#myNHstory: ‘This Neighbourhood House was Dave Adair’s dream’

#myNHstory: ‘This Neighbourhood House was Dave Adair’s dream’

To celebrate Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we’re sharing stories from our program participants, staff, and volunteers about what makes our House so special. Here, Sharon Babu, Robynn Bunch, Muthny Chimm, and George Jolly remember our idiosyncratic executive...
#myNHstory: ‘We would become leaders, and made a lot of friends’

#myNHstory: ‘We would become leaders, and made a lot of friends’

To celebrate Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we’re sharing stories from our program participants, staff, and volunteers about what makes our House so special. Here, Christine, who started attending programs at our House at just five years old, describes her...
#myNHstory: ‘This is the beautiful House that I built’

#myNHstory: ‘This is the beautiful House that I built’

To celebrate Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we’re sharing stories from our program participants, staff, and volunteers about what makes our House so special. Here, longtime board member George Jolly remembers how amazing it felt to move our House into a new...
#myNHstory: ‘Why don’t you cook up a Persian feast?’

#myNHstory: ‘Why don’t you cook up a Persian feast?’

To celebrate Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we’re sharing stories from our program participants, staff, and volunteers about what makes our House so special. Here, Sharon Babu tells how newcomer Maheen cooked up a Persian feast—and found her true potential—at our...
#myNHstory: ‘Every neighbourhood should have a safe place to go’

#myNHstory: ‘Every neighbourhood should have a safe place to go’

To celebrate Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we’re sharing stories from our program participants, staff, and volunteers about what makes our House so special. Here, Robynn Bunch explains why it was so important to have a safe place in the neighbourhood in the...