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I met Steen while walking through a park in Vancouver, British Columbia. Local Vancouver homeless friends call the area "The Bird Sanctuary" because of the growth of trees in an urban area. I would...
One of the things that just drives me crazy is the ignorance in system failure. Often, I'll have a homeless friend who truly wants to get sober. We can place him or her in a drug and alcohol...
I met Jeff in Vancouver, British Columbia. When I asked him what a day was like he responded "pretty much invisible".
Jeff got a job and the guy that hired him offered him a place to stay. When the...
I met JR in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. He has lived outside in the woods since February, which was when he was evicted from an apartment.
JR says living outside is not too bad right now. Of...
I met Jim in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Jim was living with his son until his son beat him up again. He had no place to go and found himself homeless. Jim was lucky and found help at Calgary Drop-in...
I met Troy in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He has been homeless on and off for twenty five years, which he says is the result of being abused as a child.
Troy has a strong faith in Jesus. He believes...
This may be the most candid and honest interview about addictions so far. I have lots of respect for Cameron for having the courage to be so real about his drug abuse in this interview.
I met Cameron...
This is our 3rd interview with people living homeless on the streets. In this interview we hear the story of Jason, a homeless man struggling with schizophrenia and life on the streets. Jason talks...
In this shocking interview Cody, a lone homeless man, talks about his life as a homeless man and his experiences growing up as an aboriginal in Canada and being abused by his family and the...
I came to Kugluktuk, Nunavut, a couple of years ago to live and work, because as an Inuk, Nunavut was a sort of a "promised land" for the Inuit people.
It represented all the hopes and dreams of the...