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Voices from the Street was a 12-week leadership program under the umbrella of Working for Change and is now currently running as a speakers bureau with graduates.

Housing

News Canada Canadian incomes jump, Ontario residents hit by manufacturing downturn: Statistics Canada

September 16, 2017Dawnmarie Harriott

After growing up in a middle-class home in Edmonton, Patricia Huculak moved to Toronto 11 years ago to escape a violent spouse and has struggled with poverty and homelessness ever since. But things are finally looking up for the 47-year-old… Continue Reading →

Child Poverty, Homelessness, Housing, Poverty Reduction

Bronwen’s Story

April 16, 2016Dawnmarie Harriott

Bronwen’s Story Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Bronwen Sims says her job as a CAMH peer support worker keeps her healthy. “I still have my up and down days, but having the regularity of the job and the consistency… Continue Reading →

Housing, Mental Heath & Addictions CAMH, center for addictions and mental health, mental illness, personal stories, Voices from the Street

What does a home mean? For the homeless, it means peace, safety and recovery

April 16, 2016Dawnmarie Harriott

              Heather Scoffield December 26 2011 TORONTO — For Khusrow Mahvan, who lived on the cold concrete of Toronto streets for over a decade, having a home means peace, tranquility and tasty food. For… Continue Reading →

Housing abusive, Heather Scoffield, homelessness, Housing

Ousted housing board betrayed the public trust

April 16, 2016Dawnmarie Harriott

Toronto Community Housing Corporation CEO Keiko Nakamura and former chair David Mitchell answer questions during an emergency meeting to deal with a scathing report released by the city’s auditor general last week. (ANDREW WALLACE / TORONTO STAR) Pat Capponi Mar… Continue Reading →

Housing homelessness, Housing, Pat Capponi, Toronto Star, Voices from the Street

recent articles on graduates

  • Report reveals alarming — and growing — racialized income divide in GTA
  • This former drug user relies on the food bank to survive
  • Child care called key to ending child poverty
  • Food bank urges Ford government to tackle ‘hunger crisis’
  • Child poverty linked to discrimination and systemic inequality, study suggests

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