How do I deal with Homelessness
Homelessness is a three-syllable word for a whole lot of
difficulties and problems. After all, if you don't know where
you'll spend the night, or where your next meal is coming from
it's hard to make finding or keeping a job your highest priority.
Even if you aren't ready to start calling up employers or fine-tuning
your resume, you should visit your local employment centre. They
might be able to tell you about new supports available in your area
(like shelters, foodbanks, clothing banks, supportive housing, etc).
If you can't find or access enough support in your community,
don't move to a different city too hastily. Try to find out, maybe
from your employment counsellor, what you can expect there.
Often places that provide more services have their own unique
issues and problems. If you do move away, you will have to take
the good with the bad--but you may as well try to avoid unpleasant
surprises.
You may want to read the
Employment Pathway and the
School-to-Work Pathway.
They are both about youth who are working to leave the shelter system.
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