Thread by @HarvestHillsYYC

Today I was driving in the NE & I saw someone going through a garbage/recycling bin looking for something to eat

I immediately pulled over and asked them if we could help

The gentleman broke down crying and said he didn’t know what else to do. He’s never been homeless before.

He went on to say that he was new to being homeless and didn’t know anything. He used the last of his money to rent a room for a week in a motel where...well let’s just say it wasn’t the best place.

I asked him what he needed immediately and he said he needed to eat.

So we bought him some food. As we were eating our @McDonaldsCanada together he told me his story.

He came to Alberta looking for a job. Just before covid hit he had a job with a directional drilling company.

Then covid hit and it shut down. They couldn’t keep him or the other eight new hires on even with the wage help etc so he was let go.

He didn’t have enough hours to claim EI and when his money ran out things just got worse from there.

He tried to go into a shelter but he was too afraid. He couch surfed for a while but he couldn’t stay because he couldn’t pay rent.

So he wandered the streets every day for the past two weeks sleeping in places here and there and he only slept for a few hours before moving on.

He didn’t know about the free meals u til he met another homeless individual that told him about it. Then that person took one of his bags of clothes while he was sleeping.

As we were eating I asked him what else could we do to help him. He said just talking to me and treating me like a human is payment enough.

That’s when I said I run a non profit that helps Calgarians in need.

So again I asked him what he needed and he said:

I need a job.

I need a place to stay or rent or a place with roommates.

I need help getting my license and healthcare cards and birth certificate replaced cause they were stolen.

I just need help getting back on my feet again.

I said...well you’re in the right place cause we can help you do all that!

So we asked him if he would let us help him and he said “Oh my god yes”

He also said “I went from digging through a garbage bin to eating lunch with a guardian Angel”

We had a donor set him up with a week in a hotel room and we are working with other agencies to help him get copies of documents and everything else.

If anyone has any leads on jobs for him please DM.

If anyone could please donate to help you can head to our website: HarvestHillsCaresCalgary.Ca and donate there via PayPal or any Credit Cards.

Or you can donate via Etransfer:

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Please if you or anyone can find it within yourself to help us to help others...we would be forever grateful.

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For those wondering who is the anonymous person who said that quote....it was my Daughter Kaytlin...who comes with me and helps deliver hampers in her free time.