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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.

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Escaping the poverty trap

April 16, 2016Dawnmarie Harriott

Laurie Monsebraaten Jul 19 2010 For years, “hope” was just a four-letter word to anti-poverty activist Mike Creek. After working his way up in the hotel industry from dishwasher to head office manager, Creek lost it all in 1993 when… Continue Reading →

Homelessness, Poverty Hodgkin’s lymphoma, homelessness, Laurie Monsebraaten, personal stories, poverty, Toronto Star

Poverty `steals from your soul’

April 16, 2016Dawnmarie Harriott

Joanna Smith May 09, 2008 Ottawa–In a forum usually reserved for peering at poverty through the lens of bureaucratic terminology, Michael Creek showed up to talk about how being poor actually feels. “Poverty steals from your soul, leaving you with… Continue Reading →

Poverty Hodgkin’s lymphoma, homelessness, Joanna Smith, personal stories, poverty, Toronto Star, Voices from the Street

Poverty – From Those Who Know

April 16, 2016Dawnmarie Harriott

Carol Goar April 11 2007 They’d battled drug addiction, cancer, racism, sexual abuse and mental illness, but they all agreed one foe was harder to beat than any of them poverty. Once a person loses everything – home, job, income,… Continue Reading →

Poverty addictions, Carol Goar, foster homes, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, homelessness, Pat Capponi, poverty, Toronto Star

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