The Annex

01/18/2026

Recovery can be a struggle at any point in time,. but the time between deciding you have a problem and actually getting into rehab is quite challenging. To decide you have a problem and to go right back to the people, places, and things that fed into your addiction while you wait for help is devastating, but keep at it. There are not enough sober living in Ontario, but there is support.
Go to a meeting, call a friend, call a counsellor or an expert. Find different places to frequent in the daytime. keep checking in with your rehab of choice, go to withdrawal management if you need help with a slip up.The new feeling OF feeling may be unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but learning a new way of coping is worth it. There are only two ways out of addiction, and recovery is certainly the better.You have many on your side.

01/18/2026

Honest reflections on addiction, homelessness, mental health, and poverty from lived experience. Mike explores why change feels impossible, how trauma and fe...

01/15/2026

An honest conversation from a frontline soup kitchen reveals the realities of homelessness, addiction, mental health, and poverty. Follow Lori at Grace Cafe ...

01/15/2026

This powerful video from the Annex in St. Thomas explores the real human cost of addiction, homelessness, mental health struggles, and poverty. Through grief...

01/11/2026

Mike Schreiner visited the Grace Café and Annex, and provided us with an opportunity to answer questions about housing, food supply, poverty and homelessness...

01/10/2026

I am told that it can be difficult to find our YouTube channel, The Journey. Here is the link, https://www.youtube.com/-drt. Lots more content in the works including an interview we did today with an MPP.

Exploring the issues faced by homelessness, addiction and poverty, to share the personal stories involved, the struggles, sometimes the disappointments, some...

01/09/2026

A look inside the Grace…

Inside Grace Cafe in St. Thomas, discover a compassionate soup kitchen and addiction resource serving homeless neighbors daily. Learn how community-funded me...

01/08/2026

Learn the warning signs of addiction before recreational drug use becomes a crisis. This video explores job loss, homelessness, mental health struggles, and ...