Facing a severe funding shortfall amid Manitoba’s rising HIV rates, Winnipeg’s House of Hesed transition home is at risk of closure, threatening to leave its vulnerable residents without vital housing and support.
In a January 2019 Winnipeg Free Press column, Aaron Epp highlights House of Hesed’s 20th anniversary of providing housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, spotlighting longtime volunteers Clive and June Hickson for their 18 years of dedicated service.
In a December 2000 Winnipeg Sun column, Laurie Mustard profiles the House of Hesed—a non-denominational, donation-funded Christian transition home in Winnipeg—highlighting how it provides a compassionate, family-like environment for individuals living with HIV/AIDS who have nowhere else to go.
Despite initial fears of discrimination due to its administrative partnership with a Christian organization, HIV-positive resident Jonathan Carrington found a safe, non-judgmental, and supportive community at Winnipeg’s House of Hesed, a charity-funded transition home founded by Maureen Feakes to provide dignified care for individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
The September 2004 Winnipeg Sun article reported on the official opening of House of Hesed’s new Edmonton Street facility, highlighting it as Manitoba’s only shelter providing affordable, family-like transitional care for low-income residents living with HIV/AIDS.
In September 2004, the Winnipeg Free Press reported on the House of Hesed moving into a larger, government-supported home on Edmonton Street to expand its capacity to provide family-like transitional care for up to 10 Manitobans living with HIV/AIDS.
This Winnipeg Free Press newspaper article by Alison Mayes highlights the Taché Booster Pumping Station, a historic 1918 brick surge tank in St. Boniface. Built by contractor Thomas Kelly and Sons, the unique architectural structure remains a functioning part of Winnipeg’s city water system.
This 2012 Winnipeg Free Press newspaper article profiles House of Hesed, a Winnipeg-based charitable transition house for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Written by Kevin Rollason, the piece highlights how medical advancements transformed the facility from its original hospice vision into a supportive home offering physical and emotional recovery.
Newspaper article on House of Hesed, Manitoba’s only transition home for people living with HIV/AIDS, provides a supportive, home-like environment where residents are accepted and cared for.
Restores Hope Through Love By Moe Feakes | Published by House of Hesed Category: Format:PDF Article Source:House of Hesed Summary: In a 2014 letter of support, Executive Director Moe Feakes endorses the creation of “Sanctum” in Saskatoon, highlighting how House of Hesed’s years of providing a loving, supportive transitional home in Winnipeg have successfully restored…
