Time to move on

Her desire to return to 'normal' life with her children

Everyone Deserves a Smile

Everybody Deserves A Smile (EDAS), is a homemade grass-roots project that was started five years ago to bring a smile to homeless people at Christmas. Although EDAS has focused on helping the homeless, its intent is to help every one feel significant in someway, simply by being kind.VisionPlanting the seed in others to help kindness grow within our local communitiesMissionWe are a group of kind, open hearted individuals that come together and simply be ourselves. Our mission is to create a mom...

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Jody Paterson: Writing for Change

Jody Paterson is a writer, editor and communications strategist. She writes a weekly opinion column for the Victoria Times Colonist, and has 22 years of experience as an award-winning newspaper journalist at Kamloops and Victoria daily papers. Honours for her writing include Best BC profile writer, Western Magazine Awards (2005), Best BC columnist, BC Newspaper Awards (1996), Best BC editorial BC Newspaper Awards (1986). The former executive director of the Victoria non-profit Prostitutes Empo...

Making your decision

Challenges Outside

A 20 month search

When he wanted to get away from drug users, he put in his notice but has not been able to find another place. When he has a home, he is a painter.

Meeting the right people

Tim

15 years 'outside' on and off

Need for compassion