Human Resources committee  What happened with my life was that I kind of just woke up one day when I was 23 years old, almost 24, and I was like, “If I don't get my life together by the time I'm 25, I will be on social assistance forever.” I gave myself a mandate and said that if I didn't get myself put to

Human Resources committee  The last thing I want to add in my 30 seconds is that it's hard for homeless people to get better. You find a family within your community, and it's hard to leave that community. YOU gave me a new community, new people to lean on. I didn't have to rely on my homeless friends an

Human Resources committee  Thanks. I'm Courtney. I'm 24, and I've been involved with YOU since I was 18. The journey has been a long road and it wasn't always successful, but YOU didn't give up on me. I started doing the skills training program this September, and I finished in February. Through this tim