Stories
Stories from Our Clients
- "Get your stuff, I'm bringing you to a place called the Good Shepherd."
Mickey Bodnan, 2011 - "They closed my house up - put a sheriff notice on it."
James Willett, 2010 - "I was only 25 but I had already wrecked a promising life with a decade of hard drinking and drug use."
Michael MacCurdy, 2009 - "Barrett House is a place where we can lean on people's shoulders. I see it as a step before getting right back into society."
Kenneth Poon, 2008 - "I know if I hadn't come to Good Shepherd, I wouldn't be alive today. Keep up the good work!"
Gary, 2007. - "Nobody judges you. You can go to the chapel, talk to the priest, you can always have the ear of the Brothers, if you need clothing, you can get it. It’s not just shelter and food. There is for the first time in my life true acceptance."
Tiberius Bianchi, 2005 - "My goals are starting to be a reality because I am learning to believe in myself. Because I am a survivor, I am doing things I thought were impossible, and I do have a lot more hope in life nowadays."
Thomas Canning, 2002. - "When I went through what I went through, I never heard any guy talk about rape and abuse. That’s why I talked about it. I never heard about it when I was being brought up."
Thomas Canning, 2004.
Stories from Our Volunteers
- "We're tired when we're done, but we feel good -- it's a good thing to do."
Greg Hornberger, Our Lady of Sorrows Serving Group, 2009 - "It's exhausting, a strain on my time and muscles and I come home covered in colourful stains and bits of muffin lodged in my navel. Still, the six or so hours I’m there every Tuesday are the happiest of my week."
Damien Paul, 2007 - "My family and I fell in love with Good Shepherd Centre. We have decided that this is our charity."
Wai Chin Huang, 2007
