2023 Beneficiaries
About Our Chapter:
Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is an international organization responding to a real community problem of child bedlessness. As such it is dedicated to building, assembling and delivering bunk beds to children in need. The SHP motto is that “No Child Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town” and believes in providing each child with a comfortable bed to improve their sleep quality and restore dignity to families. In short, SHP aims to end child bedlessness. To aid in this cause we have joined the over 230 Chapters in the USA, our two counterparts in Canada and founded the Windsor Chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace.
SHP is an inclusive, diverse, 100% volunteer run, donation-based, non-faith based community organization that endeavors to accommodate all children in need of a bed.
SHP research shows that there is a real international problem with 2% to 3% of children within all communities not having their own bed to sleep on. As such, children are seen sleeping on floors, couches, where ever; and, without the means to obtain a good night sleep. We recognize the three basic human needs are food, shelter and clothing; and, beds fit into the shelter category.
In our county of Windsor – Essex there are approximately 95,000 children. Using 2% as our need factor, we see that there are approximately 1,900 children that need beds in our community. We believe that with a good nights sleep, children awake more ready and capable to take on the challenges of each day.
We aim to accomplish this goal through initiating an ongoing fundraising campaign that accepts monetary and in-kind gifts to aid our efforts in manufacturing new twin & bunk beds, obtaining new mattresses & new bedding, and building & delivering the beds. Our build days range from individual members from within the community, to concerned organizations and corporations choosing to host build days, offering volunteers for build days, or sponsoring build days. We engage all aspects of the community by allowing them to be part of the solution.
Noah's House is a mental health charity dedicated to providing accessible support to young people in the local community. Our mission is to empower and inspire individuals to break free from the chains of mental illness. Founded in 2018 after Noah Butcher-Hagell tragically lost his battle with mental illness, we strive to ensure that no other young person needs to fight alone.
We offer free and affordable counselling and programming to those who qualify through the youth centre to ensure no one struggles alone.
Noah's House is community-funded and relies solely on their support in reaching our goals without the support of government funding.
The street angels soup shack is a joint venture between feeding Windsor-Essex and Our Own St., Angels group. It’s an old refurbished camper that has been transformed into a soup kitchen on wheels! Operating seven days a week from 7 to 9 PM. Hoping to cover gaps left after most other soup kitchens shut down.
Not only does it serve hot soup, and food to those in need, it is a way of reaching out to them with other personal needs such as coats and gloves, and also to deliver other essential services provided by the city if need be. Thanks to the generosity of Tim Hortons and the circle of seven and Manor Realty for their support.
Many families in the Windsor-Essex area struggle to try and make ends meet right now and many school nutrition programs are struggling to provide healthy snacks for the growing number of students in need.
With that in mind, Manor Keys of Hope is thrilled to provide a little help to five local schools this year; David Maxwell Public School, H.J. Lassaline Catholic Elementary School, and J.A. McWilliam Public School.
Click on the school name below to visit their website.
The Windsor Youth Centre, a program of the Downtown mission provides young people aged 16-25 with essentials like food and hygiene items as well as opportunities to develop their personal identity and look into growth opportunities in a safe place.
Located at 1247 Wyandotte St. E, it is open Mondays through Saturdays with various programs and services available for our young people in need of support and guidance.