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On the Frontlines – Jordan Cooper
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Ever since he was a teenager, Jordan Cooper has been working on the frontlines of poverty, homelessness, addiction, and the unpredictability…
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A Changing Landscape
StoryA Changing Landscape
By Grant McKenzie
Our Place is not the same today as it was the day before, and it won’t be the same tomorrow.
In…
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Stingrays Story
StoryAt 63, Stingray is finally finding a measure of peace in his life. A violent childhood led to a violent adulthood, but he has discovered…
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Scooter Repair
StoryArt is someone who feels deeply for others, and when he heard the stories of people struggling with basic mobility, he knew he needed…
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Robert’s Story
StoryRobert is no stranger to diversity. Life has placed many obstacles in his path, and yet he battles them all with a joke on his lips,…
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The Diverters
StoryIn Victoria, the sight of a returnable bottle or a discarded paper cup being placed in the trash can ruin someone’s perfectly nice…
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Blanche’s Story
StorySpecial moments never used to mean anything to Blanche. Memorable days just didn’t exist for a woman whose daily drive was focused…
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Alex’s Journey
StoryAlex was at a loss.
Another job had fallen by the wayside and he was unemployed once again.
With the high cost of rent taking…
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Marlon’s Story
StoryFor most of his 57 years, Marlon Bowe’s life was defined by a cycle of addiction, poverty, violence and prison sentences. He’s…
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outREACH Choir
StoryAs a lifelong voice coach, choir director and mother of a special needs child, Anne-Marie Brimacombe learned all about the therapeutic…