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Speak: Short documentary about youth fighting homelessness
Let your voice be heard. Speak is a film about the lives of four youth fighting homelessness. It's about their successes and struggles in life. The Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa is one of the largest and most comprehensive non-profit agencies serving 2,500 - 3,000 youth and families in Ottawa and is a registered charity. YSB offers expertise in the areas of mental health, housing, youth justice, health, social issues, street involved youth, and youth employment.
Speak, part I
Speak, part II
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Jordan
When Jordan was 13 he started to use drugs, which led to him hanging around the streets at night. “You can’t go home [high] at three in the morning or your parents will question you. Slowly, I started living at friends’ houses… then, when you can’t find a friend to stay with and you don’t want to go home, you end up sleeping outside rather than going home.” READ MORE...
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