We hope to see you at this year’s Friendship Dinner on Oct. 26! This year, we will both reflect on our past 80 years as an organization and share a vision that compels us forward – a future where health care and emergency shelter are seamlessly integrated in our community. The difficulties of those experiencing […]
Fredlyne is thriving in her community and growing as a leader, thanks to your support of our Neighbourhood programs including House of Friendship’s Courtland Shelley Community Centre! Fredlyne is one of many children who benefit each year from our preventative work in low income neighbourhoods throughout Waterloo Region. Research is clear that poverty stacks the […]
Sarah is focused on one goal these days – finishing her studies, and geting a job as a personal support worker. She can see the goal on the horizon – after several years of study, Sarah hopes to complete her training this December. “I can’t wait to work,” said Sarah. Sarah, 33, came to Canada […]
It took Tasneem Jamal a long time before she was able to approach writing her family’s story. There was just too much emotion. “It gestated for decades,” said Jamal. “When I finally sat down and wrote it, I was 40.” Jamal’s family story, as told in Where the Air is Sweet, chronicles an Indian family’s […]
House of Friendship welcomed 500 friends and supporters to Rockway Mennonite Collegiate on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the 22nd Annual Friendship Dinner. You, an inspiring mix of donors, volunteers, community leaders and staff, came together for a common purpose — to help our neighbours in need to Belong and Thrive. Séan McCann, formerly of Great […]
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