annual report - St. Stephen`s Community House

annual report
2006–07
St. Stephen’s Community House • Casa Comunitaria St. Stephen •
good
neighbourhoods
building one generation at a time
memoir by catherine macleod · photos by vincenzo pietropaolo
A
recent visit to one of my old
neighbourhoods in Toronto has
shown me, once again, that things
have changed for the better in
the three decades or so since I
lived there. Forget for a moment
all the work that still has to be done. The
neighbourhoods surrounding St. Stephen’s
Community House are a model of the
things I could only dream of when I first
arrived in Toronto as a runaway in 1967.
The role of migrant was bred in my
bones. My ancestors had rolled from the
Isle of Skye during Scotland’s industrial
revolution to Glasgow.
After the Second World War my parents
tumbled again from Glasgow to Ontario
The Hub at the
centre of our
neighbourhood
President and Executive Director’s Message
Liane Regendanz,
Executive Director
Celia Denov,
President
H
– first to Hamilton, then to Petawawa,
before coming to rest in Kincardine, a rural
community of less than 4,000 souls on the
shores of Lake Huron. That was 1963.
When I migrated to Toronto in the
summer of 1967 I had no idea I was landing
in the very neighbourhood with the oldest
legacy of welcoming immigrants. All I knew
was that I could find a cheap place to live
there, and that it was “downtown.”
Although I didn’t have two nickels to rub
together, I know now that I was one of the
privileged ones. I spoke English, had white
freckled skin, and was healthy, young and
full of bravado. My parents were only three
hours away by train and I could swallow my
pride and go home when I wanted to. >>>
ealthy neighbourhoods are the energy of great cities. Social
service agencies like St. Stephen’s Community House are
the important “hubs” at the centre of these neighbourhoods.
Think of St. Stephen’s as a bicycle wheel. The routes
we take to the places where we meet others with common
issues are our spokes and our community house is the hub.
The many accessible resources and services we provide, and the
places where everyone is welcomed and treated with respect, are the
rim of our constantly changing neighbourhood wheel.
This year’s annual report focuses on our goal of “creating
opportunities and strengthening communities” in neighbourhoods
across the city – from our local Kensington community to
Wychwood and Lawrence Heights.
This past year we approached our work with renewed energy,
vision and a clear focus. Our Strategic Plan 2006–2010 signals
three directions, four priority populations and criteria to guide our
decision making. Already we are seeing results and are making good
progress on our path ahead and future plans.
Youth – a group too often marginalized and under-represented
at public policy tables – is one of our four priority populations. The
lack of core government funding for social and recreational programs
The photos accompanying this story are by Vincenzo Pietropaolo, and come from his photo documentation of the Kensington
neighbourhood over the past 20 years. Some are included in Kensington, a hard cover book produced in 2000 to celebrate
St. Stephen’s Community House’s 25th anniversary.
on the cover: Revellers kissing during the winter solstice (Dec 21, 2006) in an event called Festival of Lights, produced by Red Pepper
Spectacle Arts led by Andy Moro and Gabi Caruso.
such as those offered by our Youth Arcade, is still a key advocacy issue
for the House.
Another advocacy issue is improvement to the Safe Schools Act.
Our commitment is reflected in our unique Replay program with atrisk inner-city youth who are suspended or expelled from school.
Educational and social support programs to help these youth
stay in school and succeed, as well as to address the complex issues
that led to their suspension, are models of success. Almost all of the
100 young people who participated in the Replay program this year
returned to school.
Our Conflict Resolution Services – a pioneer in communitybased mediation and training in Canada – launched two exciting
new initiatives this year. Low-risk offenders, including young adults,
are now participating in victim-offender mediation as a diversion
from the criminal justice system.
Using a restorative justice approach, in partnership with
Peacebuilders International (Canada) we are supporting “healing
circles” for youth who find themselves in conflict with authority.
Since St. Stephen’s earliest days, community services have
played a critical role in strengthening the economic and social wellbeing of our city and improving the quality of life of thousands of
individuals and neighbourhoods every day. Beginning in 1962, our
staff, complemented by hundreds of volunteers, have carried out this
work with incredible passion, skill, and dedication. To them we are
truly grateful.
We also thank our government funders and the many donors,
partners and artists who also help us to realize St. Stephen’s vision
of the hub at the centre of a healthy, harmonious and inclusive
neighbourhood. We look forward to working with you all in the
coming year.
– Liane Regendanz, Executive Director
– Celia Denov, President, Board of Directors
building good neighbourhoods
Pat Roy and Stewart Scrier, owners of Courage My Love, 2000
O Núcleo no
centro da nossa
vizinhança
Mensagem da Presidente e da
Directora Executiva
Manuel and Deolinda Moniz, 1995
A
s vizinhanças saudáveis são a energia das grandes cidades. As
agências de serviços sociais como St. Stephen’s Community
House são “núcleos” importantes no centro dessas
vizinhanças.
Pense na St. Stephen’s como uma roda de uma bicicleta.
As estradas que seguimos para os locais onde nos encontramos com
outras pessoas com problemas comuns, são os nossos raios e a nossa
casa comunitária é o núcleo.
Os diversos recursos e serviços acessíveis que providenciamos, e
os locais onde toda a gente é bem-vinda e tratada com respeito, são a
jante da nossa roda de vizinhança constantemente em mudança.
O relatório anual deste ano tem o foco na nossa meta de “criação
de oportunidades e reforço das comunidades” em vizinhanças
espalhadas pela cidade – desde a nossa comunidade local de
Kensington até Wychwood e Lawrence Heights.
Neste ano passado abordámos o nosso trabalho com energia
e visão renovadas e um foco claro. O nosso Plano Estratégico
I mustered on, pretending that I wasn’t
bewildered, isolated and fearful. In those
days jobs seemed to grow on trees, and I was
chasing the big City Lights, adventure and
the freedom of adult life.
My first home was a room at a local
co-operative housing run by tenants in a
converted mansion on Spadina Avenue, just
above the circle. That summer, long ago, the
co-operative housing served as a settlement
house of sorts for young newcomers and
transients like me. I didn’t know about St.
Stephen’s Community House then, though
if I could press replay, I would have made
my way there.
In the summer of 1967, hot and basic as
it was, my hub was the co-op, the way St.
Stephen’s is a hub for the community. We
got one clean sheet weekly, which I was
instructed to rotate from top to bottom.
Despite the sweaty linen, evenings chatting
and imagining with new friends on the front
steps after dinner seemed like a dream come
true to this country girl.
The heady Yorkville Avenue scene
was a short walk away, north and east of
Bloor and Spadina. I would soon learn
about hepatitis, lsd, bad trips, predatory
landlords, bad bosses, community sexual
2006–2010 assinala três direcções, quatro prioridades e critérios para
orientar a nossa tomada de decisões. Já estamos a ver resultados e
a fazer bom progresso no nosso caminho pela frente e nos planos
futuros.
A Juventude – um grupo muito frequentemente marginalizado e
sub representado em mesas de políticas públicas – é uma das nossas
quatro populações prioritárias. A falta de financiamento central
governamental para programas sociais e recreativos, tais como os
oferecidos pelo nosso Youth Arcade, ainda é um problema central de
promoção para a “Casa.”
Outro problema de promoção é o melhoramento do Safe Schools
Act (Lei de Segurança nas Escolas). O nosso empenhamento
reflecte-se no nosso programa exclusivo Replay com a juventude em
risco da vizinhança que está suspensa da escola.
Os programas educativos e sociais de apoio para ajudarem estes
jovens a permanecer na escola e ter sucesso, bem como para lidar com
os assuntos complexos que levaram às suas suspensões, são modelos
de sucesso. Quase todos os 100 jovens que, este ano, participaram no
programa Replay regressaram à escola.
Os nossos Serviços de Resolução de Conflitos – pioneiros na
mediação e formação de base comunitária no Canadá – lançaram
três novas iniciativas excitantes este ano, duas com a juventude como
objectivo.
Os delinquentes de baixo risco, incluindo adultos jovens, estão
health clinics and fair weather friends. I
knew of no Employment and Training
Centres, Newcomer Services or Family
Centres. >>>
agora a participar em mediação vítima-ofensor como uma alternativa
ao sistema de justiça criminal.
Utilizando uma abordagem de justiça reparadora inovadora,
em parceria exclusiva com a Peacebuilders International (Canada),
criámos “círculos de cura” para jovens com ofensas relacionadas com
bandos.
Desde os primeiros dias da St. Stephen’s, os serviços comunitários
desempenharam um papel essencial no fortalecimento do bem-estar
económico e social da nossa cidade e melhoramento da qualidade de
vida de milhares de indivíduos e vizinhanças, todos os dias. Desde
1962, os nossos funcionários, complementados por centenas de
voluntários, efectuaram este trabalho com uma paixão, habilidade e
dedicação incríveis. Para eles, a nossa verdadeira gratidão.
Também agradecemos aos nossos financiadores governamentais
e aos muitos doadores, parceiros e artistas que também nos ajudam
a concretizar a visão da St. Stephen do núcleo no centro de uma
vizinhança saudável, harmoniosa e abrangente.
– Liane Regendanz, Directora Executiva
– Celia Denov, Presidente, Direcção
building good neighbourhoods
By the time my son was
born in 1973, I had access to a
licensed non-profit childcare
centre where a wonderful
woman called Marm worked
with the children. Later I was
able to enroll him at another
childcare centre on Lowther
Avenue. I was always late
and harried when picking
him up, but other weary
parents helped and he has
since forgiven me. Growing
up and changing the world
at the same time made many
young mothers and fathers
tired and guilty. A parenting
group like St. Stephen’s Hello
Baby Circle would have come
in handy, although daycare
workers like Marm were great.
Later, with friends and
neighbours, I volunteered,
organized and worked
to create affordable,
The streets of Kensington Market become a cultural playground on Pedestrian Sundays.
compassionate housing,
decent community health services and social
the arts community.
operative house run by tenants, where we
programs like universal, affordable daycare.
Eventually we moved across the Don
raised our son. Some would say it was the
I became active in the labour movement and
Valley to Riverdale to another local cohard way; I say with pride that it was our
neighbourhood way in those days. We
supported each other to make the world a
better place.
Life seems to move forward in spirals
and change is gradual, perhaps too gradual
for the likes of me. My son returned to my
first landing neighbourhood to attend an
alternative school in Kensington Market for
a few years, where his old daycare worker
Marm taught him, once again.
When he became a father himself a
couple of years ago, he was living in an
apartment above a store at Queen and
Ossington. Culturally competent, as any
child of Toronto’s neighbourhoods is today,
he is now raising his family a stone’s throw
from that first co-op.
He has strong roots in this city, as well as
access to community services and facilities
that my generation could only dream of
– the kind of programs that St. Stephen’s
continues to deliver, to foster an inclusive,
compassionate community.
Catherine Macleod is a writer and producer
who immigrated to Toronto’s neighbourhoods
in the late ’60s. Her memoir, Waking up in
the Men’s Room was published by Between
the Lines in 1997; The Ginger Press published
a collection of her poetry The Telling Time, in
2001.
Herman Maiato of
Coral Sea Fish Store, 2000
Pon Yueh Chun delights in the meaningful activities she finds at the Senior Activities Centre.
senior activities centre
‘budget well, save, and keep organized’
B
orn 95 years ago in Canton
Province, China, Pon Yueh Chun
has lived at Kensington Manor
since October 1998. She attends St.
Stephen’s Community House adult
day service three days a week and is a leader
among her peers.
She continues to enjoy assisting other
seniors and has assumed responsibility
for tending the plants at the cheerful St.
Stephen’s Community House Senior
Activities Centre at College and Spadina,
where Adult Day Services are held. Her secret for a happy life?
“Budget well, save, keep organized and
you are ok,” Pon Yueh Chun answers, her
eyes laughing.
After her husband Pon King Lung
died, she joined her daughter in Canada
and helped keep house and raise her
grandchildren. She has decades of
experience, starting at age five helping
her own mother, whom she credits with
teaching her strength.
Today she remembers the names of
all her five children, 19 grandchildren, 28
great grandchildren and eight great-great
grandchildren, with whom she celebrates
her birthdays at annual family banquets.
At St. Stephen’s she seems to delight in
what she calls the loving concern of staff and
the meaningful activities at the program, she
explains through interpreter Jenny Poon,
one of the Adult Day Service staff members.
“Here we get weather reports, stretching
exercises, and lots of friends,” she says,
lifting her leg to demonstrate. “I don’t have
the pains anymore.”
Pon Yueh Chun participates in birthday
parties, celebrations and some trips
organized by the program.
She still cooks food and gives flowers
to her neighbours, becoming very
animated when the discussion turns back
to gardening. She grows flowers inside
and nurtures vegetables from seed in pots
indoors – leeks, green onions and Chinese
vegetables. With only two years of formal
education and still speaking fluently in her
mother tongue, Pon Yueh Chun’s wisdom is
as universal as her spirit.
The Senior Activities Centre is a friendly
place for immigrant seniors to access
community services and socialize
within their own and other cultural
communities.
This year the seniors program:
• served 698 seniors, having
counselors meet with them
4,498 times
• provided care and support to 77
frail seniors with 3,401 days of care
through our Adult Day Service
• enjoyed an active and diverse
membership, including Cantonese,
Mandarin, Portuguese and Korean
seniors
language training & newcomer services
what st. stephen’s
language training
did for me
Great news came recently to our Newcomer Family Centre at Shaw Street.
Shan Somasundaram, our English Language student, has been selected
a Winner of the annual Toronto English as a Second Language Writing
Contest. We congratulate Shan with his achievement and wish him
further success in learning English and getting settled in Canada.This is
his winning entry in the contest.
by Shan Somasundaram
E
very year Canada allows many immigrants from many
countries. Most of these people speak their own language.
They want good lives and need to study English, because
it is an official language. To solve this problem the
Canadian government provides English as a second
language for all immigrants. It spends millions of dollars for this
program, linc (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada,
a program offered by St. Stephen’s Language Training and
Newcomer Services.)
I am a Sri Lankan who came to Canada in early 2004. When
I came I couldn’t speak or write English very well. To improve
my English I wanted to go to an esl class. I live downtown so I
selected St Stephen’s Community House linc.
After 25 years I started going to school again. The friendly
teacher invited me to Level i. In my class I met many students
who came from different countries e.g. India, China, Iraq and
Colombia, but they seemed to speak better than me. I studied
pronunciation and grammar and how to form sentences. Then I
gradually got promoted to Level iv. Now I study more grammar
and writing and uses of verb tenses.
This school is not only for English but helps us with other
activities. Here we learn about the government of Canada,
geography of Canada and the cultures of Canada. Our teacher
took us several places to see how they function e.g. city hall,
provincial government and Riverdale Farm. In our class we
celebrate festivals such as Halloween, Chinese New Year, South
Asian Day and Thanksgiving. This is the only place for me to
solve my difficulties in my new country. The teachers in this
school have helped me learn English and get settled. I am happy
with my school. My teacher has a good opinion of me and my
work.
English classes help many newcomers adapt to life in Canada.
Each year Language Training and Newcomer Services helps
newcomers adapt to life in Canada with English classes,
information, referral services and employment preparation.
this year the lTNS program:
• offered 19 English classes with morning, afternoon and
evening hours – both full- and part-time
• introduced an English class geared specifically for
seniors
• provided 2,508 newcomers with individual counseling
and group support in English, Mandarin, Cantonese
and Spanish
wellness promotion
fotonovela: truths, secrets and lies
A
Fotonovela – a picture and
text-based story that uses ideas
developed in comic books and
the conventions of television
soap operas – is a favoured
genre in adult and popular education
throughout the world today.
Fotonovelas require the same level
of story-telling discipline and expertise
as a good book, but they must move,
entertain, and challenge readers, just as
any good storytelling does.
It is the format chosen for Truths,
Truths,
Secrets and
Lies is now
available in
Portuguese
and English.
A Spanish
Edition is
scheduled
for release
shortly.
Secrets and Lies, the story of the risk of
love and the value of being loved, 6,000
copies of which were released at the
aids 2006 Conference in Toronto.
Published in partnership by St.
Stephen’s Community House, aids
Committee of Toronto, Hassle Free
Clinic and Queen West Community
Health Centre, Truths, Secrets and Lies
is the story of a woman – played by
staffer Susie Soares-McAdam – who
learns the facts about hiv and aids.
She learns how hiv is transmitted
and how people can protect themselves
and their loved ones. It is a runaway
success among Portuguese speaking
people living with, affected by, and
at risk of, hiv/aids in the ssch
neighbourhood.
In this Fotonovela, the courageous
heroine also gains knowledge of how
the aids stigma and barriers such as
homophobia contribute to the growth
of the epidemic, and that accurate
information, condoms and compassion
are her best weapons against the disease.
The Wellness Promotion
Program focuses on hiv/aids
education and prevention,
pre- and post-natal health and
women’s health, especially in
the Portuguese, Mandarin
and Cantonese speaking
communities.
this year, the wellness
promotion program:
• delivered 113 hiv/aids
educational workshops
reaching 2,095 people
• distributed 1,500 Portuguese
and English aids Fotonovelas
locally and worldwide
through a Portuguese press
conference at aids 2006
• provided educational
workshops, counseling and
supports to 120 multicultural
women weekly in two
perinatal programs supported
by 16 peer parents
• trained 12 Portuguese
speaking mothers to teach
other parents how to discuss
sexuality with their children
Xian Ping Tan (centre) prepares healthy snacks with peer parent Christina and Hello Baby Circle program participant Amy.
hello baby circle
ping’s healthy start to parenting
X
ian Ping Tan is a graduate of the
35-hour training program for
Hello Baby Circle, an innovative
peer parent perinatal program
that supports new mothers.
The weekly program for isolated
pregnant women, mostly newcomers to
Canada, provides encouragement and
care during pregnancy, in preparation for
labour and delivery, and during the postnatal period.
Originally joining to meet other moms,
get information on taking care of herself
and a new baby, Xian now speaks perfect
English, shyly, and is raising three busy
daughters, Caitlin (10), Wendy (4) and
Judy (2). She is also a very active volunteer
in her community and enjoys the hours
she donates to her local Cantonese Club.
As a Hello Baby Circle graduate and
peer parent, Xian is paid to teach other
moms the things she has learned, like
how to care for babies and the secrets of
breastfeeding.
“These are the most important things I
do,” she says.
Xian’s work also includes reception,
nutrition, interpretation, food handling,
shopping and cooking for program
participants.
No longer isolated, Xian is as
proficient with the Canadian Food Guide
as she is with stretching her small weekly
program food budget of $35, a skill she
displayed during a recent expedition
to Kensington Market for grapes and
mangos.
The Hello Baby Circle’s services she
provides are available in a number of
languages, including Portuguese, Urdu,
Vietnamese and Tibetan, reflecting Xian’s
and St. Stephen’s commitment to give
immigrants and refugees the courage
to adapt, participate and integrate into
Canadian society – as gently as possible.
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corner drop-in
beating addiction,
one day at a time
A
fter struggling alone with addiction issues for nearly a
decade, being alienated from family and friends, and
diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a friend suggested
that Martine speak with someone at St. Stephen’s
Community House Corner Drop‑in.
Moving from what he calls “desperation row,” he met Peter
Markwell, an addictions counsellor who introduced him to Friday
relapse intervention meetings at Donwood and a second chance
at dignity and respect.
“When I’m here, I exist,” he says.
Today Martine, who sees St. Stephen’s as his family, says it has
restored his faith. As well, he now has an eclectic mix of friends
from all backgrounds, with all levels of education and skills.
The Corner Drop-in is one of St. Stephen’s programs that
challenges the barriers that keep people on the street.
Among its many vital services, the Corner Drop-in
Trusteeship program helps people with their finances and
budgets, and enables them to pay their bills, organize first and last
months’ rent and make their rent on time to avoid eviction. As a
disability pension recipient, Martine participates in this program,
which he says, “taught me to be accountable again.”
Martine clears tables at the Corner Drop-in on Augusta Avenue.
Our Corner Drop-In provides life-sustaining services to
homeless men and women. It serves as a hub from which
we provide more long-term solutions such as addiction
counseling, mental health services and housing placement.
this year, the corner drop-in :
• served 100,872 meals
• placed nearly 500 clients in housing – a third of those in
affordable social housing
• had a success rate of 100 per cent for clients enrolled in the
trustee program maintaining their housing, many of whom
hadn’t been housed for more than a three-month period in
several years
this year, L.L. Odette Place provided:
• Permanent supportive housing for 13 previously homeless
men with mental health challenges.
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“I was able to stay sober for seven months before experiencing
a condition called Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptom, which
triggered a relapse,” he recalls of his longest period of sobriety to
date.
“Only 4 out of a 100 addicts stay clean for a year.”
Knowing how serious the issues are at the Corner Drop-in, it
amazes Martine that the staff still come in to work every day with
a positive attitude.
Although he is still struggling, it brightens his day to see
clients at the Drop-in undergo change and regain the ability to
reconnect with others and move on.
“The most important thing is to not give up,” he says.
If all goes well, the former u of t grad school drop out will one
day be the very grounded professor of Political Science he wants
to be.
One day at a time.
youth arcade
kenny vuong’s recipe for success
W
ith a simple cup of rice, two cups of water, soya sauce,
garlic powder, black pepper, salt, oil and eggs, Kenny
has all the ingredients to keep his friends and young
neighbours coming to the Arcade.
Kenny Vuong is a busy 15-year-old. He is part of a
group of volunteers and staff that makes the Youth Arcade at St.
Stephen’s Community House a focal point for young people. Kenny
attends Central Technical School, plays the clarinet, wears a tee shirt
that reads, “You don’t own me,” and says he gets his inspiration from
all the staff at St. Stephen’s.
Besides being one of the Arcade’s sharp pool players, Kenny
also cooks for the after-school snack program and has developed
tremendous leadership and interpersonal skills in the process.
He points proudly to the art on the walls, particularly a mural
depicting great women in history, a collaboration between some of
the Arcade’s Venus program for young women and resident artists.
The Arcade has two drop-in programs. The Lunch Program is for
grades seven and eight students, and provides homework support,
free Internet and computer use and a range of interactive workshops
on youth related issues. The After-School Program, for youth aged
12 to 19, provides the same, as well as a snack program, a transition
group for those preparing to move from high school to postsecondary institutions, and parent support and referrals.
Kenny’s friendships, fried rice and brilliant pool games are Arcade
house favourites.
Kenny Vuong
The Arcade is the hub for youth from our local
neighbourhoods. It is a place where they can get information
in a non-judgmental and supportive environment. For parents,
it’s a safe place where their kids can hang out and socialize with
their peers while receiving information and support.
this year, the Youth Arcade:
• provided 20 hours of weekly supervised drop-in serving 1,000
youth age 12 to 19 and outreach for 120 parents
• reached 120 youth through nine fun recreational activities
• supervised community placement of 250+ young offenders
• released the Little Black Book for Girlz, a no-nonsense guide
to sexual well-being for girls – written by teens for teens
published by Annick Press
neighbourhood support
The Neighbourhood Support Program works in the Kensington
community supporting and engaging residents, businesses and
community groups. Our goal is to help build a strong, safe and
supportive neighbourhood, by promoting self-sufficiency, and
the capacity of individuals and groups to make a contribution.
this year, neighbourhood support:
• provided support to 15 community groups in our
neighbourhood including Pedestrian Sunday Kensington,
Kensington Safety Task Force, Harbord Village Residents’
Association, Festival of Lights and more
• held bi-monthly orientation sessions for over 200 people
interested in volunteering in our programs and supported
several corporate groups doing group volunteering
• provided leadership to u of t Pro Bono student to develop a
Guide on Intellectual Property Law and training to staff
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employment & training centre
‘together we have become a community’
R
udo Mataure says that all the
education, skill or knowledge in the
world means nothing without the
courage to bring them forth and
use them.
On a recent celebratory afternoon, Rudo
reminisced about how the St. Stephen’s
Connections program helped her regain
her self-confidence. She had just accepted a
full-time job in the tourism and hospitality
industry. Encouragement and support for
each other and teamwork were key elements
to the program, and her success.
Like her counterparts, Rudo had been
forced to leave her family, home, career and
familiar ways of life behind.
“For many, our journey to Canada
signified new starts – re-establishing our
careers, and more importantly, our lives,”
she said. “Though none of us were strangers
to the employment market and most of us
had a background in some field or other, we
found ourselves going back to the basics to
open Canadian job market doors.
“Fortunately, we all found a savior in
the St. Stephen’s Connections program,”
says the Zimbabwe born refugee, who is
thankful for the networks that welcomed
her through St. Stephens, including The
Maytree Foundation, The Toronto District
School Board, Toronto Social Services and
The United Way of Greater Toronto.
The Employment and Training Centre
helps young people, adults and new
Canadians prepare for and find jobs.
With an overall focus on youth, we
assist with the transition from school
to work with part-time jobs, summer
employment, training and work
experience placements.
this year, the employment and
training centre:
• helped 795 young people find fulltime jobs, return to school or enter a
training program, resulting in a 71 per
cent success rate
• placed 107 youth in apprenticable
employment and found summer jobs
for 745 students
• provided skills training and job
placements to 83 adult newcomers
on social assistance through our
Connections program
• graduated 15 young single parents
from our kytes program – an
intensive six-month pre-employment
theatre program
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Rudo Mataure
Rudo’s thank-you list is even more
specific. It comprises the invaluable
computer skills she learned from Jack and
the workplace skills she learned from Agnes.
She thanks Stefanos for teaching her the
value of customer service career skills,
and who, along with Sunny, ensured that
she had a professional resume and a job
placement.
“In the beginning we may have been
strangers but now we are a family,” Rudo
says.
“Besides opening many doors, together
we have become a community too.”
Colanthony Humphrey,
19, painted the vivid
mural on the Mobilizer, a
tractor-trailer that acts as
an employment centre on
wheels.
photo: lucas oleniuk toronto star
employment & training centre ‘mobilizer’
big rig helps get the job hunt moving
by Leslie Ferenc, Oct. 16, 2006, reprinted
with permission from the Toronto Star
H
is markers are old, their tips
well-worn and dry as a bone, but
Colanthony Humphrey won’t
chuck ’em.
For the talented 19-year-old
graffiti artist, these simple tools are as lucky
as a four-leaf clover. The markers helped
him land a much-coveted commission.
His latest murals aren’t displayed in
a gallery or even splashed on the side
of a building. They’ll be seen on the
exterior of the St. Stephen’s Community
House Employment and Training
Centre’s “Mobilizer” as it rolls from on
neighbourhood to the next.
The new, supersized resource centre
on wheels opened its doors Thursday. The
almost 15-metre tractor-trailer is manned by
a team of job counsellors and equipped with
computers, phones, employment postings
and a wall full of brochures with job search
tips.
Over the next year, it will come to the
doorsteps of young people in some of
Toronto’s most isolated and underserviced
communities, offering them the tools they
need to find work and pursue their dreams.
Humphrey knows the value of getting
a hand up. He walked through the doors
of the original Mobilizer tractor-trailer set
up in his old neighbourhood at Eglinton
Avenue and Keele Street some four years
ago, curious about what was being offered.
Aboard, he found plenty of support from
people like Mobilizer co-ordinator Natalie
Johnson, who helped him revamp his
resumé, hone his interview skills and kept
him motivated. It led to his first summer
job.
Humphrey came back to the Mobilizer
this past summer after entering a
competition to paint a mural on the new
trailer, currently set up in the parking lot
of a Jane Street grocery store just north of
Trethewey Drive.
“It’s my personal success story,” said a
beaming Humphrey. It took a couple of
hours to draw the winning design with his
nearly spent markers.
The graduate of York Memorial
Collegiate Institute said he remembered
how good it felt when he was hired for his
first job “and I thought about what someone
would look like when they got work.”
All his characters are grinning from ear
to ear.
Inspired by the world around him,
Humphrey has painted several murals on
the exteriors of businesses at Weston Road
and Lawrence Avenue. “I don’t do illegal
stuff anymore,” he laughed.
Each work has a strong social message.
Humphrey said the one on the Mobilizer is
simple: “It’s helping youth get jobs and that
means a brighter future for young people.”
Funded by Service Canada, the
Mobilizer’s outreach and referral service first
hit the road nine years ago in the former city
of York, said Randy Heasman, Employment
and Training Centre Director of St.
Stephen’s, one of 200 agencies supported by
the United Way of Greater Toronto.
The new trailer, bigger and better
equipped, has expanded its territory to
include Flemingdon/Thorncliffe Park and
Lawrence Heights. They’re among the 13
high-risk communities identified by the
Mayor’s Community Safety Panel and the
Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Task
Force as those that desperately need help to
battle poverty, guns, gangs and violence.
For three-week stretches, the Mobilizer
will set up in mall parking lots, at
community centres and other areas where
young people hang out, offering free services
to those 16 to 30.
It will also help link young people to
existing community agencies, Johnson said.
Local services are often hidden, she noted,
operating out of community centres or
apartment basements.
But you can’t miss the Mobilizer when it
rolls in.
— Reprinted with permission
Torstar Syndication Services
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childcare: harbourfront
meeting the
needs of
parents and
children
A
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sseff and Betelhem Yohannes are
the loving parents of the lively
Robelle (6) and Leah (3) who
live in a co-operative apartment,
in a park-like setting, within
easy walking distance of Harbourfront
Childcare and Lake Ontario.
The centre is one of four provincially
licensed childcare centres operated by
St. Stephen’s Community House, cited
recently as one of the top 10 in a National
Post list of Toronto’s best daycares.
There are fewer greater joys for big-city
parents than finding some place you trust
for your toddler,” said reporter writer
Amy Verner, who likened the search for
good childcare to looking for a family
doctor.
“They both require a fair amount of
research before finding one that meets the
needs of parents and kids alike.”
The family has done its research and
found what it needs in their Harbourfront
neighbourhood.
Assaff and Betelhem no longer need
to search for a childcare centre that
meets the physical, emotional, social
and cognitive needs of the children,
or fee subsidies, or a service that takes
kindergarten children to and from school.
They do not need to find multilingual
Early Childhood Education staff who
speak mother-tongue languages like
Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese,
Spanish, Polish and Tamil.
Betelhem enjoys a quiet moment with her children Robelle and Leah.
conflict resolution services
They do not need to talk about
their centre’s free diapers for
infants and toddlers, field trips,
tennis lessons, summer swimming,
nutritious hot lunches and snacks.
They have already achieved these
personal milestones.
The children are enjoying the day
off and the parents are enjoying the
children and chatting about their
new-found freedom to dream about
the future and the milestone ahead.
Asseff arrived in Canada in 1985
from Ethiopia. Betelhem arrived in
1997. After their marriage and before
Harbourfront, Betelhem stayed at
home for three years.
Today Asseff has a good job,
though “a bit too far from home,”
and Betelhem is learning English
and computers at the City Learning
Centre. She is determined to pursue
a profession in nursing. They are
both praying that every parent, one
day, has the freedom that comes
with access to quality childcare and
properly-funded before and after
school programs.
Like most young men, Robelle
will continue to ask for more – more
Injera, his favourite pizza-like
homemade bread and Ethiopian stew
with lots of hot peppers.
Our four licensed Child Care
Centres provide care for 205
children ranging in age from three
months to 12 years.
this year, the
childcare program:
• was honoured with a kids (Kids
Included in Daycare and Early
Childhood Services) Award for
Excellence in the Inclusion of
all Children in a Community
Program
healing circles help stop the cycle of crime
Y
outh Circles “stop the cycle of
crime and time,” according to
Toronto Star columnist Jim
Coyle. That’s the vision of how
justice should unfold in the gta
and St. Jamestown, under the caring
watch of St. Stephen’s staff person
Paula Thomas. With a number of
passionate neighbourhood partners, the
St. Jamestown Youth Circles welcome
vulnerable adolescents who find
themselves in conflict with authorities.
The healing circle model presents them
with choices and opportunities to take
responsibility for themselves and their
actions.
Sometimes it is difficult to face
those they have affected – the victims,
police, crown attorneys, teachers, viceprincipals: their own family, friends and
neighbours. But it is often better than the
cold alternatives. Healing circles can be a
peace-making and trust-building process
for all concerned.
The St. Stephen’s model in St.
Jamestown rests on the expertise and
compassion of trained Circle Keepers
and Circle Support volunteers, who
are culturally competent enough to
understand despair, mental health and
addiction issues. These St. Jamestown
front-line workers take young people
through a series of discussions, using
specific techniques and processes proven
to help identify ways of reducing harm
and providing tools to avert future
troubles.
Based in time-honoured First Nations
practice, it all started at St. Jamestown
and Regent Park with an 18-month pilot,
run by Peacebuilders International a
couple of years ago. St. Stephen’s played
an advisory role.
Since then Youth Circles have been
given a second chance and a Department
of Justice challenge to expand across the
south central city in the next two years.
Paula Thomas says that St. Stephen’s
is responsible for the case intake and
assessment, as well as supporting the
work of the Keepers and Volunteers.
“Seeing young people empowered, and
watching their lives change for the better
with the support of people around them
makes it all worthwhile,” she says.
Our Conflict Resolution Services program provides free community mediation with
60 trained volunteers, and helps people manage conflict and resolve disputes in a
non-adversarial manner. Custom training and consultation on conflict issues is also
provided to businesses and institutions to resolve disputes in the workplace and in
society.
this year, the Conflict Resolution Service:
• provided free mediation to 129 community cases and 141 people, involving 55
volunteer mediators from diverse backgrounds
• started a new court-connected mediation service that helped 41 people and
involved 20 volunteer mediators, and
• provided fee-based training and organizational mediation and consulting services
to 2,216 people
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donors and funders to st. stephen’s community house
a big thanks to our financial supporters
INDIVIDUALS
St. Stephen’s gratefully
acknowledges the
generous contributions
of more than 2,000
individual donors.
BUSINESSES
Accessorize
Akzo Nobel
Alumnae Theatre
Annick Press Ltd.
Augusta Fruit
Market Ltd.
Batcher, Wasserman
& Associates
BD Canada Ltd.
(cobs bread)
Bennett March Inc.
Big It Up
Blissful Esthetics by
Isabel
bmw Toronto
Bonjour Brioche
Bakery Cafe Ltd.
Bungalow
CAA Central
Ontario
Caley Wray, Labour
Lawyers
Canadian
Corrugated
Production
Candace Walton
Therapeutic
Enterprises
Caswell & Watson,
Barristers &
Solicitors
Chair-man Mills Inc.
Christine’s Fitness &
Personal Training
CNE
Company of
Women
Courage My Love
Cyril Posnansky
Real Estate Ltd.
dance Immersion
David S. Young &
Associates
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Directions East
Trading Ltd.
D’Lightful
Dumas and
Associates
Eagle Rock
Entertainment
Inc.
ecentricarts inc.
Erskine Avenue
Esther Myers’ Yoga
Studio
Fidelity Investments
Canada Limited
Graeme Clark
Holdings Inc.
Grant Thornton
Graphic Commerce
Ltd.
Grazie
Hedge Floral Studio
Il Fornello
John G. Davis
Enterprises Inc.
Kensington Carpets
Inc.
Kodak Canada Inc.
Kraft Canada Inc.
Latitude 44 Art
Gallery
Lay-Tech Chemicals
Leon’s Furniture Ltd.
Lilliput Hats
Lorraine Kimsa
Theatre for Young
People
M.C. Atkinson
Enterprises Ltd.
Mariposa Cruises
Memetic Music
Mirus International
Inc.
Mirvish Productions
Mitzi’s Sister
Modpro Property
Corporation
Moments in the Sun
Motion Clothing
Company Limited
Mr. Security
Nepal Handicrafts
Opera Atelier
Orbital Arts
Pages Books &
magazines
Paintology Inc.
Paramount Canada’s
Wonderland
Vince Pietropaolo
Pure Intent Yoga
Studio
Putomayo World
Music
R.V. Anderson
Assoc. Ltd.
Red Scarf
Promotions
RONA Ontario Inc.
Rubicon Financial
Group Inc.
Scotiabank
smart media
dimentians
Smucker Foods of
Canada Co.
Smurfit-MBI
Soulpepper
Stephenson
Productions
Still Point B & B
Retreat Centre
Technical Adhesives
Ltd.
Tennis Canada
The Australian Boot
Company
The Gray Company
Theatre Passe
Muraille
Ticketmaster
Canada Ltd.
Timex Canada Inc.
Tinco Accounting
Associates Inc.
Tom’s Place
Toronto Women’s
Bookstore
Trent Valley Sand &
Stone Limited
Universal Workers
Union Local 183
Uptown Spa
VIA Rail Canada
Inc.
White Oaks
Conference & Spa
William Prager
Limited
William Ramsey
Charities Trust
Wrigley Canada
FOUNDATIONS
A & A King Family
Foundation
CHUM Charitable
Foundation
Emerald Foundation
Jackman Foundation
Jays Care
Foundation
Ben & Hilda Katz
Charitable
Foundation
Leanne Palylyk
Children’s
Foundation
MAC AIDS Fund
Nancy’s Very Own
Foundation
St. Andrew’s
Charitable
Foundation
The Caring
Foundation
The Catherine &
Maxwell Meighen
Foundation
The Children’s
Emergency
Foundation
The Counselling
Foundation of
Canada
The Derick
Brenninkmeyer
Charitable
Foundation
The George
Cedric Metcalf
Charitable
Foundation
The John C. And
Sally Horsfall
Eaton Foundation
The Kensington
Foundation
Raptors Foundation
The Thos J. Johnston
Foundation
Tippet Foundation
Toronto Community
Foundation
CHURCHES
6028 Congregation
of Notre Dame
Eglinton St. George’s
United Church
Fairlawn Heights
United Church
Grace Church onthe-Hill
Kew Beach United
Church
The Sisters, Faithful
Companions of
Jesus
The United Church
of Canada
COMMUNITY
SUPPORT
CEP Local 1701
Clinton Street Jr.
P.S.
Ella Centre for
Pregnancy &
Parenting
Guru Ram Das
Ashram
IBM Employees’
Charitable Fund
International
Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
Local Union 353
Kensington
Midwives
Native Women Arts
OMNI TV
Ontario Science
Centre
Opera Canada
Publications
OPG Employees’
& Pensioners’
Charity Trust
Riverdale Cooperative Houses
Royal Ontario
Museum
Toronto
International Film
Festival
GOVERNMENT
SUPPORT
FEDERAL
Citizenship &
Immigration
Canada
Service Canada
Heritage Canada
Industry Canada
Ministry of Justice
PROVINCIAL
Ministry of Children
and Youth
Services
Ministry of
Citizenship and
Immigration
Ministry of
Community
Safety and
Correctional
Services
Ministry of Health
Ministry of the
Attorney General
Ministry of
Training, Colleges
and Universities
MUNICIPAL
City of Toronto
Toronto District
School Board
BEQUESTS
The Estate of
Catherine Cragg
IN MEMORIAM
Tanya Veinot
IN HONORARIUM
Kathy Baxter &
Ralph Smith
Lee & Hessie Rimon
Roger and Kamla
Southwood
PARTNERS AND INKIND SUPPORTERS
AIDS Committee of
Toronto
Access Alliance
Multicultural
Community
Health Centre
Asian Community
AIDS Services
Barbara Schlifer
Memorial Clinic
Canadian Film
Centre
Central Toronto
Community
Health Centre
Centre for Spanish
Speaking People
Church of St.
Stephen-in-theFields
College-Montrose
Children’s Place
Conflict Mediation
Services
Downsview
Community Living
Toronto
Covenant House
COSTI
Daily Bread Food
Bank
Davenport Perth
Neighbourhood
Centre
Fred Victor Centre
George Brown
College
JobStart
JVS
Kensington
Health Centre
– Kensington
Gardens
Massey Centre
Midaynta
Community
Services
Na-Me-Res
Ontario College of
Art
Peacebuilders
International
(Canada)
Red Pepper
Spectacle Arts
St. Christopher
House
Scadding Court
Community
Centre
Second Harvest
Food Bank
Stop Community
Food Centre
Toronto Catholic
District School
Board
Toronto
Community
Care Access
Centre
Toronto District
School Board
Toronto Housing
Company
Toronto Parks
and Recreation
Department
Toronto Public
Health
Toronto Public
Library
Toronto Western
Hospital
– University
Health Network
Touchstone Youth
Centre
University of
Toronto
YES Youth
Employment
Services
Youth In Motion
And dozens of other
businesses and nonprofits we work with
annually through
job and community
service placements
and joint initiatives.
Remembering a
special friend:
St. Stephen’s Community House Board
President Celia Denov with Catherine
Cragg.
Catherine Cragg
be fondly remembered walking her dog
Guthrie in the neighbourhood.
Planned giving is a rewarding way to
leave a lasting gift that can also reduce your
taxes and maximize the benefits to your
estate and its beneficiaries.
A planned gift can help enhance the lives
of the more than 32,000 people served by St.
Stephen’s Community House every year.
W
e are grateful to the kindness of
St. Stephen’s supporter Catherine
Cragg, who so generously
remembered us in her will.
Catherine was a staunch supporter of the
community and was active as the president
of the local ratepayer’s association. She will
the st. stephen’s management team
Front (L-R): Karen Van Stiphout, Tekeste Foto, Liane Regendanz, Bill Sinclair, Sheila
Rees. Middle (L-R) Fatima Alves, Beatriz Milner, Anne-Marie Curran, Randi Reynolds,
Ann Evans, Charlotte Sam, Richard Evans and Robin Griller. Back (L-R):Peter Bruer,
Dmitry Elyashevich, Marlon Merraro, Randy Heasman, Irene Tsang and Albert
Henriques. Missing: Eileen Shannon.
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for the year ended march 31, 2007
current operating fund
revenue
2007
2006
Fees
Child Care Parent Fees
$
836,249
$
734,514
City of Toronto
1,299,686
1,329,704
Grants and DonationsFederal Government
1,832,687
1,543,107
Province of Ontario3,903,8193,968,825
City of Toronto
1,300,688
1,002,494
United Way of Greater Toronto530,867501,437
Donations 391,204320,516
Productive Enterprises272,561276,843
Interest and Sundry Income68,38534,529
$ 10,436,146
$ 9,711,969
EXPENDITURES
Audit and Legal
$
43,635
$
32,243
Amortization (building used for programs)
145,787
145,787
Building Occupancy
1,034,019875,090
Employee Recruitment and Training39,70626,917
Food Services
184,341
174,906
Membership
11,1548,811
Office and General329,184265,037
Program Supplies and Expenses478,701425,319
Promotion96,97081,594
Purchased Services
123,350
128,260
Salaries and Employee Benefits6,932,5556,552,145
Transportation and Travel
19,736
14,752
Trainee Remuneration790,344838,996
$ 10,229,482
$ 9,569,857
Excess of Revenue over Expenditures
206,664
142,112
This is an unaudited statement. Full statements are available on request.
Donations: 4%
Child Care Parent Fees: 8%
United Way of
Greater Toronto: 5%
Federal
Government: 17%
Productive Enterprise: 3%
Administration
8%
Building Costs
12%
Interest & Sundry: 1%
Province of
Ontario
37%
Direct Program Costs
80%
Wellness Promotion
Services: 4%
Neighbourhood Support
Conflict Resolution
Services: 1%
Services: 7%
Youth Services: 4%
Senior Services: 5%
Homeless Services
12%
City of Toronto
25%
Childcare Services
25%
EXPENDITURES
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REVENUE
Employment &
Training Services
32%
Language Training &
Newcomer Services
10%
EXPENDITURES BY PROGRAM
St. Stephen’s Community House
Board of Directors (L-R):
Drew York, Barbara Mellman,
Nadien Godkewitsch, Kennedy
Mohochi, Celia Denov, Dr.
Michael Falk, Liane Regendanz
(Executive Director) Philip
Howell, Les Horswill, Rebecca
Leigh and Richard Gilbert.
Missing: Tracey Rees and
Rosemary Chan.
Inset: Keith Durrant.
st. stephen’s community house board of directors
saying goodbye to five dedicated directors
I
f your job entails – as it does for most
non-profit leaders – having 15 bosses,
best they be interesting, skilled, energetic, thoughtful and committed to the
work of your organization. With one
part careful recruitment, one part ongoing
capacity-building, and one part luck, such is
St. Stephen’s Board of Directors.
This year, we said goodbye to two board
members mid-term: Roland Hönsch joined
the board in 2004. A newcomer to Canada
and a former graduate of our Employment
and Training Centre, Roland brought a
unique, youthful perspective to the board
and we are grateful to him for that. We also
thank Judith Wiley for her contributions in
the short time she served our board in 2006.
Dr. Michael Falk came to the Board of
Directors in 2004. A passionate advocate for
at-risk youth, he was a member of the Advocacy Committee, the Program Committee
and a board buddy to our Youth Arcade.
We thank Mike for fitting us in to his busy
doctor’s schedule and wish him well on his
return to live south of the border.
There are those special directors who
come to ssch Board and stay for their
full terms. Les Horswill joined the board
in 2000. With many years of senior level
government and corporate experience, Les
was able to bring well-rounded perspectives
on many of the issues and challenges faced
by organizations like ours. He was active
on many committees over the years and
has provided important leadership to the
Nominations Committee most recently. We
thank Les and wish him success in his (not
so new) career as a writer.
Rebecca Leigh became a member of the
board of directors in 2001. The former Vice
President of Commercial Leasing for Olympia and York, Rebecca brought both her
corporate experience, as well as other volunteer work with non-profits. We are grateful
to Rebecca for her unwavering dedication
to the House as shown by her outstanding
attendance at meetings and House events
over so many years. Rebecca served on a
number of committees and has provided
leadership to both the Program Committee and as Treasurer for the past four years.
Rebecca has not only given of her time but
has also supported ssch financially, and so
it is fitting that such a dedicated volunteer
would agree to chair our upcoming capital
campaign. Thank you Rebecca!
Board of Directors
July 2006 – June 2007
Celia Denov, President
Keith Durrant, Vice President
Rebecca Leigh,Treasurer
Barbara Mellman, Assistant
Treasurer
Rosemary Chan, Secretary
Drew York, Assistant Secretary
Dr. Michael Falk
Richard Gilbert
Nadien Godkewitsch
Roland Hönsch *
Les Horswill
Philip Howell
Kennedy Mohochi **
Tracey Rees **
Judith Wiley *
* Retired 2006-07
** Joined 2006- 07
Advisory Council
Robert Barnard
Dr. Donna Dasko
The Hon. Edwin Goodman, p.c. ***
J. Spencer Lanthier
Bob Wong
Dr. Joseph Wong
*** deceased in 2006
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$295,000 worth of helping hands!
volunteers contributed 24,600 hours
V
olunteers are essential to the success
of St. Stephen’s Community House
in helping people and supporting
neighbourhoods. An amazing 624
volunteers worked at St. Stephen’s
in 2006–2007 in all programs and in all
locations from Harbourfront to Wychwood.
Whether its preparing food in the
Corner Drop-in or Senior Activities
Centre; mediating disputes or leading
healing circles; caring for children and
educating parents; or sitting on the board or
committees, our volunteers use their hands,
hearts and minds to make a difference.
Volunteering is also a powerful resource
to make things happen in the community.
Our volunteers donated 24,652 hours of
their valuable time this year, which is worth
more than $295,000 to the House – a huge
donation!
St. Stephen’s Community House held a
week-long celebration of volunteers in 2006
during Volunteer Week April 24–28. We
appreciate their efforts and their skills and
also value their diversity! Our volunteers
come from all over the world and are all ages
from 12 to 90 years old.
Our volunteer training materials
are available in four languages: English,
Portuguese, Chinese and Spanish. We
give priority to our program participants
to become volunteers and leaders in our
services – as you can see in many of our
stories in this report.
Thank you volunteers past and present!
Corner Drop-in volunteer Gerry Currie
with Liane Regendanz.
Left: Volunteeers in our Wellness Program. Above: Volunteers
participate in community clean-up.
A History of musical and
fundraising success
G
lobal Divas is one of the city’s premier world music events.
It is an eclectic mix of global melodies, performed by some
of the most talented female artists representing different
parts of the world. The event is a unique composition
of outstanding performance, gastronomic delicacies and
charity, which celebrates the diversity of Toronto.
Since its inception in 2003, many outstanding artists, representing
various musical styles and genres have graced our stage. Jane Bunnett,
Toronto’s very own jazz virtuoso, has generously directed and
headlined this event since it first began. Other fabulous Divas have
included: Catarina Cardeal, Monica Freire, Guiomar Campbell, Suba
Sankaran, Maryem Tollar, Emeline Michel, Jorane, Nidia Moya,
Laura Ocampo, Ndidi Onukwulu, Dione Taylor, Muna Mingole,
Tanya Tagaq Gillis, Amanda Martinez, Kellylee Evans, and Zaki
Ibrahim.
Delectable dishes are provided by Toronto culinary experts and
patrons have enjoyed bidding on a dynamic range of art, lifestyle
and pleasure-seeking packages at the Global Marketplace, our silent
auction. Every year, thousands more have enjoyed the concert on cbc
Radio, which has been broadcast throughout the year on various
shows across Canada.
Since its inception, Global Divas has been more than just one
night of great music. It is about raising funds to support vital
programs at St. Stephen’s Community House. Thanks to the
incredible generosity of our corporate and media sponsors, silent
auction donors as well as our gala patrons, concert-goers and
community partners, we have raised thousands of dollars towards
this end.
Presented by
Hosted by
Top right corner: 2005 Global Divas (back to front, left to right) Jorane, Laura
Ocampo, Ndidi Onukwulu, Dione Taylor, Jane Bunnett, Nidia Moya. Bottom left
corner: 2006 Global Diva Kellylee Evans. Bottom right corner: 2006 Global Divas
(left to right) Zaki Ibrahim, Muna Mingole, Amanda Martinez.
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www.ststephenshouse.com • 416-925-2103
91 bellevue
91 Bellevue Avenue
Toronto, on m5t 2n8
• Administration
• Child Care
• Conflict Resolution Service
• Wellness Promotion
Tel: (416) 925-2103
Fax: (416) 925-2271
augusta centre
260 Augusta Avenue
Toronto, on m5t 2l6
• The Corner Drop-in
• Language Training and
Newcomer Services
• Neighbourhood Support
• L.L. Odette Place, Supportive
Housing Residence
• Youth Services
Tel: (416) 964-8747
Fax: (416) 966-2178
employment and
training centre
1415 Bathurst Street
Toronto, on m5r 3h8
Tel: (416) 531-4631
Fax: (416) 531-2680
child care centres
Harbourfront Child Care Centre
650 Queens Quay W., #101
Toronto, on m5v 3N2
Tel: (416) 203-1300
Fax: (416) 925-2271
Waterfront Child Care Centre
635 Queens Quay W.
Toronto, on m5v 3g3
Tel: (416) 260-9442
Fax: (416) 925-2271
King Edward Child Care Centre
112 Lippincott Street
Toronto, on m5s 2p1
Tel: (416) 922-8705
senior activities centre
340 College Street, Rm. 360
Toronto, on m5t 3a9
Tel: (416) 929-3281
Fax: (416) 929-9374
newcomer family centre
486 Shaw Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M6G 3L3
Tel: (416) 534-3387
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Annual Report Credits Catherine Macleod, Sheila Rees, Liane Regendanz, Bill Sinclair
(writing and editing); Vincenzo Pietropaolo, Kinga Miklos (photos); WriteDesign (design).
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