Monday, December 26, 2011

Purposeful Happiness-A Tiny Woman with a Big Heart

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is seen as a desperately over challenged community. Poverty, Homelessness, Addiction, disability, mental illness are are epidemic. Whether simply by will or naivete, I chose to see this community as under challenged. It's a myth that people challenged by homelessness and poverty do not want to work. They are simply looking for an opportunity. Here is a story about Mission Possible creating an opportunity and the hope and dignity that follows.