Pam - Transition and Housing Worker at My Sister's Place spoke to Rotary Club of Alliston on Zoom on Monday, March 8th.
My Sister’s Place
Pam is a member of a team of amazing women that fill the many roles at My Sister’s Place, shelter for abused women and their children. Her role as the housing worker involves assisting and supporting women to find, secure and maintain housing. This includes women from the shelter, second stage program and the community.
Since starting as a frontline counsellor at the newly opened My Sister’s Place in 1987 Pam has witnessed many changes!! Changes in the criminal justice system, in the services they deliver to the families accessing their support, and community resources. Now as they find themselves in a global pandemic they have had to make many changes.
Life and working in a shelter over the years has taught Pam change is inevitable and although at times causes uncertainty it also provides opportunity for new learning experiences and opportunity to support, educate and empower and why she continues to do this work.
The Rotary Club of Alliston and the Interact Club members were in attendance at this very informative presentation by Pam. Interact Club President Sydney described a Go Fund Me Campaign that their club helped to raise over $1300 for the work of My Sister's Place.