Sistering

Extremely disappointed today, they opened a window to speak to me instead of opening a freaking door. And basically told me, the drop in is full. Which they also wrote on a sheet of paper and taped to Their door, that it's full, call central intake. well I have been calling central intake all day, every hour. there are no beds anywhere. I wish I knew in advance to call either Sistering or Central Intake to check if they are letting women in or not. I had no idea they could even refuse to let women in crisis with nowhere to go, inside. I have nowhere to stay safe, to stay out of the elements, to eat, drink water, shower, or to get support and talk to someone about my absolutely broken state of mental health and desperately need help but nowhere is willing to offer me help. I am about to give up on living and ready to finally give up trying to fight for my life and fighting my mental health, my depression, my severe suicidality and constant mental breakdowns . It was really impersonal and dismissive and kinda hurtful the way the Staff at sistering cracked open a window to tell me to move along there is no room at the drop in, and then proceed to slam the window in my face as I attempt to explain how much I'm suffering and desperate to find help and trying to ask her where else I may find a 24/7 drop in or literally anywhere that is open late that can help me. cause not even hospitals will help me even when I've just survived a suicide attempt and have to be revived and resuscitated.. and then hours or a day later once medically cleared, sent on my way . and i can't seem to maintain shelter beds because of my poor mental health, suicide attempts and ideation, self harm and self destructive behaviours, mood disorder and anxiety disorder symptoms, panic attacks that are severe ,CPTSD ,OCD compulsions that won't stop sometimes for 24+ hrs in a row to the point of absolute exhaustion and wanting to end my life just to get myself to calm down and be able to rest. I got kicked out of my shelter the other day afrerbeing there for a couple months without issues and then I went downhill and suddenly got discharged. I wish I could cope on my own if I could do this on my own I would. but I need resources and services but even the ones that are there either always are full/at capacity, or they turn me away or discharged me due to my MH issues and the being a danger to myself factor. well this was a huge waste of my energy and time trying to get support here walked all the way here for nothing and felt discouraged and disappointed and absolutely let down. And shooed away. Like I'm a number , a number that they just see as being above their capacity number and out of their responsibility and scope of having to provide support and help and resource to and basic safety and needs.

Do not trust Sistering. Ever. My blood is on their hands. You break people down and neglect your own clients when they beg for help to protect the pennies in funding you recieve. The story is coming out whether you like it or not. I won't die for you people on Gawd.

I am glad to have a place that helps women in crisis in my neighbourhood. It amazes me that people take the time to write a negative review because of a bad smell or the inconvenience of people hanging around outside.

I felt deep sadness and heart broken seen beautiful woman going through worst situation it's really sad as society what we become heartless everyone past by not feeling the terrible condition those innocent women going through,
*And it's ugly that seeing few low profile losers 'guys' linger around this shelter and make seen on the street out of thier low behavior making others uncomfortable when passing by this need to stop they abuse those women situation and who know maybe the womens too.

Sistering is not like it used to be, its like shelter not drop in,
No meals for the ladies waiting outside saing its for the ladies ho live in while its full capacity, Getting so bad in times, some of the staff are very rude, I heard one of them saying bad word to a an other lady who lives in

I felt really uncomfortable walking past this place at 09:00 pm tonight. I went to get food across the street and walking back to my car was awful. Why are there so many women on the streets. Are you refusing them shelter or what? Unsafe for citizens

I faced racial abuse near this place. Now that I read other comments I can comprehend why it happened to me. I was walking by this area for the first (and the last) time and there were a bunch of women yelling and drinking straight out of bottles near this place. My wife and I were spat on by a lady and we had no choice but to control our anges and move on.