Regenera'onOutreachCommunity2015AnnualReport

May2016

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ReportoftheChair

ThelastyearforRegenera3onhasbeenbothrewardingandchallenging. Ithinkoftheposi3vecash posi3oninwhichRegenera3onfindsitselfandIthinkalsoofthe challengesarisingoutofTed’shealth. I thinkoftheestablishmentofthemarketgardenand I thinkalsoofthestruggleswith other personnel. I think of the amazing dental and chiroprac3c clinic conducted inassocia3onwithKennedyRoadTabernacleandIthinkofKeith’shealth.

TheebbandflowofupliCingandthenchallengingeventsisclearlyasignthatweareadynamicmovementwhollyreliantonalovingGod. Weareorganicasindividuals,asboardmembers,asstaff,andasguests.Wefindourselvesinrela3onshipwithourcommunity,withourguests,withourselves andof coursewithGod. Indeed, this organismwhichwe call Regenera3onOutreachCommunitypulseswiththeloveofChrist.

I am thankful for the roles that each person plays in this movement. I know that all boardmembersandourguestsareespeciallygratefulforthestaffwithwhomwehavetheprivilegeofworking.WehaveagoodteamofpersonswhoarededicatedtotheirjobsandmoreimportantlyhopetoglorifyGodbyservinginthemanner.ToCarol,Jenna,Esther,Angela,andBruce,onbehalfoftheBoard,Isaythankyou.Tothemanyvolunteerswordscannotexpressourapprecia3on.ToExecu3veDirector,Ted,wearetrulyapprecia3veofyourleadership.

The Boardmembership reflects somany faceswho havemade long term commitments to theVision and Stated Purpose of Regenera3on. Boardmembers are the ears eyes and faces ofRegenera3onbeyondthefourwallsofourdailyac3vi3es.Theyarethekeepersoftheflame,asitwere. Eachofyoubringsperspec3vestothisministrywhichwillallowustogowhereGodleadsus.Iamthankfulforthat.

Aswelooktothefuture,IknowthattheBoardhasexpressedgreatinterestinprovidinghousingforsomeofourguests. Ted’sthoughtsonthisgobeyondtheprovisionofsheltertolongertermhousinginacontrolledenvironment. IwouldliketostrikeaspecialcommiSeetoworkwithTedandhisstafftobringthistofrui3on. Weknowthisisnotasimpletaskbutonewhichwilltakeafew years, sowemight aswell get started on it now. ( I have recentlymade overtures to twomunicipalcouncillorsandhopetomeetwiththeminthenextfewweeks.)

Another long termoutreach has to dowith the provision of health care services, specifically intermsof mentalillnessissues. Weknowhownecessarythedentalandchiroprac3cclinicswerelastyear. Myunderstanding isthatwewillseemoreofthoseclinicsin2016. So,inaddi3ontothese,IwouldlikeustodirectouraSen3ontomentalillnessissues.

In this regard, Ihavemadean indirectcontactwith theheadofpsychiatricservices for thenewPeelMemorialHospital.Tobeclearonthis,hehastheresponsibilityforestablishingcommunityoutreachprograms.HeappearseagertomeetwithTedandaBoardrepresenta3ve.IamhopefulthatTedandIwillbeabletomeetwithhimthisSpring.

RodRiceMay2016

ReportoftheTreasurer

TheFinancialstatementsfortheyearendingDecember31,2015havebeenauditedbythefirmofHornAlmand.TheAuditorsreportindicatesthestatementspresentfairlythefinancialposi3onofRegenera3onOutreachCommunityasofDecember31,2015.

In2015youwillnotethatourincomeisalmostequalthatof2014. Thefundsfromgovernmentgrantsweresurpassedbythegenerosityofindividuals,churchesandbusinessesintheBramptonareathroughRegenera3on’sfundraisingac3vi3esandthroughgeneralsupport.WearethankfulforthisasithasallowedRegenera3ontobuildareservefundforsustainability.

Regenera3onhasbeentrulyblessedwithanExecu3veDirectorandstaff,whoworkwithourlessfortunate each day of the year. We look forward to con3nued support of our donors asRegenera3onworkstotransformlivesinourcommunity.

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ReportoftheExecu'veDirector

JohnBunyan,theChris3anwriterandpreacherwhowrotePilgrim’sProgress,isquotedassaying,“Youhavenotlivedtodayun3lyouhavedonesomethingforsomeonewhocanneverrepayyou.”

It is a real privilege towitness Bunyan’s statement livedout 365days a year at Regenera3on. Ourstatedpurposeis,“Regenera'onisacaringcommunitythatcon'nuallystrivestoprovidedignityforthoseinneed,asanexpressionofChris'anloveinac'on.”OurBoardofDirectorsgivesoversighttosee that we are true to this calling. Our donors help us to financially carry out the calling. Ourvolunteersservefaithfullytoconductthiscalling.Ourstaffselflesslyworkstolovinglyfulfillthecalling.Thisisalldoneforthosewhowillneverbeabletorepay.

Weareblessedtoreportthatwehad615volunteersserving13,443hoursand1238studentsserving4948hoursastheypreparedandserved45,141meals,distributedover10,000ar3clesofclothing,cuthair,workedinourgardenandhelpedinvariousotherareasofneed365daysayear.

TheRegionofPeelhasbeenanincrediblesupporterofRegenera3onthroughouttheyears. ThispastyeartheyhavesupportedusthroughtheirCommunity InvestmentProgramaswellasHomelessnessPartneringStrategy. IamalsoverygratefultotheOntarioTrilliumFounda3onandtheirsupportoverthelastfiveyears.Wearealsoincrediblythankfultoeverychurch,business,founda3onandindividualthatsupportsourongoingwork.

Thereweremanyhighlightsthroughouttheyearandthisreportfeaturessomeoftheminmoredetail.Thegardenandthedentalprogramsnotonlybenefitedourguestswithfoodandcarebutmanywerealsoengagedasvolunteers. Thechiroprac3ccarethathappenseveryFridayisbenefifngourguests’ongoingphysicalcare.

We have experienced growth in retreat programs that benefit both our guests and high schoolstudents.OurgiCinkindhasalsoseentremendousgrowth.OurpartnershipwithPeelRegionalPoliceandpar3cularly their downtownbeat officers con3nues tohelpRegenbe a safeplace andhelps tobuildrela3onshipswithourguests.

Wealsocon3nuetolearnmanylessonsfromthoseweserve. Eachpersonhasastorytoshare. Wearehonouredtobecomepartofeachone’sjourney.

Iwouldalso liketopersonallythankourstaff. Iamso incrediblythankfultoeachonethemastheyhave“steppeduptotheplate”inamazingwaysasIhavefacedhealthissuesaroundmyheart. Rod’sreportmen3onsthembyname.Theyhavecollec3velyworkedtogethertostrengthenRegenera3on.

Aswelookattheyearsahead,Ibelievethatweareposi3onedtoexplorenewopportuni3esaroundhousing, social enterprise and micro loans as we help our guests to build a strong and healthycommunityhereintheCityofBrampton.

“So,mydearbrothersandsisters,bestrongandimmovable.Alwaysworkenthusias'callyfortheLord,foryouknowthatnothingyoudofortheLordisever

useless.”1Corinthians15:58

TedBrownMay2016

TheStaff

Regenera3onisblessedwithanincrediblestaff.Ibelievethatthepicturebelowshowsthatbeingon staff is more than just a job. We donned red long johns to promote our Coldest Nightfundraiser. The commitment goes beyond a crazy picture! Carol Grayworks 3relessly in thekitchenplanningandpreparingfantas3cmealswithvolunteersandstudents. AngelaTenthoreymanages all the volunteers and the school retreat programswith dedica3on. EstherWawerumanages the en3re office with finesse (and keeps Ted in line). Bruce Dodds-Hebron does anincredible job as he manages all the giC in kind as well as our fundraising events like GolfTournament,RideforRefugeandColdestNightof theYear. JennaDewsbury joinedus inearly2016 as our social servicesworker and is helping our guests to connect to services in such anamazingway.WearealsoverythankfulforSheilaEdwardsandherpassiontokeepRegenera3onclean!WearelookingforwardtoNatalieDlwgosh’s(notinpicture)returninmidJune2016asoursocialworker.

We are also thankful for the ability to have placement studentswho have servedwith us andlearned from us over the past year. These students have represented the following collegesHumber,Sheridan,RyersonandCentennial.

WearealsoverygratefulfortheyearthatBenSchuringaspentwithusasanintern.WewishhimallthebestashelaunchesforwardatMcGillUniversity.

Volunteers

VolunteersareininvaluablepartoftheworkthatisaccomplishedhereatRegenera3on. Ifitweren’tforthecountlessvolunteersthroughouttheyear,givingoftheir3meandenergy,wecouldnotopenourdoorseverymorning. Ourvolunteersarethefrontlineworkerswhogiveof themselveswithout theexpecta3onofanything in return. However,with that said,werecognizetheheartbehindourvolunteersandwitnessbenefitstheyreceivefromthegiCofgivingtoothers.

We have many volunteers from all walks of life. Some volunteers are giving back to thecommunity in order to reconcile themselves back to their community (Community ServiceOrder),whileotheryoungpeoplearevolunteeringtogainexperiencetohelpthemgetajob.Whateverthereason,ourvolunteersarechosenfortheirhearttoservepeopleinneed.

Hereareacouplevolunteerswhovolunteeronaregularbasis.McLeod is a fairly new volunteer atRegenera3on. He started coming toRegenera3onacouplemonthsago,butalwayskepttohimself. OnedayMcLeodapproachedthe volunteer coordinator and asked how hecan give back to Regenera3on. With muchexcitement McLeod jumped into the kitchento do dishes. McLeod volunteers almosteveryday. WhenaskedwhyMcLeod loves tovolunteer, he replied, “I love volunteering forRegenera3on because I come here to havebreakfastandIwanttogivebacktothisplace.Regenera3on ishelpingme,so IwanttohelpinanywaythatIcan.Volunteeringherefeedsmysoul. Itkeepsmebusy,andIfeelitisveryimportanttogiveback.”

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JodyWorthhasbeenvolunteeringforoverayearnow,andgivesher3meeveryTuesdayintheClothingRoom. Jody is a stay at homemomwhoisfindingmore3meforherself now that her children aregefng older andwanted to startg e f n g i n v o l v e d i n h e rcommunity. When Jody firststartedvolunteeringsheappearedshy and very laid back. Whenasked why Jody decided tovolunteer here at Regenera3onher response was, “I feel GodcalledmetoRegenera3on. IkepthearingaboutthisplaceatChurchand was looking for areas to getinvolvedandonedayIjustfeltthisiswhereIneedtogiveofmy3me. IalsofeelthisisonewaythatIcanservetheLord. Isufferfromsocialanxietyandcomingheretohelppeopleinneedhashelpedrelievemyanxie3es.Ifeelsoblessedtobeapartofthiscommunity!”

HopeGrows–ARegenera'onCommunityGarden

Weareverythankfulfortheuseofaplotofland100feetby100feetattheRiceBusinessCentreat190BovairdWestfor our garden. The official start to our season was ourMay 9th sod turning and work party. Bon Echo Nurserywas very generous in helping us with donated manure,plants, seeds, wood chips and cul3va3on. The City ofBramptondonatedcompost.

We were very blessed to have a number of people (toomany to men3on) giving leadership in this ini3al year.WorkscheduleswereestablishedforbothRegenvisitsandhelpfromourvolunteers.Volunteers fromthecommunityworkedalongsideourguests.Inaddi3on,wewereabletoiden3fythoseofourguestswhoshowedmoreengagementwiththegardenanddeeperrela3onshipshaveformedasaresultofworkingatthissharedproject.

TheharvestwasusedinbothRegenera3on’skitchenandwassoldattheBramptonMarketwithSandraVanderwilp’shelp.Wearelookingforwardtoanincredible2016season!

SchoolRetreats

We are very blessed to have a number ofschools par3cipa3ng in retreat programs.Wehad1238studentsserve4948hours in2015. These retreats have severalpurposes. Themost important is to teachabout homelessness and poverty here inourRegionaswellasteachingthestudentshow to serve. It also includes theprepara3on and serving of a lunch to ourguests. Chaplain Patrick Marcolla says,““Regenera3onBramptonisnotjustadrop-in centre for the poor, the homeless and

othersonthemarginsofsociety;itisadrop-informystudentsdozensof3mesayear,whenwe go to serve thepoor, bewith thepoor and recognizeour ownpoverty of spirit. ThispovertyofspiritdemonstratesthatweneedGodinourlives,asmuchasthosewhosufferonasocio-economic level. MystudentsspendthedayandleaveRegenera3onrecognizingthatwecan’tdoanythingwithoutGod,andthattheheartthatmeetsotherheartsisthe greatest sign of Jesus at work among us. We areprivileged to be a part of the beau3ful family atRegenera3onBrampton.”

A number of students have commented about theirexperience. “Regenera3on taught me that helping the“less fortunate” is not just outside of Canada. It taughtme to really appreciate my life and what I have beenblessedwith. Regentaughtmethatanyonecanbeputina shaky situa3on and you shouldn’t judge a book by itscover.”

“I found it really amazing to work with Regen. Justwatching the way through which everyone interacted with one another was very eyeopening. They treatedoneanotherwith love, respect,dignityandmost importantly theytreatedeachotherlikefamilymembers.Overall,itwasagreatexperience.”

“IenjoyedtalkingwiththepeoplewhoIsatwithtoeat, I learnedhowdoingsomethingassmallastalkingtothemcanmaketheirdayanditendsupmakingmyowndaytoo.

ThebestpartaboutRegenisbeingable to talk topeople.W e n e v e r h a v e a nopportunity like this and itopens our minds by gefngrid of our preconceivedno3ons about people inneed. It was an amazingexperience.”

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We have had an incredibly blessed year with donatedgoods - from Cram a Cruiser events to businesses doingpersonalcare itemdrivestochurchesholdingfooddrives.Wearealsothankfulforthenewclothingreceivedforourclothes closet to truck loads of cereal. The variety ofdonated product has not only helped us with servingpeople but we have been able to help a number ofagenciesandgroupswhoalsohelpthehomelessandpoor.A number of agencies in the GTA have received clothingand food items fromRegenera3onoutof thebounty thatwehave received. We started tracking the valueof foodgoing tootheragencies in lateAugust. Wees3mate that

w e h a v ebeen able toprovideanaddi3onal55,000mealstofamiliesinneed. For this we are truly grateful to ourpartneringdonors.Wearealsovery thankful tothe partnership that we have with BramptonMinorHockey and theGiC ofGiving Back FoodDrive that supportsRegenera3on, TheSalva3onArmyandFreeStoreintheKnightsbridgearea.

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DentalandHealthClinic

We are very thankfu l for thepartnership that we had with HealthMissions Outreach, Kennedy RoadTabernacle and Brampton Chris3anSchool to host a dental and healthclinic in November. This was madepossible due in part to an onlinefundraising campaign in July with$10,000 matched by The BridgewayFounda3on.

Regenera3onwasabletohelpwiththeinstalla3on of infrastructure for thisclinic and future clinics. A number of

ourguestswereinvolvedinhelpingtosetupanddisassembletheclinic.Carol, our chef, catered the mealsfor the volunteers throughout theweekend.

The dental clinic was a success.Here is a brief report fromDr. LunHangfu from the Health MissionsOutreach:

“There were 453 charts filled out.About 400 came for varioustreatments. The total of volunteersfor the two clinic days, includingc l i n i c i a n s , w a s a b o u t 4 3 0

people.Thetotalnumberofproceduresincludingregistra3on,medicaltriage,bloodpressure,glucose test, dental triage, X-rays, consulta3on, dental extrac3on and/or cleaning and/orfillingsandchiroprac3ctreatmentswasabout2200+treatments.Overallfreetreatmentvalueis es3mated from $500,000 to $ 2million depending on evalua3on. Iusually use $500 as standard pertreatment.Thiswill result in$1.1million.”

We look forward to a con3nuedpartnership as we care for thedental needs of those in ourcommunity.

Regen Family Picnic 2015

Christmas 2015 Staff and Police Picture

Regen Christmas 2015 Dinner

Regeneration Outreach Community156 Main Street North

Brampton, OntarioL6V 1N9

905-796-5888info@regenbrampton.com

www.regenbrampton.com

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