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Mark Cherrington

@markcherrington.bsky.social

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[email protected] 780-850-6254 text/call. Helping vulnerable persons for 30 years. Human Rights Advocate. No government funding. Solely funded by YOUR donations. #YEG Donate here: Coalition4jhr.org

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 3d

Please consider a tax-deductible donation to help me stay independent. In 2023, I supported over 1,100 vulnerable people.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 2d

17yr old girl. In limbo as Children Family Services slowly becomes involved. Her only normal aspect of her life is school. And she is looking for a TUTOR. any suggestions? #yeg

Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, that is also a great option. Thank you for your consideration!

Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 2d

2/ Children's Family Services will be opening an "Enhancement Agreement with Youth"; my concern is that this has been in the investigation stage for over 110 days. Police are also involved.

Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 2d

1/ Meeting with a 16yr girl, who, as the prior girl I wrote about, has fled an abusive home. Details of waterboarding, starvation, and all sorts of violent outbursts by mom and dad...

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 2d

Those wanting to provide immediate financial support for those I help can send an e-transfer to: [email protected]. Mention the specific person you want to help and I'll get that money to them.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 2d

A 14-Year-Old’s Strength in the Face of Abuse: “They’ll Save My Brothers, Right?”

She’s composed and determined. She reports her mother for abuse, knowing it will trace back to her, but all she cares about is saving her brothers.

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A teenage girl in a gray hoodie sits across from a concerned woman at a small table in an office. The woman takes notes while listening intently, suggesting a serious or emotional conversation between them.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 3d

Back at the school, she turns, as if forgetting something, and asks me through my open car window, "They'll save my brothers, right?"

"Yeah," I say, "They'll save your brothers."

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 3d

Knowing that her mother would know this information came only from her daughter, she speaks calmly, plainly.

As we finish, she turns to me. “I almost cried,” she says softly while I wipe my tears driving her back to school.

“But I didn’t, I wanted to be strong for my little brothers.”

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 3d

A brave 14-year-old girl, more worried about her younger siblings than herself, made the hardest choice of her life.

Last week, I drove her to Children’s Services, where she calmly reported horrific abuse by her mother. The worker’s hands shook as she wrote down the details.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 3d

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 3d

Have a single mom, fleeing abuse who will soon run out of yellow Enfamil. Is anybody out there who can help? #yeg

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 4d

Something special is happening on November 7. Hope to see you there!

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 5d

I am off to southern Alberta today to help a mom. She was working collaboratively with Children Services to have her children returned. She now clean and sober, in a stable healthy relationship
All should be going well. It's not CS is making an application to be the children's permanent guardian.

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Alec Walker 🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @smartalecw.bsky.social · 5d

Substitute teachers in Alberta currently earn $224-$246 a day, depending on school division. I earn $230/day, and I usually sub in secondary classrooms that range from 30-37 students. That's like $6-7/kid/day.

Looking at this, the government can afford to pay me better. They just choose not to.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 5d

Alberta has over 300K kids in K-6. The UCP plans to pay $30/day each for childcare during the teacher strike. $9M daily. That’s equal to 90 top teacher salaries every day, or the cost of a new school each week.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 5d

Bruce McAllister, while representing our government and Premier at the recent Alberta Next Panel, mocked a child and backed corporal punishment. He has the right to push separatism, but this conduct shows he has no place in government. His terse apology only reveals bitterness.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 5d

An Indigenous man in his 40s was taken from his mom as a toddler, placed in 23 homes by age 5 and 72 by 18.

His mom spiraled, then was murdered when he was 17.

His life fell apart, but now we’re working to rebuild it.

Next week I'll take him to treatment.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 6d

Young mom of 20. Had a miscarriage, twins, 4 months pregnant. She has a 1yr old, but is struggling and couch surfing with family. I am trying to help her with some funds as well as emotional support. I get this text yesterday.

Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 6d

Today wrote a letter to Searle Turton, Minister of Children Services, with a mom who, of course, is worried sick about the safety of her daughter. Don't know what good it will do in the end of this, but I made it clear that without Children Services' continued intrusive support, this child will die.

Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 9d

Pets are so important for those who are vulnerable and alone. I have often helped people take their pets to the vet to get appropriate care and medicine. This weekend, we house-sat for a kitten as the tenant was having her place treated for bed bugs, and the chemicals were hazardous.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 11d

It shocks me that WCB Alberta told my client, a new Canadian abused by his employer, that he can’t record a required medical assessment because they follow the American Medical Association. Hello WCB, we live in Canada, not the 51st state.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 12d

An elderly man with severe disabilities, including memory, had his support team cleaved away by @JasonNixonAB, the so-called man of God, and his heartless budget cuts and policy changes. He's going to be thrown on the street, and thus cost taxpayers 10X via healthcare and social issues. #abpoli

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 12d

2/ She found the world particularly cruel and angry, and told me last year she wanted nothing to do with it.

Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 12d

1/ Today, one of my clients, a sixteen-year-old girl, killed herself. Her family called me early this morning. There were many struggles with this young person, and we all tried our best, but in the end, she made a tragic choice.

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Mark Cherrington @markcherrington.bsky.social · 13d

2/ The baby suffered "immersion trauma" and went unconscious. Chidren Services involved.