Texas’s Story

Texas’s Story  Written By Editor’s Note As part of our commitment to working in solidarity with our unhoused neighbours to change the narrative on homelessness, we are inviting people to share their own stories in their own words as guests on our blog. I...

Peer Supports @ Redwood

Peer Supports @ Redwood  Written By Jennifer van Gennip At Redwood, we believe that safe, affordable, hopeful housing is the first step in breaking cycles of violence, abuse, poverty, and addiction.  We also believe that people grow best in supportive...

Sophia’s Story

Sofia’s Story  Written By Jennifer van Gennip “I’ve got nowhere else to go.” For years, Sophia has been working 2 jobs to keep up with the bills. But after the holidays, she started getting fewer shifts at the store and ended up short on rent one month,...

NIMBY to Neighbour

It’s almost YIMBY Week 2021! To prepare, we are sharing some additional resources that will help you champion YIMBYism within your own network. First, Your Why First, it’s important to know your why. Our “official” why is “because...

Cool news about…bed bugs?!

Our Furniture Bank will be launching a new option for bed bug remediation in Barrie and Simcoe County in 2021, and social housing organizations could not be more excited. Thanks to a $131,100 grant provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Redwood Park Communities...