The eagle has landed

United Way funded Seniors Services Society was able to provide Elmer with emergency shelter for four and a half months, until he found a permanent home.

Elmer worked with students at New Westminster's Lord Kelvin School to explore what homelessness meant to them. Together the students and Elmer created homes out of cardboard boxes. The students now know more about the myths and realities of homelessness than the average person. The students opened their minds and hearts to the issues facing the homeless and with Elmer as their new friend, they now have created a meaningful relationship.

As a child, Elmer survived eight years in an Indian Residential School in Edmonton. He says he was physically and emotionally abused. "I didn't think Indians were human anymore because of my experience in a residential school."