As the term “housing crisis” continues to lodge itself into Toronto’s lexicon, residents are wondering what can be done to improve housing options in our communities. “Improvements to our social housing stock are sorely needed,” said Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith in a recent press release announcing $3 million in federal money earmarked for affordable […]
Now in its 20th year, Raising the Roof has become a go-to resource for conversations around homelessness. It’s also a well-known name in the halls of St. John Catholic School where students have been donning the toques and fundraising for the cause for a number of years now. On February 7, St. John students continued […]
He was 12, and he had to sneak in. But while watching a three-piece band rock St. Aidan’s Church with a hit from Rubber Soul, a man named Russ could well remember the year he saw The Beatles play it live. Every winter since 2006, volunteers at St. Aidan’s have welcomed people like Russ for […]
If you want to pull an 8,083 kg truck in your running shoes, it sure helps to have level ground. Homelessness advocate Lia Grimanis felt that firsthand on Dec. 12, her 42nd birthday, when she set a new Guinness world record for the heaviest vehicle pulled 100 feet by a woman. “You’re either being chased […]
Hiking along Taylor Creek, volunteers with Street to Trail were explaining how the group helps the homeless in Toronto when a rustling sound interrupted. “Oh, wow.” The five hikers go quiet. Camera phones pop out. Just off the trail, a family of deer senses the attention and quits their munching. Silently, they climb higher up […]
