Elora, Ontario

Community Box: Addictions Edition

Featured Creator, March 2020

The individual featured is a youth leader between the age of 14-18 overcoming addiction at Portage Ontario. For his privacy, his face will not appear in any photographs and his name has been substituted with Tobias.

Tobias’ Story

There are people who believe addicts are monsters. Monsters who they want to shield from their friends and family, who like to take away from others, and who are a tumour in society. I want you to know that we are people too.

I didn’t have to worry about it because I had this huge support system where I could ask for help and I’d get it, and I can ask for money and I’d get it. That became an addiction in and of itself being on social media and being an influencer.

For anyone struggling with addictions, I want you to know that I’ve been there. I’ve been through the seemingly endless drain. It sounds really cliche, but it does get better if you put your mind to it.

The Community Box:

Addictions Edition

ABOUT

Our fifth Community Box was created by two youth leaders (ages 14-18) overcoming addictions at Portage Ontario, a youth rehabilitation centre in Elora.

Portage Ontario

To learn more about Portage and what they do, please click here.

PROFIT SHARING

Instead of our proceeds going directly to the Creator, the profits will instead be shared with the Portage Community as part of a leadership fund to use on a fun activity!

EMPOWER OUR CREATORS

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