AIMEE

Eastglen Pool
"Eastglen pool has meaning to me because I stayed underneath it when I was homeless. I want to share this photo to show that when people have to much pride to go to a shelter they resort to finding a hot air vent to keep warm. This photo tells the story of sadness and how humiliating it can be to be homeless."

Back alley of 711 on 118 Avenue
"This is a place that I don't feel safe. I want to share this photo to show that the back of stores can be places where people chill and get high. This photo tells a story of feeling like 'trash'."

Yellowhead Youth Centre
"This is a photo of YYC, a secure youth facility. I want to share this photo to show that the system needs to change. Sending youth to secure (facilities) is not an adequate home solution, placing them there because of lack of placements."

My Music
"This is a photo of my rhyme book. Not a lot of places feel like home to me. The one time I feel at home is with hip hop. This photo tells a story that home does not necessarily mean a building. It's what you can feel."

"In most fast food places water is no longer free, so after the malls close it can be a struggle to stay hydrated."

"Toilet paper is a necessity and not easy to find when you're homeless. Nobody wants to have no toilet paper and have to go the bathroom in the woods."

"Most places you have to pay to use the bathroom and when you find a place that allows you to use the bathroom you can wash in the sink with the hand soap."

"The mountain school upstairs at ihuman is a place that many homeless youth go to get healthy food and internet and education."

"Most youth after being homeless stay in places where they are heavily monitored, so they are good enough to be given an apartment."

"This is taken downtown by the police station and it shows the difference between downtown suits people and people of the street blocks away."

"A lot of homeless youth end up dead from drug overdose or freezing to death."

"A lot of homeless youth eat a diet of mostly soup and canned goods from the food bank not enough vegetables."