Do We Fall Down On Homelessness?
Girls Fall Down by Maggie Helwig is this year's "one book" for Keep Toronto Reading month in April. Homelessness in Toronto is one of the themes running through this book.
When I was asked to contribute a short essay on the Out of the Cold Program, I realized just how many clippings, reports and books, plans and recommendations on homelessness in this city we had in the library — And then I realized how many more we had on homelessness in general.
From the 1983 study: No place to go : a study of homelessness in Metropolitan Toronto to the recent Can I see your ID? : the policing of youth homelessness in Toronto, our shelves overflow.
Are these covers worth more than a thousand words? 
5 thoughts on “Do We Fall Down On Homelessness?”
Great post! Have you read Girls Fall Down yet? So good.
Great post! Have you read Girls Fall Down yet? So good.
Jana, I have read the book and liked it very much. As a Torontonian, born and bred, I delighted in the way in which you are transported through our city, both physically and emotionally. The various stories weave an almost mystical (mythical?) impression of lives touched by sorrow and sadness, illness and depression. Although initially seeming to be a “downer” story, the book leaves you somehow inspired and uplifted. A wonderful choice as this year’s One Book.
Great post, Cynthia! You’ve said it all in very few words…
Thanks, Sam.