Lookout saved my life.

Now that I’m living indoors at Lookout I’m able to look after my health.

If it can happen to me, it can happen to anybody.

The Crawford Manor gives me housing and food which is essential, but they also offer support with my cravings and urges. They help you deal with the urges because they have a lot of resources like counselling. It’s not “our way or the highway”, they find what works best for you.

I don’t know where I’d be without Lookout.

Before coming to live at the Yukon Residence, I had spent 12 years bouncing between women’s shelters and various roommates. I could never afford my own place, nor could I find a place that allowed my cat to live with me. When an outreach worker for the Yukon connected with me, it changed my life.

Recently, one of our clients was housed – When they first arrived they were feeling down and hopeless but now they are being housed and are very appreciative. They like the structure, like wake-up times and meal times, as well as meeting case workers and having someone to be accountable to.

The people we provide serves to at the Cliff Block are dealing with mental illness and some are dealing with addiction so there is not a lot of trust in systems or communities. What we are doing at the Cliff Block is building a sense of community and home.

I feel passionate about the work that I do and the work that Lookout does. There’s a sense of appreciation. Not that there is going to be any quick solutions, but people just want someone to care. I think the work that Lookout does is amazing and I see it everyday.

My heart is in it! That’s the easiest way to say how I feel about it

Lookout has had a very big impact on my life. It’s taught me to think in a more diverse way and to be more open minded. There’s a lot of things I hadn’t before I came to Lookout and now I’ve seen everything. It really changes the way you think.

Everyday we have success stories. We house people and they are forever grateful that they had a chance to come here to get housed and helped and have access to services they wouldn’t have had otherwise.