From Poverty to Politics
Rose wants to be the first Indigenous prime minister—and she’s on the right path thanks to a United Way program.
Rose overcame mental health struggles with the help of a United Way tutoring program
“Growing up was tough—I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety as a kid. By the time I was a teenager, most days I just wanted to sleep all day, rather than face the world. I couldn’t eat, shower or even brush my teeth.
In grade nine, I started attending a United Way-funded tutoring and mentoring program after school, and the support I had there made such a big difference.
During high school, my family struggled with poverty, which made life very hard. After we paid for rent or other necessities, sometimes we couldn’t afford to pay our heating bill, or had no money left over for food.
Eventually, my family of five became homeless and […]