ThePulse

"I thought - you know - what if they came into the shelter and safe houses and had a fresh pair of pajamas and they also felt comfort and hope. And that's really how it started." - Meaghan Martin

"The pandemic has strengthened my resolve, strengthened my commitment and increased the interest in the awareness of the need to have more inclusive workplaces. And that includes disability. And that disability is a dimension of diversity and diverse workplaces." - Wanda Deschamps

"We do not exist alone, we need each other to be human. I am because you are, that is Ubuntu" - Tichaona eKhaya, Community Director

"The need is great, but many hands make light work" - Julie Sawatzky

"A part of my story is expressing to people that life is like a ferris wheel. And I like to explain it like this because we can be really high and then we can be really low. So when we're at our lows, it's what do we do with those lows." - Jessica Compton

"Such an importance should be placed on being kind right now as we're going through this. No one is doing anything to hurt anybody else. They're doing it because it's what they can handle or what works for them. So you might not align with what somebody's doing right now, but trying to pull away from judgment and pushing for kindness right now - for yourself and for other people - is really important." - Melissa Melnychuk

“We're shifting people in the way they think. We're challenging the way people think. That is what we're after. The fact that we're reaching people, the projects are being seen and that people are stopping and thinking when they see the photos is the most important thing to me" - Hilary Gauld-Camilleri

“It became this positioning where it was about training businesses on how to educate their employees to help LGBTQ2S individuals [feel supported and included], but then also identifying what those businesses are so people like myself know where to go. Places that are going to accept them, welcome them, understand their unique needs, and not treat them differently." - Dani Bazely

“It’s easy to talk with people on your side of the fence. People with your perspectives and having your life experiences. But how can we get in touch with people on the other side of the fence? For that, we need to create other kinds of opportunities.” - Fauzia Mazhar

“If we don’t hire people with records, we’re limiting the potential of our workforce and our economy and our growth as a country” - Emily O'Brien

“There’s this thing that’s happening right now where we’re creating a numbing contagion - a normalization of a really tough society. And that’s dangerous because we do need to experience the highs and lows. Happiness isn’t the absence of negative emotions…we develop resiliency by going through really challenging situations." - Jennifer Moss

“Through your everyday actions, you have the opportunity to make an impact. You have an opportunity to make a difference for someone else.” - Ryan Connell