Tuesday 21 October 2014

Sharing our Stories Dessert Night



Each year Eden Foundation hosts a Dessert Night for the purpose or raising the awareness of issues related to mental health.  The evening is intended to be entertaining to a broad audience and tie in the significance of good mental health.

This year Eden Foundation has invited a group of people to come to the Steinbach Mennonite Church to tell their stories of hope and healing.  On Friday evening, November 21st these brave individuals will share their stories of lived experience and will give us an inside glimpse as to where they are on their journey of mental health recovery.  In addition Auto City Big Band, a jazz ensemble from Steinbach Regional Secondary School will be our special musical guests.

The purpose of the Dessert Night is to support the work of the Eden organization generally, but also more specifically to provide capital resources for new housing initiatives.  Eden has been invited by a group of people from Steinbach to consider a partnership in developing another affordable housing apartment similar in function to Penfeld Court and Wilson Courts.  The city has done excellent work in identifying community needs and the Eden organization is looking forward to working with the community to develop a shared proposal.  The participation of the citizens of Steinbach and surrounding area provides powerful evidence to other potential major participants that there is a collective will to achieve his affordable housing objective.

Eden's housing model ensures the needs of individuals living with mental health issues have safe, affordable homes within the context of an integrated and supportive community.  This reflects the fact that one in five Canadians are dealing with some form of mental health concern.

Admission to Eden Foundation's Dessert Night is free and there will be opportunity to hear more about the housing proposal being envisioned collectively with citizens of the Steinbach community, and to financially support the work.

For complementary tickets to reserve a seat at Eden's Dessert Night, call Eden East office at 204-326-5437 or e-mail ehcs@edenhealthcare.ca.