Surviving Edmonton: 1 year spent with homeless people seeking stable housing

Government says there is shelter, but it’s infested with bed bugs, or filled with violence, and there is staff infection that spreads.

I used to be that way for 12 years I been in my own place now for a year and half thanks to Jasper wellness

Jeez, this country is done. Thanks Justin Trudeau

When going through a crisis(health,financial,housing)you soon REALIZE who really cares/don't care about you💔

I just don't get why Trudeau and his govt watch this! He and his party keep on taxing us and sucks taxes for his caucus buddies. Yet they claimed they are working for the people! Lies and corruptions when are they really have a heart to love Canadians! Jagmeet you are responsible for this too! You kisses Trudeau's party for your pension while watching Canadians suffered! Shame on all of you!

Trudeau gives millions away to other countries when there as SO many problems on the homefront.

I was 17 years old and homeless in Edmonton . Was homeless November 1968 in ( minus 30 F ) winter weather .
There was no place to go to for help at that time . I was on my own . The worst part was avoiding the Police ,
At that time I would have been thrown in jail for being a vagrant or put into a mental institution .
When I realized I was going to die of exposure , out of desperation , I went to a Canadian Armed Forces Recruiting Centre
on 103 st and 103 ave. . Much to my relief I was accepted into the Military . I survived the impossible 😊

What percentage of those living on the streets are there due to drugs or alcohol addictions to begin with?The percentage is staggering to say the least.

Looking for work at bisel oh brother

Get mental hospitals open again. Make rent and housing a canadian born first. Then others. And if you wont get help or try sorry cant throw more money and drugs at problem to fix it

1) We need to make the shelters safer places for the people and increase capacities.

2) We need to inform these people better ACTIVELY about the programs they can access. We need to make the shelters more social, not isolationist.

3) We also need to increase unemployment payments and re-training costs so the unemployed don’t lose their homes so quickly after losing a job.

4) We need more affordable housing in Edmonton that is more accessible to services and gainful employment. Make a tiny home project or create affordable basic townhouses or apartments. Edmonton, rent starts at $1000 a month, without a deposit - we need safe and clean apartments that are as low as $350 a month . Cheap accomodation is also in the middle of nowhere. You need a car. It must be accessible by 1 bus.

5) We must see who is profiting from homelessness and stop them from doing so

As someone who has experienced homelessness I pray for you all and I love you

Stay away from shelters it’s worse better off on the streets.

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I haven't seen meo at all the person I've been around has not been moe that's for sure I really don't know who he is to tell you the truth but it's horrible ...

I likr her alot

Well deserved!! WTH did you expect voting NDP ? Did you actually think you were getting a Taj Mahal? 😂

I came here to say to the ones suffering, you ARE important. We DO care. We just don't know how to tackle this tough problem. I feel sorry for you guys. I try and help when i can but am on aish myself. My mind goes over horror stories that could play out. Please try and show us some respect and hopefully people will warm up and stop hating on you guys. 😢

Figures Global News Romances the Life Styles of the Homeless. They get separated, and always find each other. Homelessness is NOT TO BE ROMANCED Global News. How about, doing a story on actually LISTENING to your Interviewers.

Try ontario

No body builds AFFORDABLE HOUSING🤯 Doesn’t need to be subsidized, just small and cheep.nothing fancy.

RENT IN EDMONTON FOR A STUDIO UNIT STARTS AT $950 .not including heat ,power nothing

I cant belive you found the lowest rent in Edmonton and use that for the story .No one can get a studip apartment for 450 $ per month !!!! Obviosly u have an agenda. This city is about to break at the seems mayb mention that .

Im born and eaised in Edmonton Alberta. This is a reactive situation to inflation.Those who didnt go to college etc.There a wall againts you in Edmonton if your atrugglung .They allow rental rates to sky rocket and won even disguss a cap Its pure hell here honesless everywhere.Every months end i see peple movi g out and people getting kicked ouy and their lossesion trashed by "the city of Edmonton ' This is not my favourite place anymore.

Tiny home, residential RV, mobile home, allow farm land, house with big yard to take and keep these residents. Allow to build a house for every 5 acr land.
Make details of code for those tiny home housing options and safty issues.
Decentralization. Etc.

Edomonton better known as Deadmonton is actually worse than Toronto in terms of homelessness and security

She was always sleeping in My boyfriend shed always left wigs behind.

Nowadays it's cheap to build a basic simple container shelter or tiny house, without electricity and water. Homeless people can just stay in there. At least it's safe and a place to call home. Why can't you allow people to have these shelters instead of leaving them sleep on the street or in the shelter that full of violence and drug? It's cheap nowadays to make a basic shelter or shell for someone to call home and stay safe. Canada is cold, but don't have to be cold hearted!

I heard a lot of homeless people in Canada are applying for Medically Assisted Suicide (MAID). Yes that's available in Canada now thanks to the Liberals. I think their thinking is it's better to die in a nice comfortable hospital bed than slowly and painfully from the cold on a winter Canadian sidewalk. I guess that's all the Canadian government is willing to do for homeless people. Why not give them a trade in high school so they can have a job and housing to live in?

What the hell has happened to Canada? The( poverty pimp industry) is alive and well in Canada. I remember back in the 70s all around the downtown core of most Canadian cities there were rooming houses, flop houses, light housekeeping rooms, even winos had a place to live.These humble homes were torn down for unaffordabe condos. I hope that lady can get her diary published, maybe the poverty pimp industry can help.

That woman blaming the drugs rotting her flesh on a spider bite🙈

Thank all of you for sharing your stories with us.
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Sorry not to judge.... But lulu Lemon AND "charging a cell phone" on a "poor and out" kinda looses it's impact.wjay cell carrier is FREE????!!!!! And YES Ive been homeless, addicted and been the worst me i could be....

Stable housing???!!! We cant even get a job now UNLESS PART OF A "MINORITY" which, lets be honest... Not even a minority anymore

its not so much an urge, as it is a placebo for dealing with real-life problems.

It's sad and yet hard to believe that nobody in this story has family
that can house them, even in a garage, for the winter.

Edmonton is far cheaper for rent than any city in Canada. Winnipeg might be cheaper.

Are there waiting lists for housing at Aboriginal reserves? Addiction, while difficult, is an excuse that simply doesn't make a life better. Yes I have been homeless.

She can come live with me and my husband until she gets on her feet
All I need is help with the power bill
How do I get in touch with the lady who found a wig???❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Kimberly if you'd like some peace
I live in a very rural area right by a big lake
Hardly any other people here
Town of 600

Yeeeh🎉

By grace of God go i

Chaos over the calm. It is an addiction of belief. It is all we have known.. it is what feels normal.. it is what we have known our whole lives, we grew up in it. When things calm the storm is nearing. This is the result of childhood trauma or an adult abuse relationship. Jesus will calm that storm in the soul. He will love you back to wholenesss and give you a sure identity in Him. You are loved and should be loved by others.. NOT garbage Not ever in God's eyes; and not in the eyes of those who truly see. People have forgotten what Jesus said long ago, love your neighbor as yourself. Give to the poor. He is in us to minister and help heal the brokenhearted. We must never stop caring and become indifferent to our fellow man/woman. Never.

Corrections to the Comments:
AVOIDING RESPONSIBITY?
Inside HOPE there at least 10 senior ladies on walkers/wheelchairs. No media ever covers those stories.
At any time we can have about 10-15 ladies who do not do drugs or alcohol.
Have you NOT been listening to the news that there are not enough spaces for abused women? Where do you think, as a last resort, they go to?
CBC also has a great vid that inteviews one guy who lost job in Covid, and cant get back on feet.
STOP THIS "SYSTEMIC PREJUDICE AGAINST HOMELESS!"

👏Well Done! 👏
I am at HOPE myself, and yup, Kim's back, but don't give up "hope" on her!
I've watched homeless over 10 years now and it seems like the amount of time you spend IN homelessness is the same amount it takes you to get OUT.
Many runs at it must be made, but each time they go a bit further until they reach their dream.

OH CANADA

I wonder who the gave all the homes for the homeless too? 🙄

Homeless when it's 35below outside. Canada has outdone itself again...

If more people would help the homeless people it wouldn’t get to this level , it doesn’t have to be like this , why can’t people give a little

Alberta has no rent control! The government said that if they implemented it, that would cause more homelessness! Make it make sense ffs. The majority of us are one..$400 a month increase away from being homeless. You cant keep letting landlords raise rents like this. By 2030 a 1 bed in Alberta will cost $3000 and they will probably start making apartment tenants pay all utilities. Our government should be ashamed of themselves. Our next generation is doomed before they even start their adult lives. With the cost of living, you will need to have at least 4 people sharing that 1 bedroom apartment.

No housing and they are still letting in immigrants. i see in north bay the immigrants buying the homes throwing out people that live there