Give Hope
Help make Freedom Centre a reality.
A place for healing and hope for our community and Canadian Veterans.
Help make Freedom Centre a reality.
A place for healing and hope for our community and Canadian Veterans.
TRUTH AND HOPE
“It was for freedom that Christ has set us free.” Galatians 5:1
The Freedom Centre exists to walk alongside people who are broken and hurting, to offer healing and hope in their journey towards Freedom.
The Freedom Centre will be where people find acceptance, healing and freedom in every area of their lives. All activities will be guided by faith in Jesus Christ, and His example to us, to love and help others by extending compassion, kindness, dignity, and respect to all.
The Freedom Centre will provide 10 units to Veterans as a crisis intervention home for short term housing. Two units will have wheelchair accessibility. Veterans will have the opportunity to take part in on-site and off-site programming supported through Veterans Affairs. We are two blocks from the core of Preston on a quiet residential street.
The pastor of Cambridge Preston Church of the Nazarene, the site of the Freedom Centre and our board Chair. She is a recovering addict, with a wealth of life experience. She is experienced with conflict management and working with people in crisis and conflict with the law.
is a Mechanical Engineer and brings a wealth of expertise in IT. Ken also brings a lifetime of experience being married to a recovered addict. He brings creativity and passion to the table. (Non-voting community member)
An ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene and the Coordinator for the Freedom Centre. Rosemary, who is a strong advocate for the marginalized, spent 27 years working as a Chaplain in Provincial and Federal corrections. Her experience has given her exposure to the needs of people in crisis from young offenders, to adult men and women; and shaped her advocacy for the marginalized.
As our representative for the veterans, we have Jim, who spent 37 years as a medic and physician’s assistant in the Canadian Forces. Jim is also the South Western Ontario Field Operations Manager for VETS Canada and brings first-hand working experience with struggling veterans. Jim also has experience in family medicine and recently compl
As our representative for the veterans, we have Jim, who spent 37 years as a medic and physician’s assistant in the Canadian Forces. Jim is also the South Western Ontario Field Operations Manager for VETS Canada and brings first-hand working experience with struggling veterans. Jim also has experience in family medicine and recently completed his Behavioral Addiction and Addiction Counselling Skills.
Ron Budhu is enjoying his retirement life from accounting following the last 17 years of his career as a Senior Financial Analyst with the City of Toronto. Prior to the political environment, Ron spent 25 years of an illustrious financial career with Volvo in Canada, the USA, Sweden and England. He is motivated daily in his walk with Chri
Ron Budhu is enjoying his retirement life from accounting following the last 17 years of his career as a Senior Financial Analyst with the City of Toronto. Prior to the political environment, Ron spent 25 years of an illustrious financial career with Volvo in Canada, the USA, Sweden and England. He is motivated daily in his walk with Christ by his beautiful wife, Dolly, with whom they have two children and two grandchildren. Ron continues to use his talent in his church, currently serving as Treasurer in the Cambridge-Preston Church of the Nazarene.
Has 15 years of experience in Recreation Therapy facilitating cognitive, social and physical programs for the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses and/or disabling conditions. She is also a Registered Massage Therapist. Jennifer is our community representative.
John Leistra worked for almost 30 years as a Biomedical Electronic Technologist at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He retired from full time work there in 2011. Since 2001 till present, John has been servicing the patient care equipent used by the Region of Waterloo EMS Paramedic Service, Waterloo Region Police Services, and the Fire Depa
John Leistra worked for almost 30 years as a Biomedical Electronic Technologist at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He retired from full time work there in 2011. Since 2001 till present, John has been servicing the patient care equipent used by the Region of Waterloo EMS Paramedic Service, Waterloo Region Police Services, and the Fire Departments in Cambridge and Kitchener. He has joined the Freedom Centre board because of his interest in helping create housing for struggling and homeless Canadian Military Veterans. John sits on the Board as a non-voting community member.
Tim is an army veteran who has travelled the world and experienced many highs and experienced divorce, incarceration and depression. At his bottom, he sought Jesus and established a strong personal relationship with Jesus. He is also active on the board of directors for New Life Prison Ministries and their aftercare programs and mentors
Tim is an army veteran who has travelled the world and experienced many highs and experienced divorce, incarceration and depression. At his bottom, he sought Jesus and established a strong personal relationship with Jesus. He is also active on the board of directors for New Life Prison Ministries and their aftercare programs and mentors others. He strives to be salt and light in his workplace, where he is a crew leader and chief union steward. He is passionate to be of help to make the Freedom Centre loving and impactful for the community and veterans in need. Tim is a non-voting member.
Citizens for Cambridge is a volunteer based organization dedicated to harnessing the passion, ingenuity and commitment of Cambridge citizens to support the development of a better community for all
Freedom Centre partnered with Top Markets of Preston to feed five families (18 people) for Thanksgiving and gifted them with a week’s worth of food items. THANK-YOU TOP MARKETS
We hold pop-up sales and, in turn, donate to local charities anything we are unable to sell. This is an ongoing venture for more information go to Facebook or Twitter to hear about our next sale!
Veterans House helps provide funding and or development tools through partnerships to established NFP's or organizations who want to connect with Veterans House Charity and its partners to provide programs or services for Veterans' Mental Health and/or First Responders.
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