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Dec 17, 2020
4 min

Part 3 of 4: How Black Youth Matter Peel is Empowering Homeless and At-Risk Youth

In part 3 of this four-part series on youth homelessness and mental heath, we provide information about R.E.S.T’s Christmas Cheer Campaig...

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Part 2 of 4, Youth homelessness and mental health: How R.E.S.T helps

Dagma Koyi

Nov 24, 2020
5 min

Part 2 of 4, Youth homelessness and mental health: How R.E.S.T helps

In part 2 of our four-part series, we discuss how R.E.S.T’s Bridge of Hope program is helping homeless youth manage and improve their men...

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Part 1of 4, Youth homelessness and mental health: An introduction to the issue

Dagma Koyi

Oct 28, 2020
3 min

Part 1of 4, Youth homelessness and mental health: An introduction to the issue

In a four-part series, R.E.S.T is delving into how its programs are helping black youth in the Region of Peel cope and manage their menta...

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ostephen

Aug 20, 2020
1 min

R.E.S.T.'s RESPONSE TO COVID 19

Rest has initiated a number of programs to help homeless youth meet the challenges of the pandemic as well as the inevitable post- pandem...

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ostephen

Aug 20, 2020
1 min

R.E.S.T’S PANDEMIC RESPONSE

R.E.S.T. Centres launches Virtual Support Program for Black Youth experiencing homeless or at risk of homelessness in the region of peel....

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ostephen

Jul 7, 2020
1 min

Living through the COVID-19 Pandemic

On February 11th, the W.H.O. announced the name of a new and deadly invisible foe, the novel- coronavirus or COVID-19. Since then, the wo...

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ostephen

Feb 7, 2020
1 min

Bridge of Hope Program

REST, in collaboration with members of the PEEL region, has designed The Bridge of Hope program to provide rehabilitative housing solutio...

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Facing the Grip of Mental Health Illness is no longer SAD

O. Stephen Peart

Jan 24, 2020
4 min

Facing the Grip of Mental Health Illness is no longer SAD

I was fortunate but had to suffer the pain of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Why fortunate? It was late spring, 2018. A lot was happe...

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ostephen

Jan 9, 2020
1 min

Sponsor are our Heart and Soul

A special thank you for our Sponsor for their continuing support.

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ostephen

Jan 7, 2020
1 min

Learning more about R.E.S.T for 2020

EXECUTION...EXECUTION...EXECUTION R.E.S.T Board of Directors and Youth Advisory council members had a strategic planning meeting at the b...

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ostephen

Dec 7, 2019
1 min

2019 Impact Report

Restoration and Empowerment for Social Transition or (R.E.S.T.) Center is a not for profit organization incorporated on July 23, 2015. R....

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Let's Ensure that the Housed are also Healthy

J. Dean Spence

Sep 3, 2017
3 min

Let's Ensure that the Housed are also Healthy

One of the main goals of R.E.S.T. is to ensure that youth aging out of foster care have access to safe affordable housing. I can’t imagin...

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Jason Spence

Aug 16, 2017
1 min

R.E.S.T Infographic

Here is an infographic about the services R.E.S.T. will offer soon.

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Dagma Koyi

Nov 25, 2016
2 min

PRESS RELEASE

September 30, 2016 Brampton, ON– Restoration and Empowerment for Social Transition Centre (R.E.S.T. Centre) will officially launch its se...

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We Need Your Help! Join us in this fight.

Dagma Koyi

Jul 17, 2016
1 min

We Need Your Help! Join us in this fight.

At the core of every being, is the urge to help our fellow man. At R.E.S.T., we strive to steward this principle both professional and pa...

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Three Reasons Why You Should Become a Sponsor with R.E.S.T.

Dagma Koyi

Jul 12, 2016
1 min

Three Reasons Why You Should Become a Sponsor with R.E.S.T.

1. Sponsorship donations directly benefits the homeless youth. R.E.S.T. provides all sponsorship dollars directly to the sponsored homele...

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