Photovoice.

Photovoice combines photography with community development and social action. Photovoice believes that nobody should be denied the right to speak out and be heard. Photovoices enables individuals to represent themselves and create tools for advocacy and communication with the goals of delivering positive social change.  
The Project.

The purpose of this project was to use photography as a medium of expression to understand youth perspectives and experiences around issues of homelessness, capturing their realities of life in Edmonton. This project engaged youth to think about their communities and raise issues that are important to them.

To help youth frame their story, we asked youth four questions. For each question, the youth took one photo and provided a written response.
  1. What places or things have meaning to you and that you think is important to youth around issues of youth homelessness?
  2. What are places you feel safe and don't feel safe?
  3. What are places and things that you would like to see changed?
  4. What does a 'home' mean to you?
Agency Support.

This project was made possible by the participation and support of the Bredin Centre for Learning - Foyer Program, iHuman Youth Society, and E4C Inner City Youth Housing Project.