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Hear the personal stories from our co-workers and those who have benefitted from the programs and services of Good Shepherd Ministries.
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As I reflect on my journey, gratitude fills my heart
Click here to read this story and additional articles in the Spring 2024 Good Shepherd Journal In the heart of…
The DARE Program gave me structure and it gave me safe refuge.
Click here to read this story and additional articles in the Fall 2023 Good Shepherd Journal In June 2021, I…
I have to do the work every day and stay sober every day. I can do it because of the support of Good Shepherd.
I have to do the work every day and stay sober every day. I can do it because of the…
I’m a crystal meth, fentanyl, and IV drug user. When I was younger, I was subject to every type of abuse there is
I’m a crystal meth, fentanyl, and IV drug user. When I was younger, I was subject to every type of…
Imagine you came to a city, and you don’t have a place to sleep, and you don’t have food to eat.
Sudan in early 2019 was a frightening place to live. War, demonstrations and uprising were threatening the lives of its…
My first time using drugs, I was nine years old. My mom introduced me to drugs.
When I first came into recovery, I hated myself and hated my life. Since I found my sobriety, I’ve learned…
If it was not for the DARE Program, I would be either dead or in jail
I came to Good Shepherd Ministries a few days before the COVID-19 lock-down started. Because of my addictions, I got…
All I had was a $10 guitar and a suitcase of clothes
I arrived at Good Shepherd Centre on the day of the big storm this past winter. I sat in the…
If you’re spending all your time trying to stay warm, that is all you can think about.
I was living in a house, and the landlord came to change the lock on my room and tell me…
Being sober and being of service
I open the door to the taxi, and the driver has already placed my luggage on the street. The street…
I don’t know where I’d be if it were not for this place
I grew up in a Roman Catholic household. My mom was a nurse, my father worked for Firestone. My home…
Grateful to have hope and a cause
Rob MacDonald was raised in Cape Breton, the oldest of nine children. His father lived away from the family during…
What happens when you lose your home while in hospital?
I worked successfully as a chef and as a teacher. I worked for Movenpick and the Board of Trade. Then…
Yes, I can do it.
I was born in Cobourg, Ontario in 1958. Back then, it was a little wilderness town where the millionaires from…
It showed me that hospitality and love still survive in this world
Neetin Chauhan moved from India to Vancouver when he was 18. The only son in his family, he was overwhelmed…
If I had left treatment with nowhere to go, I don’t know if I’d be here now.
I was born in Toronto in the 1980s. My mother passed away when I was 3 years old. I didn’t…
Good Shepherd helped to keep me alive
I was raised by loving, hard-working, respectful parents. I had a good education. But both my parents were alcoholics. My…
Wow! It’s like night and day … my life, that is
My name is Steve M. I am currently in the DARE (Drug and Alcohol Recovery Enrichment) Program at the Good…