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[lillymay]

So I'm sitting here at camp, and it's 2 something in the morning, and I can't sleep. Well, actually I probably could if I just went upstairs and laid down but for some reasons I feel like I just have too much on my mind. And the stange thing is it really has nothing to do with me at all. I meant to post this a while ago, but I just never really got

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[rockanneroll]

My father ran an outreach program with the YMCA to help the homeless. He has since left to take a social work program at STU, and Jim Wilson has taken his spot. They work with the homeless in Fredericton, getting them ID's if they lose them (a big problem), making sure they are aware of the shelters, finding them affordable housing (which is bullshit because of a law that doesnt allow 2-or-more people on assistance to pool together and share a place), and trying to get them a job.. this is all if they are able to do these things. The stigma is fucked, but really, a lot of the older people are are on the streets because they have addictions they cant kick. The methadone clinic is expanding, and hopefully that will help. I know this guy you're talking about. If you want to help, go talk to the people in the shelters. But.. the system is the problem. Keep that in mind, I know it sucks, but.. really, there are people out there doing everything they can, but unless laws change, nothing will happen to help on the big scale.

[hyuganasoth]

*Hugs the total stranger.* Someone gets it. :o