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CTV News
14 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
$552,000 given to help local homeless youth
A $552,000 Grow Grant has been given to the Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM) by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The funding will help WRYM expand critical services, further supporting youth who are at risk-of or that are experiencing homelessness. The WRYM said it will continue to build on its System Navigation pilot project, which is an initiative that prepares youth in crisis with necessary life skills and support to gain economic independence and housing stability. Windsor Residence for Young Men grant Officials seen at the grant announcement for the Windsor Residence for Young Men in Windsor, Ont. on June 19, 2025. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor) 'Windsor-Essex is home to many incredible services, but for youth in crisis, simply finding and accessing these supports can feel overwhelming or impossible,' said Jason Weinberg, executive director of WRYM. 'When you're facing homelessness, navigating complex eligibility rules, referral systems, waitlists, and transportation barriers can be a challenge that stops before you even begin. This funding allows us to break down those barriers. We're not just pointing young people in the right direction, we're walking alongside them, ensuring they get the right help, from the right places, at the right time.' WRYM will keep offering intensive case management within its housing programs over the next three years, while essential services are expanded. In the first two years of the pilot, more than 50 homeless youth were helped, securing long-term housing when they left the program.
CTV News
5 days ago
- Health
- CTV News
Brentwood Recovery Home receives nearly $100,000 in provincial grant
A nearly $100,000 grant for the Brentwood Recovery Home. Brentwood has received a $99,000 Resilient Communities Fund Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to grow their Peer Support Training Program. This program empowers individuals with lived experience of recovery, or who are considered 'alumni' of the program, to help support others on their own recovery journey. Through this initiative, which launched in July 2024, Brentwood has been able to train three full groups, surpassing the goal of 60 participants. The content of this course aligns with both provincial and federal peer support guidelines to provide these individuals with the knowledge and skills to offer safe and effective peer-to-peer assistance in Windsor and Essex County. Sonja Grbevski, executive director of Brentwood Recovery Home, said Brentwood has a really strong alumni base who want to help. 'Being able to provide additional training because we know lots has changed in the trajectory of addictions, or addictions and mental health, and equipping our alumni and peers has been absolutely critical to bring them to that next level of support,' she said. She said if they weren't provided this grant, they wouldn't have been able to do this program. 'That really speaks to the fact of how important this grant was for us, we were able to do three full cohorts, actually we've surpassed the goal of 60 participants, and being able to spread the knowledge across our alumni group, our peer support initiatives.' Grbevski said those in recovery want that personal connection. 'We've heard it over and over is, 'Can I please have someone who's gone through this journey to help me walk beside me and guide me along with the formal structure of programs'.' This funding was for a one-year term. Approximately 70 individuals are currently on program, however there are a number of individuals who attend daily programming but do not stay on site. Brentwood Recovery Home is dedicated to providing lifelong, compassionate, and evidence-informed addictions treatment. Through this peer support initiative, alumni remain engaged with the community and reinforce positive recovery outcomes. - Written by Meagan Delaurier/AM800 News
