When I came to The Doorway I was 17. I had no home, no job, no money, and definitely no joy. I’ll be 24 years old this year. And many aspects of my environment have changed. My housing and employment are constant. My…
How do we change the way a young person on the street thinks? We change the way they view themselves! I thought that I was worth nothing, so it didn’t matter what I did, everybody hated me or didn’t care. But…
The cities plan to end homelessness has resulted in an increase in affordable agency run housing. It has also lead to a decrease in accessible street level services as a result I believe a homeless individual now has a lower quality of…
Self-determination enables The Doorway to use a ‘help them, help themselves’ philosophy when supporting young people to move from street to mainstream culture. Read ‘I Can Now Problem Solve’ on The Doorway blog to hear one young persons journey…
For a bit… I almost changed myself. For somebody else. I almost changed my scene. For dirty publicity. I almost fussed a style. To be seen worth the while. In the pursuit of cool. I could have changed my clothing. Felt self loathing. I could have slurred minorities.…
While making changes in my life I have found many things that I thought wouldn’t have to change ended up being some of the biggest things that needed to be done first. Cutting people out of my life is…
My wish for everyone in the new year….May peace break into your house,May thieves come to steal your debts,May the pockets of your pants become a magnet for $20 bills,May love stick to you like VaselineMay laughter assault your…
It’s now been a full year since I moved into this apartment unit. 365 days being housed, and building up to a place where my life should be at rather than where I was at. In the time since I’ve moved…
A look back. I remember the first time I walked into The Doorway not knowing where my life was going. I was scared. The past had been filled with a lot of grief, self-destruction and little self-awareness. After my…
