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Writing Themselves to a Better Future: Writing Contests for the Homeless

Avrum Rosensweig | Posted 08.22.2012 | Canada
Avrum Rosensweig

About a ten years ago, the Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee, launched a creative writing contest for the homeless. The prize? $2000. Now, a decade later, word has gotten out that the odds of winning are high, and the homeless are coming in droves to pen their stories. Stories that will help them find a better life.

Why Our Family Spent Father's Day With the Homeless

Bernie Farber | Posted 08.18.2012 | Canada Living
Bernie Farber

This past Father's Day our family chose to spend Sunday as volunteers with the Jewish humanitarian relief organization Evangel Hall in downtown Toronto serving meals to the homeless. It was an experience we will not soon forget.