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”A childhood full of traumatic moves between 10 different foster homes
Name: Carl
Birthday: Dec 9th, 1972
Carl has been living on the streets of Vancouver for about 8 years now, and although most of that time was spent addicted to crack-cocaine, he is now clean.
Since he was born, Carl has had the odds stacked against him; From an alcoholic mother and a father he never knew, came a childhood full of traumatic moves between 10 different foster homes. Carl and his 2 older sisters were separated and put into the Foster System when they were just 2 years old and he hasn't seen them since.
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”The aim was to get her hooked, after using heroin for two weeks Elle was well and truly dependent
Name:Elle
Birthday: Oct 14th, 1979
Elle was fourteen when she arrived in Kings Cross, having run away from home somewhere in rural New South Wales.
Within days Elle came to the attention of a drug dealer who promptly set in play a plan to take advantage of her. For around two weeks he supplied her with free drugs, saying she could pay him back at a later date. He showed her how to shoot-up and supplied her on a daily basis. The aim was to get her hooked, after using heroin for two weeks Elle was well and truly dependent, both on the drug and him as the supplier of her fix.
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”While still unconscious, the cops had to pry the flagon from his grasp to cuff him
Name:Andrew
Birthday: March 2nd, 1987
Andrew was murdered while homeless. I've known him for ten years (since he was 14 years old)..
Once arrested for tackling a statue of a cow? That's right, one of the charities was doing a fundraiser which involved placing statues of cows (life size) throughout the mall, later auctioning them after local identities had painted them. With a flagon of goon (cheap wine) in one hand, and a determination that for some reason he must battle with the beast. Andrew lined himself up to charge in and head but the cow. He knocked himself clean out. While still unconscious, the cops had to pry the flagon from his grasp to cuff him.
