Toque Tuesday raises funds for solutions to end youth homelessness in Edmonton

Volunteers and community members will join Homeward Trust Edmonton on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at downtown LRT stations to raise money for programs that support homeless youth. The media is invited to attend.

Tuesday, February 6 marks twenty-one years of Toque Tuesday. This one-day blitz sees more than 40 communities across the country selling Raising the Roof gear to raise funds and awareness for long-term solutions to homelessness. Homeward Trust is proud to be a partner with Raising the Roof again this year.

Proceeds from sales in Edmonton support the programs and services offered by e4c, Edmonton John Howard Society, iHuman Youth Society, and Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS) to move youth from high-risk situations to positive futures.

Toque Tuesday Media Availability

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2017
Location: Churchill LRT Station by City Centre pedway from 8:15 to 8:45 am.

Susan McGee, CEO of Homeward Trust & representatives from e4c, Edmonton John Howard Society, iHuman Youth Society, and Youth Empowerment Support Services (YESS) will be available to comment.

Toque Tuesday volunteers will sell toques ($10) and ball caps ($20) at Churchill, Central, Bay/Enterprise Square, and Corona LRT Stations from 7:00 to 9:00 am and from 3:30 to 6:00 pm.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We recognize we are gathered, in collaboration and with joint purpose, on Treaty 6 territory. This territory is the home and gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples. The Cree, Blackfoot, Dene, Iroquois, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux /Ojibwa, Nakota Sioux, Inuit, and Métis, among many others. We know the importance of the Treaty and our responsibility to these communities and that only in partnership can we create the social change necessary to end homelessness. It is vital we meaningfully engage and partner with Indigenous people and communities in this work while recognizing and addressing the conditions brought forth by colonialism. Displacement from traditional homelands, systemic racism, residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, and the ongoing overrepresentation of Indigenous people in child welfare, correctional systems, and homelessness are responsibilities we all share. We acknowledge ourselves as visitors living and working in this Territory.