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…
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…
Many young people end up on the street through no fault of their own. Trying to solve that issue is not easy and without support can be next to impossible. “It’s never a straightforward journey and it was exhausting. I reached out to one social…
In the last few months, I’ve been meeting a mental health counsellor more or less once a week. Since moving into this place back in December, my thoughts have once again caught up with me as they did before I left…
We are the youth of the streetsWe run wild, we run free,We wish this didn’t have to be; can’t you seeWe walk the sidewalks paved with fearOur eyes are full of anger and hate, sorrow and painWe do this…
