May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

B.A. CYR - DR.EX. (WALSH) MAY 31, 2013
D.L. ROUSSIN - DR.EX. (WALSH)
S.E. TAYLOR - DR.EX. (WALSH)
D.M. KNOL - DR.EX. (WALSH)
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wherever they can help.
We, we also have an addictions support worker
now, and I have to say thanks to an anonymous donor.
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We also have the food security program.
We do
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three different ways of food.
We have a food buying club,
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we have community soup and food for families on Thursdays
and we also now have family fun night where we feed people
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on Thursday -- Wednesday evenings.
switched around, that's all.
Sorry, that just got
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And, and then we have the drop-in itself.
It's
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for anyone in the neighbourhood can drop in and we have --
they can do laundry up to a couple loads of laundry at a
time, there's always bread for at least toast, or whatever,
they can very day, because we have people from homeless
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people to families that come into the program.
And we
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support them whatever way they want. There's always coffee
on, and it's a place where they can socialize and feel safe
in the community because the -- all our programs are
really, it's a place of safety for our families and our
community and a place to start capacity building for our
families and help them, support them in any way we can. We
do whatever we can wherever we can.
And we also, I think is important, is we hire
from the community also, so it's not so much professional
people as people that got training, parents themselves who
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