Helping Canada’s Homeless Since Age 8

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 by Raluca Besliu
Helping Canada’s Homeless Since Age 8

Hannah Taylor was five years-old when her and her mother drove passed a man eating out of a garbage can in Winnipeg, Canada. Puzzled, Hannah asked her mother why he would do this. She introduced Hannah to the dire reality of homelessness. For the rest of the year, the story of the man troubled Hannah […]

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Dump Picker Helps 10000 Homeless Children

Monday, May 20th, 2013 by Raluca Besliu
Dump Picker Helps 10000 Homeless Children

When he was two years old, Cris “Kesz” Valdez’s father forced him to scavenge at a dump site in Cavite City, situated not far from Manila. His father used to beat Kesz and use the money collected for drugs and alcohol. When he turned four, Kesz ran away from home and lived on the streets, continuing […]

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David Boone’s road from homelessness to Harvard

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 by Raluca Besliu
David Boone’s road from homelessness to Harvard

Through hard work and relentless hope, David Boone went from a homeless young man struggling to find a place to sleep at night to a Harvard student. At the age of 14, the native Clevelander and his family lost their family home to gang violence.  Since David wouldn’t join the gang, the home became the […]

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