Shane Friday Bio

DMBDC Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 Shane Robert Quinn Friday

"Homeless not just for a need of a room of bricks - But homeless because of rejection"

Mother Teresa

DMBDC President and CEO Shane Robert Quinn Friday was born on August 1, 1974 in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. Shane did not have a good life growing up because, as he put it "I was always being put down and didn't know why". Shane's home life wasn't much better because his Step-Father was an alcoholic and would "turn the house into a war zone without warning". This coupled with the fact that Shane has Cerebral Palsy and a learning disability, which no one knew about at the time, didn't help him either. His Mother and Step-father seperated in 1980 and they divorced in 1986. Shane and his family then moved to Chilliwack, British Columbia because his Mother said "it's a good change". It was, for her but not for Shane. At this time Shane took a "nose dive" and didn't come back up for air until 1993. In 1986-1987 Shane went from bad to worse and was so out of control that he was admitted, first to the Childrens Ward, but because of five escapes in four days, he was committed to the Psych Ward of the Chilliwack General Hospital and put in the "Pink Room". The Pink Room is a room about 8"X12" and painted pink. The only things in the Pink Room are a mattress and a blanket, no toilet and no sink. After this they didn't know what else to do with him and it was decided that he should again be put in Foster Care. Well, he did NOT want to do that because in 1980 he was put into Foster Care and he did not like it (He lived with a German Family on a farm in Rosenhof, about 12 miles South-West of Swift Current, Saskatchewan). So he was taken from the Hospital and put into a Foster Home, which only lasted half a day if that. It was then decided to cave in to what he wanted because he had caused so much trouble. What he wanted was to be allowed to stay at home, alone, while his Mother was out of the City. It was great! Shane won against Social Services, but as he would soon find out, Nobody won. Nobody won because Shane was on his own, alone, when he couldn't look after himself. In 1987 Shane's Mother met a man and in early 1988 they all moved to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba as he was in the Military. At this time Shane started to get into trouble with the Law. In February of 1988, 2 weeks after they moved, Shane stole his step-fathers car. Shane was caught and given 2 years probation. Most people would have learned from that experance, but not Shane. In fact, 4 days after he was realeased from the Manitoba Youth Centre Shane stole his step-fathers car again. Shane was again taken to M.Y.C. and put into a cottage called "Knights". The Manitoba Youth Centre was 9 Cottages; Knights, Taurus, Phoenix, Partners, OC (Open Custody) 5, OC 4, SC (Secure Custody) 3, OC 2 and Nightingales. Shane became Homeless because of a combination of things. He was one month premature and 5 minutes late being born and as a resault has Cerebral Palsy and a Learning Disability.

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