Comforters made with care
Pastor Chip Bender takes a turn knotting comforters with members of Erb Street Mennonite Church’s sewing group. There’s a lot of care stitched into every comforter made by the sewing group at Erb Street Mennonite Church. Since the 1940s, generations
From a bare flower bed to a fairy garden
Sometimes, making a place feel like home starts with something as simple as planting a few flowers. That’s exactly what happened at Rockway Gardens Village, where four tenants have transformed the flower beds outside the building that welcome residents and
One pedal stroke at a time
A message from Martin Buhr When I set my goal of raising $113,000 for this year’s Out-Spok’n, I hoped it would bring my lifetime fundraising for affordable housing to $500,000. Thanks to the remarkable generosity of so many people, we
Where kids can simply be kids
Community groups’ gifts bring playground closer to reality Children who move into Beyond Housing’s new townhomes at 887 Frederick Street will have a special place to play, explore and make friends, thanks in part to two generous community groups. 100 Men Who
Building a greener world on a butterfly’s wings
Dozens of butterflies took flight at 544 Bridgeport on July 11, marking a special day for a garden that began with one tenant’s vision.
87-year-old raises $500K over lifetime for affordable housing
Watch an interview with Martin Buhr, Beyond Housing’s founding President, on CBC Kitchener-Waterloo.
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