The topic I chose for this project is Siloam mission, Siloam mission is an organization in Winnipeg that helps the homeless by giving them food and a place to stay. They also provide clothes and help find jobs for the residents. Siloam Mission is a Non-profit organization and Christian humanitarian agency. This foundation is a strong believer of god.
"We believe that unless we experience God’s help and salvation through a faith commitment to Jesus Christ, our future is one of eternal separation from God and all that is good."(Siloam)
Siloam Mission from Handcraft on Vimeo.
How They've Helped
This organization has helped many people through the tough time in there life. Jill was a former resident of Siloam, she came to Siloam after her husband and herself had a divorce and she had no where to go. Now she is back on track with her life and has made a goal for herself to go back to school and also to get a job working in a nursery."I came to Siloam Mission and they straightened me out, offered me a chance to get myself back together,My life and my attitude toward homeless people have changed 110%.” (Jill).
Brent was another former resident of Siloam , he started off as a soccer player in Portugal . When he left Winnipeg to go to Portugual he grew an addiction to cocaine. When he came back to Winnipeg he went to Siloam and they helped him with his addiction. Now he is a Full-time worker in Siloam.“They’re offering a job and they care for you, so… you can’t beat that,”(Brent).
On Thanksgiving, 900 meals were served. The demand of food has gone up by 15% over the last years. However they still manage to serve 400-500 people a day (Writer).
This organization never judges people by what they are going through or what they have been through. They care more about them feeling at home and let them know that they are loved.
"We want to be an organization that sees people for who they are, not for their situation or circumstance in life." (Sarah Enns)
Siloam Mission has been around since 1987 and I think that shows how dedicated and how much they really care about each person who walks through their door everyday. So many people go through things in there life. I'm guessing that being homeless is a scary thing, being alone, or having a family to support but not being able to .But no matter how many people there are, Siloam Mission is always there to help. I think that gives people a lot of comfort, hope and lets them know, that they're not alone.
Sources:
The Video here
An Artical here
Another Artical here
Their Blog here
Facebook Page here
Official Website here
Canada. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. Human Resources and
Enns, Sarah. "Difficult Times."Siloam Mission: Under The Radar. Blogspot, 31/03/2010.
"Siloam Mission." Facebook n. pag.Facebook. Web. 8 Nov 2011.
"Handcraftcreative.com." Infographic.Vimeo. Hand craft. Vimeo, 2011. Web. 7 Nov
"Siloam Mission." Siloam. Siloam Mission, n.d. Web. 8 Nov 2011.
Writer, Staff. "Numbers up at Siloam Mission's Thanksgiving dinner."Winnipeg free
Works Cited
Canada. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. Human Resources and
Skills Development Canada. Print
Enns, Sarah. "Difficult Times."Siloam Mission: Under The Radar. Blogspot, 31/03/2010.
Web. 7 Nov. 2011.
"Siloam Mission." Facebook n. pag.Facebook. Web. 8 Nov 2011.
"Handcraftcreative.com." Infographic.Vimeo. Hand craft. Vimeo, 2011. Web. 7 Nov
2011.
"Siloam Mission." Siloam. Siloam Mission, n.d. Web. 8 Nov 2011.
Writer, Staff. "Numbers up at Siloam Mission's Thanksgiving dinner."Winnipeg free
Press 10/10/2011. Online n. pag. Web. 7 Nov. 2011.


All I can say is “Wow.”
ReplyDeleteBefore I read this, I didn't even know what Siloam Mission was. Siloam Mission sounds like an amazing organization!
You did amazing job on your blog before I didn't really know about Siloam Mission before I read this.
ReplyDeleteWe had the same topic! You did a good job on explaining what Siloam mission is and your paragraph was well organized.
ReplyDeleteWow. I thought Siloam Mission was just an office building. Your paragraph is well organized and I could understand what the words meant, keep up the good work.
ReplyDelete**(Better than Amiel's post)**