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A man spends ten years on the street but never loses his entrepreneurial spirit
I was a successful businessman. My girlfriend introduced me to crack cocaine and that was the beginning of my...
I was homeless at 21, and bought my first house at 25.
That’s how Jason, a former street kid, describes his personal journey. Raised in a middle-class Calgary family, he grew up with a passion for...
A man finds a way to get housed…
Being homeless, courting park benches and bus shelters, sleeping under trees and at various other shelters, I decided to laugh at life before it laughs at me.
I was...
Jay Barnard’s story of addiction goes back to age eight. Unable to cope with the effects of his parents’ separation and divorce, he turned to food for comfort. Within months he had bulged to a...
The Last American Adventure is a documentary that follows the story of John, a Master of Social Work, who's sudden recollection of childhood trauma left him homeless on a path towards self-...
Mr. MadDogg gives the lowdown on drugs, friendship and the street as he whips up breakfast for 100 fellow residents at the Bosman Hotel.
This short film is a chapter from Here At Home, a web...
After only two years, the Housing First approach is working. The program has exceeded its goals for the past two years and the Edmonton Homeless Commission has been lucky enough to chronicle some of...
After only two years, the Housing First approach is working. The program has exceeded its goals for the past two years and the Edmonton Homeless Commission has been lucky enough to chronicle some of...
After only two years, the Housing First approach is working. The program has exceeded its goals for the past two years and the Edmonton Homeless Commission has been lucky enough to chronicle some of...
In this interview, Jason tells us how his addictions to crack and heroin led him to become homeless on the streets of Toronto.