Changing one’s beliefs is never an easy task. Vast amounts of research attests to the fact that most of what a person believes to be true is set within his/her mind by the time he/she is seven years of…
Artwork: Robert Rauschenberg [1925-2008) Today we have witnessed the end run of one child, now young man, whose life has been defined and lived out in the historical path of how our society processes children outside of traditional supports. Paperwork/documents/reports/records fill…
I just heard for the first time The Waterboys’ “In My Time on Earth” The last line called my attention… “ In my time on earth , I will say I am you.” Empathy Week is hosted in several locations and…
ctvcalgary.ca Published Friday, February 6, 2009 6:28PM MST https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/the-doorway-needs-help-reopening-its-doors-1.367665 “ One of the city’s most successful programs aimed at getting young people off the streets is in trouble. Smoke damage gutted The Doorway after a restaurant fire in the…
The first week of November The Doorway was invited to an international conversation about the role of community in supporting young people outside of traditional supports who are building their lives toward participation in our society. We came together…
We captured some comments and perspectives of community members and valued sector friends from our events last week. There was obvious and contagious energy and belief throughout our events that community can and should be playing a bigger role…
As we prepared for our Engaging Youth, Engaging Community Events we asked young people at The Doorway a couple questions to ensure we represented them well and brought their voice to the conversation. The alignment between their perspective and…