by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jun 4, 2012
Lukas makes his rounds as a caseworker, delivering meds, gifts and good cheer to participants while exposing the dark history behind the addiction issues that plague Winnipeg’s Aboriginal homeless population. This short film is a chapter from Here At Home, a web...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Apr 24, 2012
Background: The City of Winnipeg is made up of approximately 633,451 people and is the 7th largest city in Canada. The metro-Winnipeg area is the 8th largest metropolitan area in Canada Homelessness in Winnipeg It is estimated that there are about 135,000 people at...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Feb 10, 2012
At the time of the National Homelessness Initiative in 1999, it was estimated that there were approximately 150,000 homeless Canadians. Activists and advocates estimate that national homeless counts have since grown to between 200,000 and 300,000 people. In Winnipeg,...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | May 19, 2011
For the last ten years in Winnipeg, the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba, and the City of Winnipeg have worked collaboratively to assist local community organizations revitalize Winnipeg’s older neighbourhoods, provide more opportunities to access safe,...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Apr 21, 2011
Who are Winnipeg’s homeless? How did they end up on the street? Why don’t they just get a job? How can governments, health-care providers and community organizations help improve their day-to-day living conditions? And what will it take to end homelessness in Winnipeg...
