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IN ANOTHER'S SHOES
They say that you cannot truly understand another person's life until you have walked in their shoes. This is exactly what The Refuge hopes to accomplish with the In Another's Shoes program.
The program is a program that helps school and community groups understand the real issues behind homelessness and why there are young people who live on the streets of our community. School classes or small groups are brought down to The Refuge. There they are given a multimedia presentation on youth homelessness and street life and the many myths that go along with this kind of life. The group is taught that the "romantic" idea of living on the streets without parents, school, rules is actually a personal nightmare of lacking resources and not knowing what the next day may hold.
The group is then taken on a walking trip of the downtown core of Oshawa, visiting many of the places a street youth would have to go to survive.
The purpose of the program is to open the eyes of the participants to the harsh and cold reality of street life ... translating this into compassion and community action.
To schedule your group (maximum size of 32 participants and a $350 fee applies) please contact Dave Peppiatt or contact The Refuge by phone at 905-404-2420.
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