Street-smart guide to survival

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Times Colonist’s coverage of our new Street Survival Guide. It’s great to see the Team getting the recognition they deserve!

Seventeen years of living on the street, struggling with a heroin addiction, have given David Small specialized survival knowledge. Now that he has a home and is free of drugs, Small welcomes an opportunity to pass on that information as a small repayment for the help he received in turning his life around.

Read the article: Street-smart guide to survival

Source: Times Colonist

Author: Judith Lavoie

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