It's comfortable to believe that people who are homeless are somehow "other" than we are. At best, they're people with problems we don't have. At worst, they're just lazy and don't want to work.
CHUM is doing something a little different with an event they're holding at the beginning of May.
What started out as a fundraising walk has become a chance for people to learn first hand about a slice of what life is like when you're homeless. And even though it will just be a small piece of the experience, CHUM staff say it could still be a little overwhelming.
More information about the Walk A Mile in These Shoes event is available here.
Registration information for the May 4th event can be found here.
