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Independent Community Advocate (ICA)
Advisor for Community Impact ~ Social Services

Writer / Author / Speaker / Blogger
Socioeconomic Advocacy ~ Poverty & Homelessness
Barrie/Simcoe County

Triangulate And Assassinate; The Vilification Of A Displaced Population.

Triangulate And Assassinate; The Vilification Of A Displaced Population. June 13, 2019 "To whom, or what, do we measure the value of...

Why Ontario Works Doesn't Work

Currently, more than 185,000 single adults in Ontario are trapped in this government program of cyclical systemic deprivation. I am one...

END HOMELESSNESS; for once, and for ALL!

Introduction and Impression I was able to attend this year’s 2016 National Conference on Ending Homelessness in London, thanks to the...

Nuances of Life in Poverty: The 3 Day Millionaire

The 3 Day Millionaire Sending out benefit payments once a month to recipients of social assistance is certainly easier and more...

2016 SCATEH Spring Forum Speech: Lived Experience

Peer Volunteering My name is Nick Robinson; I am a Barrie resident, and an Independent Community Advocate. I was asked by Sara Peddle,...

Sorry about your luck, here’s a tent!

Sorry about your luck, here’s a tent! A thermal sleeping bag that turns into a tent- made just for homeless people; how could this...

Chronic Homelessness

Chronic Homelessness Life on the streets is a lonely road to travel. The isolation and social disconnect beats heavy upon the mind, and...

The Loss of a Hidden Treasure

Lucy As so many readers, friends, and residents of Barrie now know; on Friday, September 5, 2014, our City lost one of its hidden...

What is BOOTC?

Staying Warm and Safe in Barrie A warm place to sleep, safe from the cold winter nights; most of us take this for granted, but for some,...

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