Elmer comes home

Once homeless, Elmer Cardinal, 67, now has a roof over his head in an apartment at New Vista Society in Burnaby thanks to a Temporary Housing Program provided by Seniors Services Society (SSS) and funded by United Way of the Lower Mainland.

As part of last year’s Homelessness Action Week, Cardinal was one of several seniors who spent an afternoon with Lord Kelvin Elementary students to share thoughts and ideas about homelessness. The children worked with Cardinal to build cardboard sculptures that represent homelessness.

On Thursday, Feb. 4, Cardinal hosted a class of children and members of New Westminster City Council at his new home to share the story of his journey. The Grade 5 class presented the cardboard art they created to the city.

Read the full story here on the Burnaby NewsLeader website.

Read another great story here at the Royal City Record website.

See more photos here.