When I remember how amazing & special I am, I feel really good. I feel alive, exuberant, energized, powerful. It’s like nothing —à bothering my mind matters; concerns, worries, ‘things’ not working out. A realization dawns that they…
As the co-founder and former Executive Director of The Doorway, Marilyn Dyck has spent many years building community and supporting young people in Calgary. She recently sat down with volunteer Dan Kostka to discuss the concept of ‘belonging’ and…
Last month Dan Kostka, a longtime friend and volunteer of The Doorway, sat down with Ryan McAuley, our Youth Engagement Coordinator. Dan wanted to give our community an opportunity to get to know one of the committed and thoughtful…
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we complete the finishing touches on our 2021-2022 Annual Update. In the meantime we hope you enjoy the below stories from young people and our year at The Doorway. Thank you…
You may have seen our Program Manager Kaitlin O’Grady on Global News or in other media sources earlier this month. Kaitlin was selected as one of ten Community Champions who were recognized at the 2022 Shaw Charity Classic. She…
A longtime friend and volunteer of The Doorway, Dan recently reconnected with us after spending six months in Slovakia. During his time in Slovakia he found himself close to the Ukrainian border thinking ‘Just Do Something’. His story has…
While reading through our participant writing archives we found a submission from 1995 explaining the fight to get a job after years on the street. Initially we considered the time saved not having to wait in a 40 minute…
Trust: A Choice I believe every man has the right to choose who and what may enter their life, but it is the discretion of making such decisions that could be the downfall of their sanity. When I mention…
Yesterday a young man read the below poem, written by a participant of The Doorway (then The Back Door) in 1992. It resonated so deeply he carried it around to share it with several staff, ‘this, this is my…
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Elliot How am I doing in recovery? In my addiction I suffered from the ‘I don’t give a **** attitude’. I don’t give a **** if…
