W E L C O M E

Welcome to our blogsite where we will keep you up-to-date with information about our coaliton of private boarding and rooming houses in the City of Toronto. We welcome your support.

The purpose of Keep People Housed is to assist a group of service providers who are presently supplying supportive housing to the homeless such as: accommodation, meals, medical care, clothing, transportation, counselling and special assistance to those in their care.

Our vision is to create an agency within which care home providers can adequately provide shelter for the homeless - male and female, the physically or mentally challenged or anyone in need of suitable and stable accommodation.

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Keep People Housed - Profiles



Thoywell and Paulene Kennedy
Thoywell and Paulene Kennedy own and operate the Kennedy Residence at 300 Sherbourne Street, Toronto.

Thoywell is a graduate of Seneca College with honors in Social Services. He is also a graduate of York University with a degree in Sociology. He has worked with the Government of Ontario, specifically the Ministry of Correctional Services and the Ministry of Community and Social Services, for almost 25 years. He has worked in different capacities in these ministries, all in a social work capacity. It is with these years of experience that he is able to coordinate and successfully run Kennedy Residence these past 7 years.

Paulene is a Registered Nurse who graduated from Sheridan College. She further graduated from Atlantic Union College in Massachusetts USA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioural Science, graduating cum laude. She has worked in Toronto Hospitals in several settings in areas such as; Maternity, Paediatrics, General Medicine, Coronary care Units, Intensive care Units, Recovery room, Day Surgery and teaching areas. Having served in these capacities, she is fully qualified to extend her caring skills to the homeless.

Both are dedicated to work with the homeless and have given tirelessly of their time and effort to make Kennedy Residence a success.

Hyacinth Robinson Powell BScN, RN
Hyacinth Robinson-Powell is the Vice President of Keep People Housed. She has been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years, and has operated a boarding home for 20 years.

Stella Pinnock
Education

  • Psychiatric Nursing, England
  • BSc Social Work, York University
  • Masters, Wilfred Laurier University
  • Long Term Care Administrators Diploma, Ryerson University
Professional Experience

  • Social Worker, Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. (Psychogeriatric Unit, Schizophrenic Unit, Social Rehab Unit and Approved Coordinator)
  • Long-term care facility administrator for ten years
  • Seniors Program Coordinator, Jamaican Canadian Association
  • Volunteer, United Way, to set up York Map Program for seniors
  • Supply teacher, Toronto Catholic District School Board
  • Volunteer, Toronto Seniors Forum
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