Five University of Saskatchewan students have given up the comfort of their own homes and be living ‘homeless’ on campus for the 5 Days for the Homeless campaign.
The national campaign to fight homelessness kicked off on Sunday.
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The campaign aims to raise awareness and support for the homeless community.
During the five days, the students will raise money, clothing, food, and awareness for Saskatoon’s downtown youth centre, Egadz.
“This at risk youth, it’s their situation, they can’t really control it,” Robert Mohrbutter, one of the participants, said.
“It really is a bad situation from them and our campaign wants to help improve it for them.”
Last year, over $19,000 was raised in the city.
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5 Days for the Homeless started at the Alberta School of Business in Edmonton 11 years ago.
The campaign runs until Friday.
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