One downtown business was inspired by the generosity of a member of the city's unhoused community to pay-it-forward this holiday season.
“We hear a lot of negativity towards our unhoused population downtown, and yeah, it’s not all good. But, having operated our business here for the past two-and-a-half years, we can also say that there is incredible generosity among them,” explained Hayhurst in the post. “The other day she came into a studio filled with families and kids crafting. It was a pretty wholesome day in the shop. She started handing me cash which I insistently handed back to her. She had received her money for the month and wanted to buy every single kid in the shop a hot cocoa. With whipped cream. And a cherry on top.”
They instead put her cash in an envelope called the Janice Fund that they’ll give back to her when she needs it.