Jeneen and her two children live in a tent community in Whitehorse, Canada

Jeneen and her two children live in a tent community in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The cause of their homelessness is high cost of living in Northern Canada, not wanting to burden relatives, and needing to be close to community services. Often people ask “why don’t their relatives help?“, which I normally ask “how was your last Thanksgiving - drama free?“. The point is more often than not living with a family member is rather uncomfortable. Imagine an “extra“ family living with you indefinitely and without