Forrest House Big Reveal – HeroWork’s Community Radical Reno Project is Great Success

 

The day we have been eagerly waiting for has finally arrived!  Forrest House Big Reveal — HeroWork’s Community Radical Reno Project for Threshold Housing Society has concluded successfully on Sunday, October 5th.

The newly renovated Forrest House is not only exquisitely beautiful inside & out, it’s also practical, safe & sustainable for the next 20 years.  Plumbing & electrical have been re-done, so everything is up to code.  Interior designers lay out three 2-bedroom suites & one office suite, each with a different touch, yet all warm & welcoming.  Threshold’s SHY program finally has a home, and the three suites would be the most beautiful units we have in the program for youth to live in.

Every little detail has be thought of — the kitchens come fully loaded with cookware & utensils; the bedroom windows have thick curtains; each living room has a TV; arts around the house are customized; there is a garden space with premium soil ready for planting; garage roof is re-done; laundry room has a huge sink for hand-washings…

No amount of words are enough to express our gratitude & amazement at what this project has accomplished.  We are sincerely grateful & thankful for all the time, energy & all contributions the sponsors, contractors & volunteers have put into this project for the youth.

There are so many people to thank, and to make sure we don’t miss any sponsor nor contractors, please see the link here for the people who have contributed to the project — http://herosponsors.com/.  These businesses are community-minded, and worthy of our support.  I know Threshold would be searching in this list first if we ever needed any work done.

Heart-felt thank-you’s for all the amazing volunteers, who took time out of their busy lives, to bring to the project their helping hands & good will!

A special thank-you for HeroWork’s Paul Latour, who made it all possible — he’s the General behind this army upheld by generous giving.  All of Threshold staff & youth are deeply grateful for Paul’s work.

HeroWork’s Radical Reno Project for Threshold has been a huge step toward housing Victoria’s youth at risk of becoming homeless, by enabling Threshold to open up to 8 more beds toward youth transitional housing, and by bring more awareness to youth homelessness in our community.

Watch out for the hour-long documentary on HeroWork’s Community Radical Reno on CHEK TV in the coming months!

“Youth Homelessness is Real” sign outside of Mitchell House

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