Friday, December 11, 2009

Dans La Rue Helps Street Kids Throughout Their Journey

Roxanne says without Dans La Rue, she'd still be in the streets - or dead.

From The Montreal Gazette:

Living on the streets and addicted to drugs at 15, Roxanne lived for only one purpose.

"We did drugs. That's basically what it came down to - and survived," she said, listing her vices: "Speed, cocaine... then after, heroin."

One of the hundreds of young faces who walk through the doors at youth charity group Dans La Rue, Roxanne's story is by no means unique.

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My Comment: Father Emmet Johns - Pops - is a saint.

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