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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 …
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 …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This week was declared by Mayor Tory to be Emergency Shelter and Homelessness Service Worker Appreciation Week – and I want to express, on behalf of the EHM Board of Directors, just how much we appreciate the staff at EHM and all they do. Each and every team member is responsible for keeping some of the city’s best housing and …
What makes a home? It’s a place where we feel safe, a place that reflects who we are – it’s a place we want to be. But sometimes it can be difficult to stay on top of the things that need to be done to maintain your apartment, and for some tenants, it can quickly get out of control. And …
