Posts Tagged ‘yonge street mission’
Angie Draskovic – October 30th
After 16 years as an executive in Telecommunications, Angie moved into the social profit sector in order to support initiatives that invest in people and work toward the end of poverty. Just prior to joining YSM in 2013, Angie founded and led ZOE Alliance Inc, a for profit social enterprise that equipped and empowered village…
Read MoreHope in a Hopeless World
At YSM we meet people every day for whom our first task is to restore their belief in themselves and their hope for their future. That conversation often begins with the most basic exchange – around food, the one thing that we ultimately can’t live without, opening the doors to a suite of supportive services…
Read MoreTo the Naysayers
Hey there all you naysayers, you pessimists, you downtrodden, you complainers, you doomsdayers, you grumpy grumps. I’ve got news for you. There’s a lot of things to be hopeful about in 2017. I know, I know. You’ll point to the news, and talk of terrible wars + diseases spreading + political divisions + poverty stagnating…
Read MoreGrounded In Love
Join Host Melinda Estabrooks, Co-Hosts Cheryl and Joanna along with our Special Guest, Angie Draskovic the President & CEO of Yonge Street Mission in Toronto as they discuss HOW to have Hope in a Broken World, HOW God can transform the human heart, WHY the scripture verse Romans 8: 38-39 encourages us to be HOPE-FULL…
Read MoreQ & A with Marcia Shelton – Families in Crisis
SHL: What does SEE HEAR LOVE mean to you in the context of your work? Marcia: See through a lens that is not bias, through eyes of Christ – imago dei, that we have to recognize brokenness but also see hope, hear truth, but just our own conclusions – Hear the voice of pain and fear and hurt – needs…
Read MoreIt Works When You Work It
It Works When You Work It I love Yonge Street Mission. I love what they’re about, I love their philosophical approach to ministry and support for people on the margins in Toronto, and I love that they’ve never lost sight of their Christian purpose amidst changing times. This verse is a guiding principle in their…
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