Film Description:
"Home Safe Hamilton is the third film in the documentary series from Sky Works that deals with how Canadian families with children live with the threat and the reality of homelessness. The film examines systemic roots of homelessness as a consequence of economic restructuring, discrimination and displacement. It includes stories of steelworkers affected by industrial layoffs, high school students living in poverty, new Canadians and Aboriginal families. Home Safe Hamilton shows how the families, their communities and service providers, are working hard to support and advocate for families who are facing homelessness. Together, their stories open our eyes and our hearts, and inspire a renewed determination to end homelessness in Canada. Home Safe Hamilton was researched and produced with the children and parents who appear in the film. It reflects their experience and thoughts about what it will take to end poverty and homelessness. The documentary is a tool for communities to plan local strategies for social change. [...]"
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