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Rossbrook House is 46

Rossbrook House is 46

January 11, 2022 | Comments Off on Rossbrook House is 46

Another year has gone by and Rossbrook House remains open every day for children and youth. For the last 46 years,  Rossbrook House has been a safe place for children and youth to belong, play, learn and become… While we aren’t having a party due to the COVID pandemic, we are celebrating this special day. Since 1976, Rossbrook House has been a part of the community, providing programming, jobs, and so much more for children and youth. What started all those years ago as a place for older teens to hang out is now a place for ages 6 to 24,
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December Giving

December Giving

December 1, 2021 | Comments Off on December Giving

This will be my last opportunity to write and offer my deepest gratitude to you for stepping up to support the children and youth of Rossbrook House during this special season.   I have been fortunate to celebrate over forty seasons at Rossbrook House witnessing the goodness in people and the effect it has in creating joy as well as healing, empathy, and justice. We are recovering from the pandemic and ready to move ahead in bold ways in 2022. We need your support to make this transition in a dynamic way. Donating is easy to do. Just click here.
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From Participant to Junior Staff

From Participant to Junior Staff

November 12, 2021 | Comments Off on From Participant to Junior Staff

Hiring from Within A long-standing tradition at Rossbrook House is hiring our staff from within. Many of our Junior Staff are participants first. We’re proud to be able to give so many young people in our community their first job! One of the most recent Junior Staff hires is Dale. He started dropping-in to Rossbrook House in 2017 when he was 9 years old. He and his younger siblings would walk directly after school. At that time, he shared that he had been to other community centres and other programs in the city and preferred the programs and staff at
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Q&A with Jeff Coleman

Q&A with Jeff Coleman

November 12, 2021 | Comments Off on Q&A with Jeff Coleman

Jeff Coleman Rossbrook House Foundation Director and Fund Development Committee Chair. How/when did you first hear about Rossbrook House? I had heard the name Rossbrook House from various sources most notably from the women of St Charles Country Club who, for a number of years, had selected Rossbrook House as the recipient of funds from an annual golf tournament. Beyond that, I had little knowledge or understanding of what Rossbrook House did. Then in 2016 I was invited to a luncheon with former Foundation Board members Gord Webster and Bill Watchorn. That was my first real exposure to Rossbrook House. What
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Depave project

Depave project

November 5, 2021 | Comments Off on Depave project

Mother Earth, We Love You Rossbrook House and Green Action Centre have teamed up with  Depave Paradise project to remove the concrete in front of Rossbrook House. We will be creating a beautiful garden/green space for all to enjoy later this spring. The new frontage will be called Maamaa-Ahki Gizaagi-igoo: Mother Earth, We Love You. Working with Josep Seras Gubert, Sustainability Projects Coordinator from Green Action Centre has been enjoyable and inspiring. We can’t wait to share the new space with our neighbours. Past depaving projects have included rain gardens, edible gardens, sensory gardens, naturalization, planting of trees, and green playgrounds.
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Honouring the Children

Honouring the Children

September 30, 2021 | Comments Off on Honouring the Children

Rossbrook House held a special event for participants on September 30. All in attendance, mostly children and youth, learned about the meaning behind the orange shirt from knowledge keepers on #OrangeShirtDay and the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.     Angie Cote says she prefers to be called a helper- rather than knowledge keeper. Together with Sheldon Cote and Shannon Allard, they helped the participants learn more about residential schools. Click to view our short video     A prayer was shared by Sheldon as he explained that the tobacco smoke from his pipe will rise up, bringing his prayers
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Citizenship Award

Citizenship Award

September 20, 2021 | Comments Off on Citizenship Award

IODE: Jon Sigurdsson Chapter honoured Rossbrook House staff member Sheila with a Citizenship Award. Sheila received this Citizenship Award for her work with children and youth at Rossbrook House.   Sheila has been a part of the Rossbrook House community for many years — as a participant, student and staff. She was the first student at Rising Sun. She formed great bonds with Sisters Bernadette O’Reilly and Margaret Hughes. She later worked with Sister Margaret at Wi Wabigooni as the educational assistant. When she retired… she thought she’d come and lend a hand at Rossbrook House. Since 2016 she has become
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