Feduma, Former Inn from the Cold Client
A Village Can is Inn from the Cold’s annual matching campaign, running until Sunday, June 7.
Last year, you helped The Inn assist 1,908 families through housing instability. This year, we need you more than ever. The calls for help are growing, and your generosity can ensure that no family faces homelessness alone. Rising costs and a shortage of affordable housing mean more families are turning to The INN in crisis. But with your support, a village can make a difference.
Our goal is to raise 1.2 million dollars, and thanks to a generous group of donors, all donations up to $700,000 will be matched dollar for dollar.
Your gift can be the light of hope in someone’s darkest hour. Your donation will:
Offer a safe place for a family to rest when they have nowhere else to turn
Fill a child’s heart with joy, knowing they’ll wake up warm, safe, and cared for
Provide a parent with the tools to rebuild—and believe in tomorrow
Because together, a village can take meaningful action and say enough to family homelessness. Let’s make this the biggest A Village Can campaign yet.
When we come together, there’s nothing a village can’t do.
John was used to uncertainty. Construction work meant long days, early mornings and a schedule that changed with every new job. Some weeks were steady. Others were not.
His daughter Madison, in high school, kept busy in her own way. Between classes, friends and after-school plans, her life moved quickly. John did his best to keep up.
Everything shifted when his latest job ended. Without warning, the paycheques stopped. Rent fell behind. Within weeks, they lost their basement suite and began experiencing housing instability.
At first, they stayed together, sleeping in John’s van and trying to keep a routine. But as time went on, John made the difficult decision to have Madison stay with a relative so she could stay focused on school.
One night, after buying groceries, John returned to find his van gone, towed away. With nowhere to go, he sat on a bus bench, searching online for help.
That’s when he found Inn from the Cold. John met with a case worker and shared his story. He was met with patience, understanding and support, without judgement. Step by step, John and Madison were guided toward stable housing.
For the first time in months, they had a place to call home.
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