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Seeds of Hope BY MICHELE VINER PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF SEEDS OF HOPE CHESTNUT PARK’S
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hen Kimberly Curry first started coming to Toronto as a young child, she would often ask her parents why some people were lying in the streets, and why other people were walking around them? Years later, as an adult with a background in writing and design, Kimberly returned to the city to find her career and instead found even more homeless people, and a new direction. She began to volunteer for charities that provided food and care to those in need and found herself at an organization called Seeds of Hope. Twelve years later, she is still there, no longer as a volunteer, but as its Executive Director. Started in 2009, Seeds of Hope is an organization that works to create spaces for food, warmth and comfort to people in need; 32
people at a crossroads in their life. Through a variety of services and centres, Seeds of Hope offers transitional homes, safe places and creative spaces that enhance livelihood, learning, and social opportunities. “We are a peer-to-peer organization that believes everyone can care and help,” says Kimberly. We are not social workers; we work with professionals in the areas where people require help but we exist to offer support alongside that help, and as conduits to this expertise.” Seeds of Hope works with people in every capacity - from supplying food and shelter, to offering various programs in everything from art and wellness courses, to planting and tending gardens, to training for employment.
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