Tanner and Tim’s story “Sound quality is a bit poor with the wind oops”
I met up with Tim at lunch on Sunday in the shelter in the soup kitchen, Not to be confused with me but another Tim a lively lad now with a life full of hope, Tim shared his story with me of how he ended up staying in his friend Tanners shed for a couple of weeks to get away from a worsening home situation, eventually he came to realize that the Homeless shelter was his only option for him, he spent a month in the shelter and got connected with The Children’s Aid Society’s Outreach Youth Worker “Marcel Nigro” they have helped him get himself on his feet and find him somewhere to live and prospects for a better future, Tim has his own dreams of being an actor and he told me that he is creative and is looking to utilize these gifts.
Thank you Tanner “Have and Tim for allowing me to interview you both for the RamblingRat Project, you are ambassadors for youth.
Youth Outreach Services “Thunderbay” Children’s Aid Society www.thunderbaycas.ca
I met up with Marcel Nigro who works for The Children’s Aid Society and has been working in the local thunderbay community with street youth for the last 14 years as an outreach worker he is totally committed to his work and has some good ideas of how he would like to create a youth street directory for youth all over Canada to give them access to all their essential needs and rights. What a great idea Marcel.
I would like to thank Marcel for hooking me up to speak to the local street youth community.
Mission Statement of Youth Outreach Services “Thunderbay”The Outreach Program strives to assist marginalized youth to improve the overall quality of their lives, physically, socially and emotionally. |
An Overview
The Outreach Program was developed to meet the diverse needs of youth at risk who have a variety of issues that are not being met. The fundamental purpose of the program is to enhance all aspects of these youths’ lives, including their physical, social and emotional development. The Outreach Program’s aim is to reach youth who have “fallen through the cracks” of traditional service programs, connecting them with services that they may be unaware of or have had difficulties accessing. The Outreach Worker’s challenge is to guide and support these youth back into the use of traditional and non-traditional supports and services. Through the use of these supports, youth at risk will be able to achieve a more productive and meaningful lifestyle.