Mommy, Why Don’t These Kids Have Homes?

As a service provider, you face the harsh realities of homelessness and poverty every day. It’s hard to not take those realities home to your family. How do you talk to your kids about the work you do? HRC’s Kristen Paquette caught up with Rose Clervil of the...

What It’s Like to Be a Homeless Mother

It isn’t easy, living as I do. I am a single mother with two kids living out of our vehicle. I have to be careful with what I say to co-workers, friends and family. They don’t fully understand or know why I don’t invite people over or why my kids...

My Experience Parenting While Homeless

“It was never a goal of mine to be homeless, but it happened.” Gladys Fonfield-Ayinla shares her story of struggling with domestic violence, homelessness, and chronic illness while caring for her young daughter. She offers recommendations to improve systems of care...

Building community in Steeles L’Amoreaux

A single mother of three boys, Tammy Clarke has been living in an aging high-rise building located in the inner suburb of Steeles L’Amoreaux for more than six years. She’s faced many challenges and some success dealing with the state of her building, the rising...