Peterborough, Ontario,
K9H 1W8
Canada
Like the time when Laura's phone bill was overdue,
and so was she.
We were able to assist her until Rebecca was born.
There is Stephanie who couldn't read
because of multiple personality disorder.
She learned to read The Word.
It took two years.
There are many others, too many to mention by name.
We were the first organization to be able to get a fellow they call "Reindeer" out from under the bridge in Peterborough and into a warm home with food in 1997.
Then there were the many times we have had to go to court for those people who couldn't handle the stress.
There were over 30 people who had fallen
through the cracks of our system in 1997.
In 2004, 47 people survived for a year,
thanks to the sevices at :
42 Lansdowne Street.
This has been happening simply because
the existing system does not know
how to deal with this problem.
Why?
Because this problem can't be solved overnight.
It is an ongoing problem that society
as a whole will have to learn to deal with.
Due to costs, the only way we have found
to deal with it is through peer support.
As a network of volunteers we can be available
24-7
and the cost is minimal.
We also know best what it is that is needed,
as each of us has been there.
These people have all found refuge with
The Gabriel House Network.
All that we have asked in return,
from anyone,
is that they do the same
for someone else
down the road of life!
In this way, over the past eleven years,
we have seen
the collective consciousness of our society change.
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