Wear your favourite plaid and join us (and some of our great staff pictured below) for Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 6:00pm in the gymnasium at Leaside United Church. Good will offering goes towards the El Hogar Service Team trip to Honduras this March. All are welcome!
Did you know that 4000 of Toronto’s 6000 homeless are between 16 and 24 years of age?
Did you know that help is available to youth up to age 25, and their infants and children?!
Recently Sheila Riggs and Lynda Miller toured the newly opened facility of the Yonge Street Mission’s Evergreen Centre for Street Youth that is located on Spadina near College.
This is an afternoon drop in centre offering hot lunch, medical services and much needed programs for street youth.
The new larger facility opened in November and will also provide medical and dental care for inner city adults who are registered in the YSM clinics and classes.
Staff member Darlene Burns, runs the day nursery, which provides a safe place for babies and toddlers of homeless moms who are registered at the centre for medical or dental appointments, HIV screening, addiction problems, health and employment counselling, parenting classes, help with housing referrals, and assistance making positive steps to move out of poverty. There is access to diapers , baby food and infant formula. It is to this area that LUC designated their 2018 donation.
LUC has supported the Yonge Street Mission and in particular the Evergreen Centre for many years. It started with the LUC Pathfinders, (under Sheila’s leadership), and continues both through annual giving and recently our youth group (LUCY) providing Christmas food and gifts to designated families.
No one wants to be on the street. Learning street culture is harsh. The street is a place that is soul destroying.
The Evergreen Centre of the Yonge Street Mission is there to help, and LUC is proud to be a supporter
Tuesday February 12, 2019
Due to the snow storm in Toronto today many of the programs at Leaside United Church have been canceled including Mrs. Park’s School, Badminton and the North Toronto Book Study.
However, the church is open until 4:00pm so you will not find locked doors when you arrive. Please check with the convener of your program before coming to the church as it may be canceled.
Travel safe, stay indoors and check on neighbours, friends and family!
Rev. Emily Gordon introduces Music Director Matthew Boutda and Youth and Young Families Leader Natalie Jahn. Together they take a moment to discuss February’s important theme GIMME SHELTER and the many opportunities for involvement and deeper reflection.
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