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He is looking forward to being able to cycle to work from his new apartment and is excited about setting up his keyboard and playing his music in his own place. Marcus is now getting ready to move – to finally have his own home, once again. Marcus has even composed a song of thanks for the many people that have helped him on his journey.
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It’s like springtime.a new season for me. Marcus was overjoyed when he learned he had been accepted! “I can’t tell you how relieved and thankful I am. A WoodGreen housing manager found a suitable apartment in one of WoodGreen’s affordable housing buildings. As Marcus neared the end of his four years in First Step to Home, he had been anxious about transitioning to the next phase in his life. He has recently acquired a Yamaha keyboard and is finding great pleasure in playing gospel music. Better still, it has rekindled his love for music. Through First Step to Home, Marcus has found a part-time retail job – a major step in his journey back. First Step to Home helped Marcus to find his way back to himself A caseworker supports each resident in developing a plan to respond to their individual challenges, in order to rebuild their lives, so they can move to permanent housing. The men receive on-site health care, nutrition programs, counselling, social and recreational activities, life-skills retraining, volunteer opportunities and more.
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The program provides a full range of wrap-around supports. Here, in this four-year transitional program for men 55 and older who have spent hard years on the streets, the residents live in modern bachelor apartments. Marcus found his way to WoodGreen’s First Step to Home program at 650 Queen Street East. He slept at City Hall, in storage rooms or sometimes in shelters. This led to opioid addiction and eventually he was mixing Methadone and Ox圜ontin.
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Marcus said he had become addicted to painkillers to combat his sleep apnea and the persistent cluster migraines that were taking a toll on his physical and mental health. When Marcus asked for a leave of absence to go into a rehab center for treatment of his substance use disorder, his employer refused to hire him back. He lost the trucking job he had had for eight years. However, in 2013, his life took a hard turn for the worse. He even built a music studio in his basement. Marcus had a steady job as a trucker and was enjoying developing his talents as a musician. Fast forward to adulthood and life was pretty good for a while. Marcus experienced a number of mental health issues and, as a teenager, spent time in a group home. His father was abusive and his mother left – abandoned him out of the blue one day when he was at school. Part of a family of 10 children, his parents separated when he was eight. Today, as the New Year approaches, he is getting ready to move into his very own apartment! Marcus has been a resident in WoodGreen’s First Step to Home transitional housing program since 2017, after having spent a number of years without a home – living on the street and in shelters. Who doesn’t like a feel-good story during the holiday season? We have a wonderful one to share with you about one of our clients: Marcus Deyo.