The Sudbury Action Centre for Youth (SACY) will soon have a new way to offer outreach outreach services throughout the community, and offer people a place to warm up as the temperatures drop.

For more than a year, a group of Sudbury architects has been working with the outreach agency on plans for a mobile outreach trailer.

Mike Ladyk, with 3rdLine Studio Architects, said the conversation began early on during the pandemic, when SACY had to shift how it delivered services, resulting in clients often waiting outside in the cold, because of physical distancing requirements. 

Ladyk, who is also a former SACY board member, began looking into the possibility of building an addition on the SACY building, but quickly determined that would be “almost unattainable” both legally and financially, because of tight property lines and other considerations. 

The conversation soon evolved to the idea of a mobile trailer, and the Northern Ontario Society of Architects successfully applied for a grant from the Ontario Association of Architects to help cover the cost. 

Thanks to the grant, along with other donations, community partners, and many volunteer hours, the trailer is now nearly complete. Ladyk estimates the total cost at around $10,000. 

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