October 10 to 16 is Homelessness Action Week in Nelson. The community will be invited to take in the artwork of local youth who are speaking up and speaking out around how we can take action on homelessness.
“It is more important than ever that youth have a voice around the issues,” says Katie Tabor, community co-ordinator with the Nelson Committee on Homelessness.
“It has been estimated that one-third of Canada’s homeless population are youth. That means, on any given night, close to 65,000 Canadian youth are without a home. In our own community youth homelessness has been on the rise, and more families with children are at risk of becoming homeless.”
Local youth are speaking out to make change, by creating original posters around the theme of Homelessness – Take Action.
Local downtown businesses will be sharing their messages by displaying the posters during Homelessness Action Week.
Winning posters will be selected by a panel of judges, including our own MLA Michelle Mungall.
Proudly sponsoring the prizes for the event are local businesses, including Global Underground, Tribute Board Shop, Our Glass Studio, Vadim Hair Salon and Gerrick’s Cycle & Sport. Deadline to submit a poster is this Friday and entries can be dropped off at the Youth Centre in Nelson.
For more information on this event, and for full details on how to enter visit facebook.com/HomelessnessTakeActionNelsonBC or email Katie Tabor at ncoh@nelsoncares.ca