~ Wish List ~
It costs approximately $50-60,000 per year to keep someone on the street (in terms of policing, clean-up, damages, emergency services, etc), and it costs approximately $30,000 per year to house someone at risk of homelessness. For approximately that same amount, we not only house each youth resident, but we also support community building, goal achievement, access to resources, and opportunities for arts/culture/recreation activities.
Our wish list changes regularly. The following are some ideas:
Activity Wish List
Become a member ($20 individual membership, $50 organizational membership)
Participate in Spring & Fall cleaning parties
Join the Threshold Quilters (a hand-made quilt is given to each youth when they leave a Threshold House)
Volunteer in the yard or garden
Volunteer for our annual Mardi Gras fundraiser and celebration (volunteer recruitment is currently underway)
Join an ongoing operational volunteer team
Fundraising Wish List
Request Threshold as an annual designated charity for your workplace or place of worship
Purchase cleaning supplies at “The Soap Exchange” (Victoria) – 10% goes to Threshold on request
Contribute to the emergency food bank in a house
Purchase books or art supplies for a house
Sponsor a house celebration (approx. $75 for a birthday, graduation, or A.A. anniversary, etc.)
Sponsor a homemade quilt ($100)
Purchase a welcome package (pillow, sheets, duvet, & towels)
Sponsor memberships for local arts, culture, recreation programs (Art Gallery, Theatre, Museum, etc)
Sponsor a seasonal feast for one household (approx. $200 for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter…)
Assist with school supplies in the fall
Help us fill a backpack for each youth at Christmas
Physical Wish List
5 houses in the Greater Victoria & Sidney area
2 houses each in Duncan, Nanaimo, Courtney/Comox…
Other buildings easily renovated into housing
Drought resistant or hardy plants for the garden
2 sturdy, well-functioning, vacuums (new or used)
2 sturdy picnic tables (new or used)
Reading library (new or used: classic, wholesome, and/or inspirational literature)
Dry & canned goods for our emergency food supply (the youth often run low on food)
Gift certificates or passes for local activities (movies, theatre, museum, gym…) - we have 4 youth in each house
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