How Quebec food banks are feeding a growing number of people
For CBC’s Charity Drive series, we followed the chain of events at a food bank network in the Laurentians to see all the work that goes into providing food to those who need it. Organizations say more and more people…
There’s no reason a rich province like Alberta should have encampments, outreach worker says
Kathleen Mpulubusi is a volunteer with the Bear Claw Beaver Hills House, an Indigenous-led volunteer group that works closely with many in Edmonton’s homeless community. Mpulubusi says homeless encampments are ‘a sign of our collective failure as a society’ and…
‘This is my home’: Meet some of the Edmontonians who live in encampments
Homelessness and how to manage encampments are becoming big conversations across Canada. But one group we often don’t hear from are those living within the encampments. CBC’s Naama Weingarten and Nathan Gross spent a day visiting several Edmonton encampments, gathering…