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Well.... i have now arrived home after extending my Canadian Discovery visit. 

After a fantastic first week with a great bunch of YMCA folk i headed back to Toronto to meet up with the family. We took in some more sights, got to see a lot more of Toronto that wasn't possible in the first week and also had the chance to visit a couple of other YMCA projects.

A project that stood out for me in the second week was one that we didn't get chance to see the first week; this is the YCafe Training and Education project which is located in a municipal authority facility - Metro Hall in downtown Toronto. 
Adam the centre director was very welcoming and spent a good amount of time showing me around and explaining the philosophy and outcomes of the project using catering and life skills as a means to gaining fulfilling and lasting employment. This is done whilst also being a social enterprise serving 300 meals on wheels per week, operating a cafe and also providing 2000 meals a week to homeless and young people agencies. Excuse the pun but real food for thought......