice system. Most men who live there are on parole, but not Thorn — he is actually choosing to live there because he knows the supports offered would give him a better chance of changing his life. Kym Jacobs is the Residential […]

Breaking the Cycle: How Supportive Housing Changed Peter’s Life

Thoughtful and observant, 52-year-old Peter* speaks with the wisdom of someone who has experienced life on the streets. Peter began drinking regularly at age 16 and dropped out of high school in Grade 11. “It was a huge mistake,” he recalls. “I just didn’t want to finish school.” By 18, he was drinking every day. […]

Tom turns his life around with affordable supportive housing

 Working, grocery shopping, cooking, doing laundry, paying rent and taxes – these are things that are part of everyday life for most adults. Tom* didn’t have the opportunity to learn these skills until the age of 42. Tom spent his childhood enduring unthinkable emotional, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of those he […]