Fife House Annual 2001 F/A

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FIFE HOUSE ANNUAL REPORT 00/01 

John Lavis 

Ruthann Tucker 

President & Executive Director's Message 

Our city, Toronto, is blessed with an 

extraordinary range of services for 

people living with HIV/AIDS. 

depending on where people are in the 

course of their lives with HIV/AIDS, and 

on their desire and ability to live in 

And we’ve recently secured a grant 

that will allow us to develop a comprehensive 

plan for transitional supportive 

In the rest of this annual report, you’ll 

read examples of how this powerful team 

gives people the foundation they need on 

There’s no other place in Canada with so 

community with others. What is a cozy 

housing for homeless people who are 

which to build their health. We hope 

many options and opportunities for main- 

room for one person is a stifling cell for 

HIV+, or are at risk for becoming HIV+. 

you’ll see in those examples evidence of 

taining health in body, mind and spirit. 

someone else. 

The only way an organization of our 

how valuable and necessary your support 

What’s more, there’s never been a time 

So our goal at Fife House is to offer an 

size can administer and deliver such 

is, if Fife House is to continue to provide 

in the history of the epidemic when new 

equally broad a spectrum of housing and 

ambitious programming is through the 

compassionate, cost-effective housing and 

treatments have offered such gains in 

support options. So far, we have: 

two cornerstones of our services: partner- 

support services that allow people living 

longevity and quality of life. 

• an apartment building, Jarvis, where 

ships and people. 

with HIV/AIDS to build on their strengths 

That’s good news. Yet it’s these two cir- 

people have access to whatever degree 

We’ve developed strategic partnerships 

and abilities, and improve the quality of 

cumstances that have thrown Fife House’s 

of support they need or want – from 

with organizations like the Toronto Housing 

their lives. 

role into even sharper focus, and under- 

complete autonomy to round-the-clock 

Company, Red Door and others who provide 

lined the urgency and necessity of our work. 

support for residents whose health 

housing; Casey House, the Toronto People 

John Lavis 


Because building a strategy to maintain 

requires it; 

with AIDS Foundation and other AIDS 

President 

Executive Director 

your health is like building anything else – 

• two residential programs, Denison and 

service providers; and Anduhyaun, along 

first, you need a solid foundation. All the 

Gladstone (the latter exclusively for 

with similar agencies that work with our 

AIDS services in the world are useless 

women), both with 24-hour support as 

target populations. By developing these 

without the bedrock of food, shelter and 

needed, where residents have their 

linkages, we’ve been able to co-ordinate 

community to build on in people’s lives. 

own bedrooms and share common facil- 

our services, share resources and informa- 

For our clients, Fife House is that 

ities like the bathrooms, the kitchen, 

tion, and help our clients connect quickly 

bedrock. By providing supportive housing 

the living room and the yard; 

and easily to the supports they need. 

and support services, we help people 

• a transitional housing program, 

Our other great strength is the people 

living with HIV/AIDS to live as independ- 

Hastings, which provides 24-hour 

who work and volunteer at Fife House. 

ently as possible, and give them the 

support services and short-term 

Volunteers have always been essential 

chance to concentrate on maintaining and 

housing to men and women, while 

to our service delivery. Today, over 400 

improving their health. No one should 

staff work with them to secure perma- 

dedicated volunteers play an active and 

have to worry about where they'll sleep 

nent accommodation; 

crucial role in providing our services. 

tonight, next week or next month. 

• homeless outreach, which helps home- 

Working with them in our growing roster 

Of course, “living independently” 

less people gain access to housing and 

of programs is a talented staff of about 

means different things to different people. 

shelter options and links them with 

60 men and women, in the equivalent of 

There’s a broad spectrum of self-sufficiency, 

medical and health supports. 

30 full-time positions. 

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RESIDENTS 

Jarvis 

Denison 

Though we had a 25 per cent 

increase in the number of people 

using our services, it’s still been 

Denison is a house, and a community 

of five men and women, that’s 

gone through some evolutionary 

“business as usual” for Jarvis over the 

changes this year. 

past year. 

The building itself has never looked 

But that simple phrase doesn’t begin 

better, thanks to the combined efforts of 

to do justice to the complexity and scope 

our residents, staff and volunteers, who 

of the services that we – and all of our 

developed the front and back yards to 

residences – continue to offer. 

incorporate perennial gardens, and built a 

Providing supportive housing in our 

new backyard patio. 

82-unit apartment building means we 

More importantly, we’ve developed as a 

provide personal care support and home- 

community, making small but important 

making to our clients who are ill; we 

This is what we mean by “business as 

changes in how we live and work together. 

tion he abandoned in his teens. In April, 

advocate for our clients when necessary; 

usual” at Jarvis – working to enhance 

Our residential meetings provided a valu- 

2001, he was presented with his Grade 10 

we counsel them on a wide range of 

our clients’ quality of life and increase 

able forum for our residents to find ways 

certificate. It’s enabled him to continue 

issues; we provide programs to help 

their independence, by harnessing the 

to live communally, while respecting and 

working on upgrading his skills in comput- 

strengthen a sense of community and 

remarkable synergy that comes from 

accommodating each individual’s needs. 

er programming and résumé development. 

meet their special nutritional needs; we 

working together with humour, compas- 

We’ve also kept up our training with staff 

It’s this freedom to grow, which Fife 

make referrals to other agencies’ programs 

sion, creativity and hope. 

and volunteers, to make sure they’re ready 

House’s services can give people, that 

and services; and we continually revise 

for the emerging issues of HIV/AIDS and 

makes the difference between being alive 

each client’s service plan to reflect their 

mental health, substance use and home- 

and truly living. 

changing and unique needs. 

lessness. 

To do that, we must keep pace with 

But these changes only tell part of 

the evolution of those needs, and respond 

the story. Denison, like the rest of Fife 

with skill and empathy to the fluctuations 

House’s properties, is in the business of 

they experience with their health; the difficulties 

they face in making decisions 

about their medications; their fears about 

running out of possible treatment options; 

the challenges they face regarding sub- 

W I S H L I S T 

Baking dishes • Chafing dish • Cutlery 

Cutting boards • Dish set • Fan • Pots and 

pans sets • Stockpots 

providing people living with HIV/AIDS 

with the essentials – shelter, food, a place 

to belong. That alone is an important 

contribution to our clients’ lives. But 

having those things looked after gives our 


Air conditioner • Area rugs - bedrooms 

Bedding plants for garden • Blender • Blinds 

stance use and mental health issues; their 

struggles to live on such limited income; 

the isolation they experience; their diffi- 

clients an even greater gift: the chance to 

help themselves. 

For example, living at Denison has 

• Book shelf – small, wall mount • Coffee 

tables (2) • Curtains for livingroom 

Curtains/Blinds for bedroom • Cutlery for 8 

Floor lamps • Iron for clothes • Loveseats (2) 

culties in maintaining relationships; their 

desire to understand themselves better; 

and the need to have someone to listen 

given “Dave” a new sense of stability in 

his life. That security has enabled him to 

work very hard over the past two years on 

• Outdoor garbage cans (6) • Power drill 

Space heater (with safety shut-off) • Storage 

shelves • Table lamps (2) • Utility ladder – 

two step 

to them. 

a cherished goal – furthering the educa-

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HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS 

Gladstone 

Hastings 

When someone asks about Fife 

House’s programs, the “housing” 

part of our mandate is tangible, 

It’s been an important and challenging 

year for Hastings. Over the past 

12 months we’ve changed the very 

easy to explain; it’s more difficult to 

nature of our work, to fill a critical gap 

convey the depth of what we mean by 

in services to people living with HIV/AIDS 

the “support” we offer. This story from 

in Toronto. 

Gladstone – our residential program for 

In April of 2000, Hastings’ program 

six women living with HIV/AIDS – is a 

became a “Transitional Housing Program”, 

good illustration. 

shifting from long-term, supportive housing 

This past year, one of our residents, 

to become a temporary home for homeless 

“Catherine”, was working with the 

people living with HIV/AIDS, during their 

Catholic Children's Aid Society, to regain 

wait for permanent accommodation. 

custody of her child. To ease the strain of 

1st Nations, to discuss designating two 

The main challenge has been “transi- 

to HIV+ women during our transition. 

their separation, we worked directly with 

of our beds for native women. We’ve 

tioning to a transitional program.” Some 

So for all our challenges in accom- 

the CCAS and this young mother to nego- 

also worked with Africans in Partnership 

of the previous residents remained in the 

plishing it, we’re proud to have met our 

tiate home visits, allowing her daughter 

Against AIDS, in response to more housing 

house, so that we had a mix of long- and 

goal of becoming 100% transitional. Our 

to come to Gladstone one night each 

inquiries for women from African nations. 

short-term clients with very different 

experience over the past year has proven 

week. At the same time, we were helping 

We’re confident these will be long-lasting 

needs. Staff not only had to maintain 

that this change to a transitional program 

Catherine find her own, independent 

and rewarding partnerships, and the 

high levels of personal care support and 

was urgently needed and will continue to 

housing, so she could make a better case 

chance to broaden our support to popula- 

homemaking, but also to provide transi- 

be a vital service to the growing number 

for having her daughter returned to her. 

tions increasingly affected by HIV. 

tional housing support – securing 

of homeless PHAs in Toronto. 

Catherine eventually found suitable housing, 

permanent housing in a relatively short 

and now stands a far better chance of 

period and providing some aftercare or 

regaining her daughter permanently. 

follow up for departing residents. 

The key to this kind of success is the 

To help our staff team meet these 

relationship between our staff and clients. 

Since Gladstone hired one part-time and 

three full-time support workers this year, 

we’ve worked hard to help new staff build 

solid, caring and sensitive working relationships 

with our residents. 

With Gladstone’s occupancy rate 

fluctuating in the first quarter of 2001, 


Area rugs • Bedside lamps • Bookshelves 

Dining room set (6 chairs & table) • Exercise 

bike • Paint • Runners • Shelving units 

challenges, we offered in-service training 

every other month, in partnership with 

P.A.S.A.N (Prisoners with AIDS Support 

and Advocacy Network) and the Toronto 

People with AIDS Foundation. 

In addition, Hastings saw an increase 

in the number of HIV+ women served: two 

of our twelve residents in the past year 


Alarm clocks (5) • Armchairs (2) • Artwork 

Board games • Books • Bookshelves • Carpet 

for livingroom (12’x16’) • Ceiling fans (5) 

Clocks – wall (2) • Coffee table • Computer 

Computer keyboard • Desk lamps (5) • End 

table • Frying Pans (T-Fal) (4) • Lawnmower 

(electric) • Magazine rack • Office chairs (2) 

Pantry cupboard with lock • Polaroid Camera 

and Film • Shelving units (5, wall mount) 

Fife House seized the opportunity to 

partner with two aboriginal organizations, 

Anduhyaun and 2-Spirited People of the 

were women. Since the HIV infection rate 

is growing within this population, it’s 

gratifying that we’re remaining accessible 

Standing lamp for livingroom • Toaster • TV 

– new with remote • TV tables • Valences (5, 

bedroom windows)

22,000 

V O L U N T E E R H O U R S 

Volunteer program 

Every year is a busy year for volunteers 

at Fife House, and 2001 was 

no exception. Over 220 people 

volunteered last year in our core programs 

and services, and nearly 350 people 

volunteered at events, at community 

awareness initiatives, and for the Red 

Ribbon Campaign. 

Last year Fife House volunteers contributed 

over 22,000 hours toward the 

agency’s services, programs, administration, 

development and governance. That’s the 

equivalent of 12 full-time staff positions, 

which would cost us an extra $340,000. 

Of course, it’s difficult to put the contributions 

that volunteers make into simple 

dollar values; the emotional commitment 

that our volunteers bring is priceless. 

Two important projects in 2000 were 

the Fife House Quilt and the Fife House 

Scrapbook. 

A group of volunteers organized by 

eXavier Peterson produced our second 

signature quilt, representing nearly 40 

Fife House clients who passed away over 

the last two years. This year the quilt will 

join many others in the Names Project of 

Canada, on display around the country. 

Another volunteer, Jana Salcevica, 

completed the third Fife House Scrapbook, 

commemorating the history and people of 

Fife House with photos and mementos. 

The Volunteer Program is proud to be a 

part of that history. 

Volunteer hours 00/01 

12,473 

programs + services 

7,100 

fund raising 

2,879 

2,132 

administration 

training + education 

985 

governance 

A Decade of Volunteering 

at Fife House - A Comparison 

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Steve Accette 

Nina Arvanitidis 

Jeanne Agrey 

David Allan 

Ross Allan 

Susan E. Anderson 

Susan T. Anderson 

John Andresen 

Simon Archer 

Heather Attridge 

Sarah Babb 

Deborah Ball 

Barry Bandurk 

Joya Banik 

Sherrill Barnes 

Vicki Barnicke 

Norah Barrable 

Susan Barrable 

Kelly Barrett 

Joan Bassett 

Mike Beckett 

Brian Belcher 

Don Biles 

Adele Blady 

Diana Boehm 

Tamara Bonar 

Terry Brackett 

Joanne Bradley 

Yvonne Bricks 

Gracia Brockenshire 

Bradley Brown 

Kelsey Brown 

Cathy Buchanan 

John Burch 

Cathy Burrows 

David Cameron 

Dorothy Cameron 

Robin Campbell 

Anthony Campigotto 

Carole Carpentier 

David Cartner 

Hal Carty 

Terry Cater 

Jennifer Caudle 

Lori Chambers 

Seema Chandroga 

Stephanie Chapman 

Don Chardonneau 

Consuelo Charles 

Tracy Churchill 

Kevin Clarke 

Mark Climie 

Wayne Cochrane 

Everett Collrin 

Kathy Colquhoun 

Heather Cook 

Paul Cook 

Patti Cooke 

Mike Cooper 

Sue Cooper 

Val Costa 

Deborah Cotton 

Ginny Cowan 

Michael Culp 

Paul Cunningham 

Lynne Curry 

Jaimie Danford 

Ruth Daniels 

Chris Davis 

Sylvia Debrah 

Rhonda DeCoff 

Tony Di Pede 

Marite Diaz 

John Dicu 

Patrice Dillon 

Stuart Dunsworth 

Judy Edmunds 

Larissa Elez 

Nadine Feldman 

Catherine Fenton 

Sue Ferrier 

Brian Flanagan 

Gail Flintoft 

Sarah Fong 

Marilyn Freer 

Cailen Fuhr 

Thomas Gaffney 

Marianne Gairns 

Deborah Gardner 

Brandy Gaskin 

Amy Gauldie 

Brian Geddes 

Pat Gee 

Ross Gentleman 

Sharon Gilbert 

Bridget Giles 

Gary Glover 

Alan Gotlieb 

Laurent Goulet 

Lorne Gretsinger 

Ian Hand 

Arthur Hann 

Bhanjua Hardeo 

Shonagh Hay 

Freda Hickmatally 

Thuyen Teri Hoang 

Grant Hunermand 

Hilda Hunter 

T.J. Hunter 

Danielle Iversen 

Pamela Iversen 

Robert Jayes 

Christy Johnson 

David Johnston 

Pearl Johnston 

Charles Jones 

Jan Joyce 

Don Kearney 

Donna Keenan 

Rod Kelly 

Christine Kim 

Paul King 

Nicole Kirkpatrick 

Amanda Kirkwood 

Helen Knight 

Mary Kodric 

Shirley Kondo 

Cyril Kozloff 

Satia 

Krishnamoorthy 

Winston Lam 

Kat Lanteigne 

Beth Lauer 

Marilyn Lauer 

John Lavis 

Andrew Leclerc 

Joshua Lederman 

Beth Lee 

Carol Lee 

Michel Leger 

Michele Legere 

Theresa Leitch 

Maria Lenard 

Noni Lindsay 

Matthew Little 

Lester Lobo 

Marie Lyall 

Kurt Lynn 

Claire MacDonald 

Nancy MacDonnell 

Susie MacDonnell 

Leo MacInnis 

Jennifer Mackenzie 

Marilyn MacKenzie 

Meredith MacKinlay 

Rob MacKinnon 

Sue MacLean 

Alex Malczyk 

Blaine McEwan 

Dave McGregor 

Tracy McGregor 

David McKee 

Angie McKenna 

Linda McLaren 

Patrick McNeill 

Clara McQuaid 

Stefanie McQuaid 

Katya McQueen 

Scott McIntaggart 

Susan Meisner 

Julie Midena 

Adrian Mitchell 

Lisa Morris 

Randy Mulrooney 

John Must 

Lynda Myung 

Julie Nasmith 

Dan Newport 

John Newton 

Margaret Noch 

Amanda Nutbeam 

Suzanne O'Connor 

Janice Oldham 

Marsha Ostrovsky 

Nick Patsiopolous 

Jeff Perz 

Nicole Peters 

eXavier Peterson 

Michael Pickett 

Pauline Pinnock 

John Pirie 

Dan Poirier 

Daniel Poitras 

Anne Powell 

Marty Powell 

Paula Prosovich 

Doreen Rakusin 

Debra Reynolds 

Jada Roche 

Micki Romeo 

Marg Rosen 

Tamika Royes 

Charity Safford 

Jana Salcevica 

Amy Saliani 

Sara Saljoughi 

Monica Salters 

Jackie Sandler 

Inge Sardi 

Narissa Sawh 

Roberta Scott 

Alka Sharma 

Mary Anne Shaw 

Laurie Sheff 

Marlene Sheff 

Rhonda Sheff 

Juanita Smith 

Eileen Sommerman 

Tony Soomar 

Michael Spence 

Bruce Staples 

James Stapley 

Nicci Stein 

Rudi Steinbach 

Traysea Stelmack 

Annalise Stenekes 

Vanessa Stepnowski 

Julie Struthers 

Melanie Sward 

Merlanie Tapang 

Leah Taylor 

Scott Taylor 

Irene Thaczuk 

Cliff Thistle 

Brad Thomas 

Valerie Thomas 

Bridget Thompson 

Maia Thompson 

Joyce Tom 

June Tom 

Claudia Torres 

Kathy Vodden 

Lisa Waines 

Glenda Williams 

Steve Woodhouse 

Barry Yabsley 

Dennis Yanchus 

Janet Young 

Jennifer Young 

Dorothea Zigelstein 

Roz Zippin

O V E R 

650 

SUPPORTERS 

Thank you 

Fife House thanks the following individuals, groups and corporations for their support. All gifts are important 

to Fife House, and though we don’t have room to list every donor, we sincerely thank each and every 

one of you. The following donations were made between April 1, 2000 and March 31, 2001. Thank you for 

helping us support and house those living with HIV/AIDS. Your commitment does make a difference. 

Individual 

Donors 

Anonymous 

P. Adler 

B. Alherne 

N. Allen 

M. Almey 

F. Alvarez 

F. Amoah 

W. Anderson 

S. Archer 

A. Arend 

L. Aselton 

H. Attridge 

J. Bailey 

R. Bailey 

J. Baillie 

D. Baird 

R. Balfour 

P. Ballantyne 

H. Barkin 

S. Barrable 

J. Barton 

J. Batson 

P. Beeston 

M. Bellefontaine 

J. Beltran 

P. Bernstein 

E. Beutel 

M. Bierstock 

C. Bird 

M. Black 

S. Bleiweiss 

D. Blewett 

S. Block 

S. Bordo 

B. Bosnjak 

R. Bowes 

H. Brewster 

D. Broadbent 

E. Brown 

M. Brownfield- 

Hallward 

J. Brunsek 

L. Buchanan 

J. Burt 

H. Butler 

P. Butler 

J. Cairncross 

J. Callwood 

J. Cameron 

M. Cameron 

G. Capern 

C. Carpentier 

H. Carrier 

D. Caspari 

C. Castillo 

C. Catchpole 

M. Chiu 

P. Chmelyk 

S. Chmelyk 

L. Chu 

G. Chua 

A. Church 

D. Clark 

L. Clark 

H. Clarkson 

B. Coffey 

G. Coffin 

H. Colbert 

E. Cole 

N. Consalve 

R. Conway 

E. M. Cook 

W. Cook 

P. Cooke 

A. Coombs 

S. Coon 

D. Cooper 

S. Cooper 

C. Cotton 

D. Cotton 

G. Cowan 

P. Cox 

M. Cranley 

G. Creighton 

E. Culleton 

K. Cunningham 

B. Currie 

S. Cuyler 

R. D'Ettore 

C. D'urzo 

M. Dalle Vedove 

G. Davey 

L. De Barbieri 

M. E. De Toro 

W. Del Mul 

M. Delzotto 

B. DeMerchant 

M. Denisco 

P. Devine 

A. Di Pede 

T. Di Pede 

L. Dias 

J. Diplock 

A. Dohler 

B. Doney 

J. Douglas 

L. Doyle 

F. Drake 

G. Dunford 

A. Dunn 

A. Dutch 

G. Dyer 

G. Eby 

J. W. Ellis 

M. Elstone 

B. Estey 

M. Evenson 

S. Faria 

S. Fentum 

S. Ferrier 

J. Finch 

D. Fine 

H. Finkelstein 

J. Finlay 

P. Fischer 

S. Flemming 

G. Flintoft 

K. Fone 

C. Forbes 

B. Fordham 

B. Forrest 

S. Frankfort 

R. Fraser 

M. Freer 

C. Frei 

H. Fuchs 

J. Fuchs 

M. Fyfle 

J. P. Gagnon 

D. Gahm 

D. Gale 

T. Gardiner 

I. Gazibara 

P. Gee 

S. Gilbert 

R. P. Gillin 

P. Gilroy 

M. Godo 

L. Gold 

G. Goldblum 

P. Goodland 

K. Goodwin 

B. Graco 

A. Gransden 

J. Grant Jr 

E. Gray 

G. Greason 

J. & P. 

Greenberg 

S. Greenwood 

J. Gregory 

R. Gregson 

E. Griffith 

L. Griffiths 

M. Grossman 

M. Grunell 

P. Hac 

G.M. Hale 

C. Hall 

R. Hallett 

M. Hambly 

L. Harrison 

P. Hatcher 

D. Haw 

J. Hebbes 

M. Helie 

A. Hendricks 

A. Hethrington 

A. Hira 

L. Hoath 

B. Hodges 

A. M. Horne 

F. Hosein 

M. Howson 

J. Hoyt 

B. Hunt 

T. J. Hyatt 

J. Hyslop 

P. Iversen 

A. Jackson 

T. James 

T. Jasinski 

H. Johnson 

L. Joseph 

D. Jubb 

P. Kadric 

R. Kain 

D. Kang 

R. Karp 

S. Kay 

V. Keast 

D. Kehoe 

J. R. Kelly 

A. Khan 

J. King 

P. Kishino 

M. Kodric 

J. Korthals 

V. Koury 

S. Kreisman 

G. Krigstin 

T. Kronis 

E.S. Lamothe 

P. Lanouette 

D. Laroche 

J. Laskin 

J. Lauerman 

J. Lavis 

D. Lee 

D. Lefebvre 

J. Lemieux 

C. Leon 

E. Lesslie 

R. Letendre 

L. Levert 

A. Little 

G. Little 

V. Liu 

L. Look 

H. Lush 

J. Lynd 

C. MacDonald 

C. MacDonald 

D. MacDonald 

J. MacDonald 

N. MacDonnell 

P. MacDonnell 

M. MacKenzie 

R. MacKinnon 

D. Mahony 

L. Mahood 

H. Maitland 

M. Malindcask 

S. Marlowe 

B. Marshall- 

Houlding 

S. Martin 

E. Martinez 

T. Martinuk 

S. Marwah 

D. McArthur 

D. McCarthy 

N. McCarthy 

S. McDougall 

D. McKee 

P. McNeill 

C. McQuaid 

S. Melville 

T. Michael-Sole 

P. Michel 

D. Micucci 

D. Miles 

K. Millar 

R. Millar 

L. Mirando 

A. Mitchell 

R. Mitha 

G. Moffatt 

R. Montgomery 

S. Montgomery 

K. Moore 

S. Morris 

M. Morrison 

R. Mullin 

C. Munumwey 

K. Nelson 

D. Newport 

J. Newton 

E. Nordham 

S. Norris 

A. Nutbeam 

E. O'Born 

M.A. O'Connell 

S. O'Connor 

S. O'Keefe 

A. Oelbaum 

P. Offman 

L. Ormrod 

P. Outerbridge 

J. Palmateer 

M. Patel 

L. Pattillo 

I. Patton 

D. Pelcher 

W. Pengelly 

C. Pennesi 

M. Penny 

F. Peppiatt 

S. Pessione 

R. Philipp 

J. Phillips 

S. Piacentini 

Costa 

V. Pietropaolo 

D. Poirier 

B. Pomer 

S. Porrazzo 

A. Powell 

L. Prag 

C. Pride-Thorne 

A. Pringle 

M. Prior 

J. Ptak 

P. Quinlan 

B. Quinn 

D. Randall-Wood 

S. Read 

V. Reckless 

G. Reid 

B. Reiter 

K. A. Rex 

T. Reynolds 

R. Ridout 

S. Robinson 

M. Romeo 

C. Rosenbaum 

E. Rostas 

M. Rotsstain 

J. Rotstein 

P. Rouse 

C. Roussakis 

N. Roxborough 

C. Roy 

D. Rushford 

M. Russel 

J. Ruyter 

M. Sainsbury- 

Mills 

B. Sambourne 

J. Sandler 

S. Sandler 

M. Savoie 

J. Scarlett 

D. Scott 

S. Scott 

S. Scott 

A. Scrutton 

L. Seguin 

M. Sharp 

M. Shaw 

M. Sheff 

C. Sheridan 

B. Shields 

F. Silk 

R. Silver 

J. Silveri 

R. Sirman 

E. Sloan 

M. Sniderman 

M. Snitman 

T. Sole 

M. Solomon 

G. Solway 

E. Sommerman 

B. Southy 

T. Sparling 

J. Spence 

A. Spencer Kay 

A. St. Arneault 

P. Stadnyk 

N. Stanbury 

E. Staples 

J. Stirpe 

M.J. Stockton 

J. Struyk 

D. Sukonick 

V. Sutton 

M. Swift 

J. Tanenbaum 

H. Tawse 

S. Taylor-Eaton 

L. ten Kortenaar 

L. G. Tetreault 

V. Thomas 

P. Thomson 

M. Tile 

E. Tompa 

D. Toscani 

A. Tsoumbris 

R. Tucker 

D. Turko 

J. Turner 

J. Unger 

S. Valliare 

T. C. Van Der 

Heyden 

N. Vandenhoven 

J. Varley 

M. Vonk 

D. Voorheis 

S. Wagman 

R. Wallace 

T. Wallbank 

R. A. Walmsley 

N. Watt 

M. Weeks 

J. Weenen 

J. Weisz 

H. Whittaker 

S. Whittingham 

P. Whitton 

D. Whitty 

P. Williams 

A. Wilner 

K. Wilson 

T. Wilson 

T. Wilson 

B. Wolfe 

D. Wright 

M. Wrong 

H. Wu 

D. Wyse 

L. Xyrafa 

X. Yang 

D. Young 

A. Zdravkovic 

K. Zettel 

J. Zigelstein 

W. Zuppinger 

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A Plus Car & Truck 

Rentals 

Abbeywood Moving & 

Storage 

AIDA Kay 

Air Canada 

Alberto-Culver Canada 

Inc. 

Algoma Central Marine 

All The Best Fine 

Foods 

Amber Restaurant and 

Bar 

Angel Hair 

Bank Bros. & Son Ltd. 

Bart Leather 

Bata Retail 

Batcher, Wasserman & 

Associates 

Body Body Wear 

Bombardier Aerospace 

Bulova Watch Co. Ltd. 

Cadillac Fairview 

Corporation Limited 

Canada 3000 Holidays 

Canadian Film Centre 

Canadian Manda 

Group 

Capucci Salon/Spa 

Carter-Horner Inc. 

Caryl Baker Visage 

Chapters 

Chez Catherine 

Coca-Cola Beverages 

Ltd. 

Cocoon Interiors 

Conway & Gower 

Crabtree & Evelyn 

Dove Cleaners 

ELAN 

Elizabeth Milan's 

Hotel Spa 

Emilia Skin & Body 

Care 

Enter the Haggis 

Estee Lauder 

Cosmetics 

etc…News 

Experimental Tool & 

Mfg. Ltd. 

Fabrice Ltd. 

Ferro Bar & Café 

Flare Magazine 

Foliage Fetish 

Landscaping Inc. 

Forest Hill Pharmacy 

GAP (Canada), Inc. 

Gatlinburg Novelty 

Vending 

Glitz, A Unique Card 

& Gift Shop 

GLO Salon 

Global Television 

Network 

Godiva Chocalatier 

Inc. 

Grano 

Grazie Ristorante 

Grimm Sport 

Collection 

Hamilton Golf & 

Country Club 

Harper Collins Canada 

Ltd. 

Harry Rosen 

Harry Young Shoes 

Harvest Wagon 

Hefter Collection 

Hillcrest Tour Group 

Ltd. 

Hitachi Construction 

Machinery Canada Ltd. 

Hooters 

Horsefeathers! 

Antiques 

Hugo QuattRochi 

ICE 

Irving Posluns 

Photographer 

ISA International Inc. 

J.-L. Renaud 

Distribution Inc. 

Juin Studio 

Just Nails 

King of Fools Tattoos 

Lancaster House 

Leon's Furniture 

Limited 

Lever Pond's 

Loomis & Toles 

Lorvin Steel Ltd. 

M. C. Atkinson 

Enterprises Ltd. 

M.A.C AIDS Fund 

M.A.C Cosmetics 

Marketing Research 

(126201 Canada Inc.) 

Marriott Hotels of 

Canada 

McLachlan Winter 

Mezes 

Milanese Drafting 

Limited 

New Way Cleaners 

Nicholas & Alexander 

Northern Metis Site 

Services Inc. 

O'Connor A Gallery 

Office Force Ltd. 

Omi Japanese 

Restaurant 

Ontario Science 

Centre 

Oracle Corporation 

Paul King Holdings 

Planet Earth 

Pooch Salon 

Professor Pastry 

Putti 

R. V. Anderson 

Associates Limited 

Random House 

Rebel House 

Reither's Fine Foods 

International 

Richtree Inc. 

Roger Levere Massage 

Therapy 

Royal Bank of Canada 

Salon Jie 

Samuel Manu-Tech 

Inc. 

San Remo 

Second City 

Second Cup 

Shoppers Drug Mart 

Signature Restaurants 

Sir Corp. 

Sotto Sotto 

Spirits Bar & Grill 

Sports Mint 

Starbucks Coffee 

Company 

Sutherland-Chan 

Clinics 

TD Bank 

That PR Thing 

The Animal Clinic II 

The Body Shop 

The Canadian Stage 

Company 

The Downward Dog 

Yoga Centre 

The General Store 

The Shaw Festival 

The Sports Clubs of 

Canada 

The Urban Restaurant 

Timothy's World 

Coffee 

Toronto Blue Jays 

Baseball Club 

Toronto Life 

& Fashion Magazine 

Toronto Maple Leafs 

Hockey Club 

Toronto Raptors 

Basketball Club 

Transglobe 

Management Services 

Tulip Restaurant 

Ty Canada 

Upper Canada Soap 

and Candle Makers 

Venus Lingerie Ltd. 

Volkswagen 

Warner-Lambert 

Canada Inc. 

Westover Inn 

Incorporated 

Whitecap Books 

Wilderness Tours 

Windgate Investment 

Limited 

Windsor Arms Hotel 

Woody's On Church 

Word of Mouth 

Upscale Kitchen 

Wyeth-Ayerst Canada 

Inc. 

Zelda's Restaurant 

Bar Patio 

Foundations 

A & A King Family 

Foundation 

Arthur Andersen & Co. 

Charitable Foundation 

Carolyn Sifton 

Foundation 

CHUM Charitable 

Foundation 

Georgina Foundation 

Imperial Oil 


The Ben & Hilda Katz 


The Borden Elliott 

Foundation 

The Donner Canadian 

Foundation 

and The Fraser 

Institute 

The John C. 

and Sally Horsfall 

Eaton Foundation 

The Julie-Jiggs 

Foundation 

W.P. Scott Charitable 

Foundation 

Funders 

Health Canada 

Homeless Initiatives 

Fund – City of Toronto 

Human Resources 

Development Canada 

Ministry of Health 

and Long Term Care: 

AIDS Bureau and 

Health Care Programs 

Ontario AIDS Network 

Ontario HIV Treatment 

Network 

Toronto Community 

and Neighbourhood 

Services 

Toronto Housing 

Company 

Groups & 

Organizations 

Anonymous 

Bloor Street United 

Church 

Canadian Gay Military 

Club 

Earl Haig Student 

Leadership Council 

The Canadian 

Press/Broadcast News 

Ltd. Employees 

Third Party 

Special Events 

Daniel Poitras’ 48 

Hour Sit-A-Thon 

Special Mention 

Meredith MacKinlay – 

Egg Design 

Tim Whetung

2001 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

To the Board of Directors of 

Fife House Foundation Inc. 

We have audited the statement of 

financial position of Fife House 

Foundation Inc. as at March 31, 

2001 and the statements of operations, 

changes in net assets and cash flows for 

the year then ended. These financial 

statements are the responsibility of the 

Organization’s management. Our responsibility 

is to express an opinion on these 

financial statements based on our audit. 

Except as explained in the following 

paragraph, we conducted our audit in 

accordance with Canadian generally 

accepted auditing standards. Those standards 

require that we plan and perform 

an audit to obtain reasonable assurance 

whether the financial statements are 

free of material misstatement. An audit 

includes examining, on a test basis, 

evidence supporting the amounts and 

disclosures in the financial statements. 

An audit also includes assessing the 

accounting principles used and significant 

estimates made by management, as well 

as evaluating the overall financial statement 

presentation. 

In common with many charitable 

organizations, the Organization derives 

revenue from development, the completeness 

of which is not susceptible of 

satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, 

our verification of such revenue was 

limited to the amounts recorded in the 

records of the Organization and we were 

not able to determine whether any adjustments 

might be necessary to development, 

excess of revenue over expenses, assets 

and net assets. 

In our opinion, except for the effect of 

adjustments, if any, which we might have 

determined to be necessary had we been 

able to satisfy ourselves concerning the 

completeness of the donations referred to 

in the preceding paragraph, these financial 

statements present fairly, in all 

material respects, the financial position 

of the Organization as at March 31, 2001 

and the results of its operations and its 

cash flows for the year then ended in 

accordance with Canadian generally 

accepted accounting principles. As 

required by the Ontario Corporations Act, 

we report that, in our opinion, these 

principles have been applied on a basis 

consistent with that of the preceding year. 

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

March 31, 2001 with comparative figures for 2000 

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 2001 2000 

ASSETS 

Current assets: 

Cash and short-term deposits $ 342,736 $ 339,032 

Other 83,638 64,758 

426,374 403,790 

Capital assets 464,460 479,803 

$ 890,834 $ 883,593 

LIABILITIES, DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS AND NET ASSETS 

Current liabilities $ 160,664 $ 541,133 

Mortgage payable – long-term 406,857 – 

Deferred contributions 79, 473 97,717 

646, 994 638, 850 

Net assets 243, 840 244,743 

$ 890, 834 $ 883,593 

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 

Year ended March 31, 2001 with comparative figures for 2000. 

2001) 2000) 

Revenue: 

Grants: 

Core $1,346,362) $ 1,301,650) 

One Time 188,742) 174,467) 

Development 224,035) 163,294) 

Other income 136,244) 143,469) 

1,895,383) 1,782,880) 

Operating Expenses: 

Salaries and benefits 1,348,860) 1,344,767) 

Programs 228,733) 196,097) 

Administration 161,196) 155,102) 

Development 100,064) 48,737) 

Other 56,939) 35,583) 

1,895,792) 1,780,286) 

Excess of Revenue over expenses 

(expenses over revenue) before the following item (409) 2,594) 

Excess of grant revenue over grant expenses (814) (12,591) 

Excess of expenses over revenue $ (1,223) $ (9,997) 

Chartered Accountants 

Richmond Hill, Canada 

May 22, 2001

past + future 

= change & growth 

Our Future 

Fife House provides 90% of the supportive 

housing and support services 

to PHAs in Toronto. Over the past 

year, we provided support services to 123 

residents/clients through the residences, 

and to an additional 57 clients through 

our homeless outreach program. 

However, even with these impressive 

statistics, it was clear that there were 

many other people in this city that we 

were not reaching with our programs and 

services. So, in addition to maintaining 

the excellence of our offerings to our 

current clients, it was obvious we needed 

to tackle two other issues in our 

2000/2001 fiscal year: homelessness 

amongst PHAs; and making our services 

accessible, or creating new ones, for the 

underserved and growing segments of the 

PHA population – specifically, women and 

aboriginal people. 

We envisioned a three-fold strategy to 

address the needs of homeless PHAs. Our 

first step was to transform our Hastings 

program into a transitional housing program 

with a maximum stay of nine months. We 

focused on homeless PHAs in a critical 

state of health, and who require a great 

deal of assistance in putting together a 

support network. 

Our next step was to secure funding 

through the City of Toronto – Homeless 

Initiatives Fund for an outreach worker 

who would work solely with homeless 

PHAs, or those at risk of being homeless. 

Finally, we secured another grant 

through the City of Toronto – Homeless 

Initiatives Fund to begin a feasibility study 

on creating a facility for homeless PHAs 

who require a different transition process 

from homelessness to being housed. 

The other issue we continue to address 

is increasing our accessibility to women 

and aboriginal people. As early as 

November 1996, Fife House put the first 

piece if our strategy in place when we 

opened our housing program for women 

living with HIV/AIDS – the Gladstone 

program. Our focus over this past year has 

been to continue our outreach to other 

AIDS Service Organizations and agencies 

that provide services and programming to 

women, and to continue being a regular 

participant in the Women’s Outreach 

Network. 

We’ve also begun discussions with 

agencies and projects that provide services 

and programs to aboriginal people, in 

hopes of creating specific programming, 

services and partnerships that will be 

geared to aboriginal people living with 

HIV/AIDS. 

Although a great deal of work was 

accomplished this past year, there continues 

to be a great deal yet to be done. 

We hope that by addressing the issues of 

homelessness and HIV/AIDS, and the 

issue of accessibility to our programs and 

services for women and aboriginal people 

living with HIV/AIDS, that Fife House will 

be closer to providing a spectrum of 

program and service options that will be 

able to meet the needs of all PHAs. 

STATISTICAL OVERVIEW & COMPARISON: 

ALL PROGRAMS COMBINED 

For the fiscal years 1999 – 2000 & 2000 – 2001 

In Memoriam 

Denison 

Shaun L 

Huu L 

Larry S 

Lionel S 

Dean C 

Gary R 

Randy S 

Philip E 

Bruce S 

Stephen C 

Billy S 

Duane C 

Roger T 

Donald J 

Peter T 

Mark M 

Joseph M 

Derek O 

Terence B 

Gladstone 

Elizabeth G 

Val G 

Hastings 

Maurice F 

Leslie M 

Bob M 

Chris J 

Neil P 

Russel W 

Derek B 

Doug P 

Robert R 

Jim J 

Dan K 

Randy F 

Norman M 

Isreal M 

George M 

1999 / 2000 2000 / 2001 variance 

Total clients served 103 180 + 75% 

Clients on waiting list as 

at March 31 of each fiscal year 13 13 no change 

Hours of personal care support 941.65 1253.75 + 33% 

Hours of homemaking 1610.75 2419.00 + 50 % 

Hours of advocacy 192.00 463.75 +141 % 

Hours of counseling 5882.70 7308.35 +24 % 

Randy P 

Leo F 

Joe S 

Ben S 

David H 

Natara G 

Jorge C 

Jackie M 

Christine H 

Peter I 

Homelessness 

Initiatives 

Project 

Jennifer L 

Jarvis 

Steve A 

Darryl B 

Leon C 

Gene G 

Michael M 

Robert R 

Cecil S 

Leonard D 

Bob D 

John M 

Gareth M 

James H 

Cory M 

Thomas B 

John W 

Arturo M 

Peter M 

Bob S 

Michael L 

Raymond M 

Volunteers 

Edith H 

Richard C 

Alan C 

Stephen C 

John B 

Monica W 

Jean Paul C 

David S 

John B 

Steve L

www.fifehouse.org 

Mission Statement 

To provide secure and affordable, 

supportive housing and support 

services for persons living with 

We Believe 

• that people have a right 

to be treated with respect, 

compassion and dignity; 

Board of Directors 

John Lavis, President 

Gail Flintoft, Vice-President 

Carole Carpentier, Treasurer 

Sue Ferrier, Secretary 

Simon Archer 

John Burch 

Mark Climie 

Tony Di Pede 

Brian Flanagan 

Marilyn MacKenzie 

Rob MacKinnon 

Adrian Mitchell 

Ruthann Tucker, Executive Director 

(Ex-officio) 

Contact Information 

Please contact the following for further 

information about Fife House: 

Admission, Referrals and 

Community Support 

Jason Zigelstein 

jzigelstein@fifehouse.org 

Bereavement 

Yvette Perrault 

yperrault@fifehouse.org 

Development 

(donations, membership, special events) 

Hester Fuchs 

hfuchs@fifehouse.org 

HIV/AIDS. 

Philosophy of Care 

To enable and assist Fife House 

residents/clients to enhance 

their quality of life and promote 

independence by using an 

approach that builds on a person’s 

strengths and abilities. 

• that in order to meet the 

unique needs of residents/ 

clients, services must be 

provided in a flexible manner; 

• that we must work in 

partnership with residents/ 

clients, their natural supports 

and the community at large; 

• that all relationships with 

the agency must be based on 

mutual respect, striving to 

foster trust, goodwill and 

warmth; 

• that hope is essential. 

Fife House produces two publications 

each year: Focus on Fife, a promotional 

newsletter in January, and the Annual 

Report in June. Submissions to Focus on 

Fife are welcome and must be submitted 

by December 1st. Submissions will be 

edited for content and size. The views 

expressed are those of the contributors 

and not necessarily those of Fife House. 

Editor 

Hester Fuchs 

Director of Development 

Tel: 416-205-9888 

Fax: 416-205-9919 

Email: hfuchs@fifehouse.org 

Website: www.fifehouse.org 

Design: Meredith MacKinlay, Egg Design 

Copy: VOX Communications 

Photography: JOSKO International 

Studio Productions 

Printing: MediaGraph Communications 

General Information 

Please visit our website at 

www.fifehouse.org, or E-mail us at 

info@fifehouse.org 

Volunteer Opportunities 

Micheal Large 

mlarge@fifehouse.org 


Executive Director 

Fife House 

1801-415 Yonge Street 

Toronto, Ontario 

M5B 2E7 

Tel: 416-205-9888 

Fax: 416-205-9919 

E-mail: rtucker@fifehouse.org 

Website: www.fifehouse.org 

Charitable Registration Number: 

13040 1573 RR0001 

How you can help! 

Please fill out this form and indicate the type of donation you wish to make 

to Fife House. 

Name 

Address Apt. # 

City Province Postal Code 

Home Telephone # Business Telephone # 

Fax # 

Email address 

● I would like to join the Fife House Builder monthly donation program. Low 

administrative costs, no monthly cheque writing, no reminders, no postage, 

environmentally friendly giving that enables Fife House to dedicate more funds 

toward helping our clients/residents! 

● I would like to make a one time donation to Fife House: 

● Enclosed please find a cheque for $______________ made out to Fife House. 

● Please bill $_____________ to my VISA. 

VISA Card Number 

Signature 

Expiry Date 

FIFE HOUSE may wish to publish the names of our supporters in our Annual Report or on 

our website. In addition, from time to time, we make our donor list available to specific 

reputable organizations for direct mail purposes. If you do not want your name to be 

published or made available, please check below: 

● Please do not list my name in your annual report. 

● Please do not list my name on the Fife House website. 

● Please do not trade my name. 

Date 

I would like to pledge $______________ a month ($10 minimum) to Fife House. 

Please fulfill my pledge by automatic deduction from: 

● VISA: Card Number 

Expiry Date 

● CHEQUING ACCOUNT: Please enclose a cheque marked VOID. 

● I hereby authorize Fife House to arrange automatic monthly withdrawals from my 

credit card or my bank account. I understand that I may cancel the authorization 

at any time by calling the Development Department at 416-205-9888. 

Signature 

Date 

Fife House 

415 Yonge Street, Suite 1801 


Toronto, Ontario M5B 2E7 

Tel: 416-205-9888 

Fax: 416-205-9919 


Charitable Registration Number: 13040 1573 RR0001

Fife House Annual 2001 F/A

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