Guelph’s very own Mactaggart Hryn Family has stepped up in a big way towards the Home for Good Campaign. Their unwavering dedication to the Guelph community shines through, and their actions speak volumes about their commitment to making a real difference in the lives of those experiencing chronic homelessness in our city.
Through their own work with the Oak Tree Project, they’ve facilitated important conversations about local housing and homelessness issues with community members. View these videos here. Through these conversations, they’ve come to understand the tough realities and complexities of homelessness and have chosen to actively support the vision of permanent supportive housing in our community with an incredible $50,000 gift to the Home for Good Campaign.
Their generous gift represents not just a dedication to combating chronic homelessness, but a strong belief in the power of community dialogue and collective solutions. They’ve seen the impact of these elements in creating lasting change and have become champions of this cause themselves.
“My family lost my father five years ago. He loved this town and was committed to supporting the community. One of the big lessons I learned from him was how to work. When something needed doing, you roll up your sleeves and just get to work, one step at a time. Solving chronic homelessness seems like an overwhelming problem, but you solve it by rolling up your sleeves and helping one individual at a time.”
– Will Mactaggart
With their donation, The Mactaggart Hryn family are investing in our community’s future. At a recent tour of Wyndham House’s Bellevue permanent supportive housing project, the Mactaggart Hryn family heard about the incredible, responsive work that has come as a direct result of the Home for Good Campaign. To date, 15 youth have been housed at Bellevue, offering them support and dignity through their journey with intersecting issues like precarious housing, mental health challenges and family violence.
The Home for Good Campaign is a bold call to action to solve chronic homelessness in our community. The Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination had the vision to bring this campaign to our community. Inspired by their determination, The Guelph Community Foundation and United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin are collectively leading the fundraising for the Home for Good campaign by contributing our fund development and communication experience.
The initial focus of The Home for Good Campaign was capital investment to build 72 supportive housing units in Guelph in 2023. By the end of 2023, over $2.6M was raised locally and the building costs for 10 Shelldale by Kindle Communities, Grace Gardens by Stepping Stone and Bellevue by Wyndham House have been covered. The Home for Good team is proud to report that thanks to our generous community, 40 individuals are currently housed at Grace Gardens and Bellevue and 32 more will soon call 10 Shelldale home.
As the Home for Good campaign moves forward with its bold mandate, we celebrate the incredible stories of impact that responsive funding can have on the lives of the most vulnerable in our community.
Together, we can solve chronic homelessness.
The Home for Good Campaign
The Home for Good Campaign aims to reduce the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness by 50% and build a fund to continue finding solutions as a community. Read our blog here and learn more at HomeForGoodGW.ca
