Streetball tournament helps homeless teens cope
CBC News
Posted: Aug 5, 2012 1:34 PM MT
Last Updated: Aug 5, 2012 6:13 PM MT
The sound of basketball and hip-hop echoed off the walls of the downtown library yesterday as teens played in a unique streetball tournament organized through the Boyle Street Coop. As the CBC's Travis McEwan reports, the idea was to help street kids get back on track - a challenge the organizer knows all too well.
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