She was a prostitute. A whore. A sex-trade worker and homeless. She was the type of throw-away woman homicide officers might scoff at, had she been murdered. But she wasn’t. In fact one day soon she’ll be a certified social service worker. From 1997 to 2005, Theresa Schrader, now 33, walked the streets around Islington [...]
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Ve’ahavta Connects with the Homeless. A CJN Article
TORONTO — Jacqueline Stein normally never leaves home without her hair styled, makeup done and designer gold purse in hand. She is writing a book about fashion and feminism and takes pride in her appearance. But for three days this summer, Stein abandoned materialism to take part in an initiative that found her living among [...]
3 Days on the Street — 3 Days Later
It has been 3 days since I’ve come on the street. I am struggling with the physical aftermath – I got sick, and the difficult thoughts that continue to swim around in my head. I am remembering the words of the man I spoke to on Day 1, Art, who told me about his three year [...]
3 Days on the Street – Part 5 – We then said Kaddish for the Homeless
I have been on the streets now for close to three days. It’s Friday and soon I’ll head over to Trinity Square to conduct a memorial for the homeless. We will then say Kaddish for those men and women, our fellow citizens, who have been found dead in local dumpsters or in the hills of Rosedale Valley on [...]
3 Days on the Street – Part 5 Crazy Ass Shit out here!
I interviewed a number of people again living on the street and right now I’m feeing that life is one big tragedy. My goal, however, was to come out into the street and share with you the character and experiences of those people we call homeless. Well tonight, (it’s 11:32 and I’m sleeping at Evangel [...]
3 Days on the Street – Part 4 (We need to learn how to love better)
I spoke to Mike for about 1/2 hour. He is a heavy set guy, 40 years old, and has a lovely warmth to him. Mike was given away by his Dad to the ‘state’ when he was 10 years old.
3 Days on the Street – Part 3
It’s Wednesday morning and I’ve been up since 6:30. I had to pack. It occurred to me while I was packing that I am going to live with the homeless and the only thing I need is: 1 change of underwear, a pair of socks, another (thicker) t-shirt, my heart meds, toothbrush, a pad of paper and pen [...]
3 Days on the Street – the Wind down
I’m going into the street this Wednesday. I am a bit nervous however looking forward to what I will discover while out there. What I am hoping for is that I meet many individuals who live on or near the street – we call them homeless, and have the chance to hear their stories and [...]
AVRUM GOES TO THE HOMELESS – PART 2
There are four of us who will be ‘living’ on the street on August 26, 27, and 28th. This Endeavour is on behalf of Ve’ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian & Relief Committee (www.veahavta.org), the organization I direct. We have developed a very thorough itinerary which basically reflects every day, every hour and pretty much every minute, of what we’ll be doing out [...]
