HF Homelessness

My blog post

How does being homeless make you feel?

Homelessness is the most stressful upsetting and embarrassing feeling while being only 13 in the 8th grade. This morning I woke up to the sound of crying rather than the sound of my alarm clock and on a bench rather than my comfy and cozy bed from the house we just lost. The crying I was hearing came from my mom. She was crying over the loss of my dad and her job (which she had lost because she missed too much work while grieving.) She was also crying because she felt sorry for me which made me feel bad because I know she’s trying her best and the hardest she can to put on a brave face for me as I’m trying to do the same for her even though sometimes it can be hard.

Going to school practically sucks knowing I’m leaving my mom alone while she struggles to find a job. I keep trying to tell myself she’ll be okay everything will be fine. Even though deep down  I know it’s not. My friends have been wondering why I’ve been ignoring their invites over and why I haven’t invited them over myself. “Come on we haven’t hung out in FOREVER!” They say but I’m just too nervous and upset to admit anything to them yet. Even though I trust them I’m just not ready to tell anyone yet. I’ll tell them when the time is right but for now, I am afraid.

How could we improve the homelessness problem?

I had a thought on something that could improve the homelessness problem and I thought we could have a day called Homelessness Awareness Day! On Homelessness Awareness Day, a small amount of profits from certain stores will go towards homelessness. Or there will be places where you can donate things that could be useful for a homeless person that you don’t use anymore! I think this could be something really fun to do once a month and a very kind gesture to participate for the 10% of Canadians who have to suffer this horrible situation. I hope you take the time to consider my idea because it would mean the WORLD to my mom and I. We really want to make this dream a reality and get back on our feet as soon as we can!

Thank you,

Holly F