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Heputhisshoeson,
oneat a
time,andwincedat howuncomfortable they
felt. “The socks probably don’t help,” he
thought, but theywere stayingon his feet to
avoidblisters.Hismindwas reflectingback to
1991. “Getyour shoesonandhurryup,you’ll
be late!” But, despite his best efforts to move
quickly itwasnot fast enough.
He knewwhat was comingbefore he felt it. He ran out of the house
withouthisshoes, inaneffort toavoid thenextblow.Hismomwaswait-
ing forhim in thecarwiping the tears fromhereyes,again.Shewished
that things couldbedifferent but didn’t knowwho to turn to. She had
no family in this little townandwas tooembarrassed toask for help.
Thankfullysomeone tookachanceandgavehismom the24houremer-
gencyhot linenumber forMyFriend’sHouse,anemergencyhome for
women and childrenwhoare in abusive relationships andoffered to
take them there.
They fled in themiddleof thedaywhen itwassafe todoso,andarrived
on thedoorstepof the shelterwith just a small suitcaseand thedream
of somethingbetter. Therewere12beds in thehouse,agreatworking
kitchen, livingarea, studyareaandasafebackyard.Peoplegotalong,
nobodyyelled, therewasnoviolence.Hewassurprised toseesomany
others in the sameposition, all fleeingadangerous home life.Hehad
always thought heand hismomwerealonebut learningotherswere
experiencingsomethingsimilar shifted things for theboy,heWASNOT
aloneafterall.
Abuse can bephysical, emotional, sexual and financial.My Friend’s
Houseprovides immediate response toabusedwomenand their chil-
dren24 hrs/day–7days/week.More than80%of women leaving
My Friend’sHouse havemoved towarda life free of violence—an in-
creaseof30% in5years.
My Friend’sHouse relies heavily on the support of the community as
sheltersare theonlyProvincially fundedsocial service required to raise
funds forcore servicesand, compared to sheltersof similar size,we re-
ceive70,000 less ingovernment support. It costs$985.00perday to
run the shelter—this includes salaries, benefitsandoperatingcosts. For
eachperson stayingat the shelter thecost is$82.00. This year, as the
budgets continue to be cut for our funding, we are working at a
$180,000.00deficit.We need, and rely upon, our neighbours and
our community for support.
It’s chilly forOctober 4but the crowds are havingagreat time. The
route is just a few short blocks through themain streets of downtown
Collingwood. By theendof themilehewondersagainwhyagreed to
wear these red heels and ‘WalkaMile’ in themand then looks at his
wife, his twobeautiful girlsandhismom, all cheeringhimon.He stum-
bles across the finish line knowing he hasmadeadifference. He can
thinkof180,000 reasons for thoseblistershe’ssure tohaveand they’re
allworth it. It’shis turn togivebacknow to the shelter that did somuch
for himandhismom somanyyearsago.
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