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Street weary: Life for the estimated 10,000 to 12,000 street kids in Metro means endless drifting with not enough food and no place to sleep
Street weary: Life for the estimated 10,000 to 12,000 street kids in Metro means endless drifting with not enough food and no place to sleep

Street weary: Life for the estimated 10,000 to 12,000 street kids in Metro means endless drifting with not enough food and no place to sleep

Date6/27/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Street weary: Life for the estimated 10;000 to 12;000 street kids in Metro means endless drifting with not enough food and no place to sleep.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0020000F
      For kids, the Ex means thrilling rides
      For kids, the Ex means thrilling rides
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/30/1989
      Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
      Living on a boat at Toronto Island Marina means that Pat and John Dyer can cast off and sail for the Bahamas if they feel like it -- but it also means claustrophobia that impels them to dine out three times a week. A dozen people live on boats in Metro all year, and life afloat suits them just fine.
      Lennon, Frank
      6/6/1975
      Life at home can be as ugly and violent as on the street, a study of physical and sexual abuse of run-away children in Metro shows. These are kids who(...)
      Life at home can be as ugly and violent as on the street, a study of physical and sexual abuse of run-away children in Metro shows. These are kids who(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      11/2/1987
      The history of Jack Jingle : shewing by what means he acquired his learning, whereby he got money enough to build him a house which is called by country people, The house that Jack built
      The history of Jack Jingle : shewing by what means he acquired his learning, whereby he got money enough to build him a house which is called by country people, The house that Jack built
      Dean, J.
      1785
      Thumbs down gesture by the man behind him is ignored by Labor Minister Dalton Bales as he tries to speak to an estimated 12,000 Ontario labor union me(...)
      Thumbs down gesture by the man behind him is ignored by Labor Minister Dalton Bales as he tries to speak to an estimated 12,000 Ontario labor union me(...)
      Bales, Dalton
      5/31/1969
      Oblivious of the attached tubes, abandoned baby Holly sleeps innocently in her Sick Kids' incubator
      Oblivious of the attached tubes, abandoned baby Holly sleeps innocently in her Sick Kids' incubator
      Baby Holly
      12/17/1982
      The waiting game: Street kids Eric March-Harris and Carolyn Henderson, both 17, want to marry and have a place of their own, but they're finding it a bureaucratic nightmare
      The waiting game: Street kids Eric March-Harris and Carolyn Henderson, both 17, want to marry and have a place of their own, but they're finding it a bureaucratic nightmare
      Combs, Erin
      4/4/1989
      1,000,000 pounds of food means evaporated milk, 2,650,000 pounds; eggs, 10,000,000 dozens; canned tomatoes, 52,000,000 pounds; honey, 13,500,000 pounds; (...)
      1,000,000 pounds of food means evaporated milk, 2,650,000 pounds; eggs, 10,000,000 dozens; canned tomatoes, 52,000,000 pounds; honey, 13,500,000 pounds; (...)
      Smith, Strathy
      1939-1945
      Recreation means the street corner, 'Hanging around' near Bathurst and Queen
      Recreation means the street corner, 'Hanging around' near Bathurst and Queen
      Philp, Barry
      n.d.
      They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
      They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      3/10/1982
      Canadian missonay Danny Curle hold a picture of his four children and the Africn Childern rescuad from th steets (four not in this picture). 'When i come homea nd all the kids hug me and i se them healthy. happy nsmilin, that is reward enough.' he says1
      Canadian missonay Danny Curle hold a picture of his four children and the Africn Childern rescuad from th steets (four not in this picture). 'When i come homea nd all the kids hug me and i se them healthy. happy nsmilin, that is reward enough.' he says1
      Dexter, Brian
      11/29/1984
      The kids of summer: Watching the fish through the glass wall at Metro Zoo, and (top picture) the rubber boats are always a big hit at Ontario Place
      The kids of summer: Watching the fish through the glass wall at Metro Zoo, and (top picture) the rubber boats are always a big hit at Ontario Place
      Spremo, Boris
      6/3/1987