HELP END
ELDER HOMELESSNESS
IN CANADA
7,000 NAUTICAL MILES ELDER SOLO SAILING TO RAISE $1,000,000
Raising $1,000,000 to return dignity to Canada's homeless elders.
CORPORATE PLEDGES $76,000
PUBLIC DONATIONS $11,660
ELDER SOLO EXPEDITION ROUTE 2027
one (crazy) stubborn elder
one (sweet) trusting dog
one (tough) old sailboat
one (real) cause
coast to coast to coast
7,000 Elder Solo Nautical Miles
Northwest Passage
Raising $1,000,000
OUR PARTNER CHARITIES
"Thank you so much for choosing us Mike! You are part of a growing movement to end homelessness in Canada."
— Elisabeth Hazell Philanthropy and Campaign Lead CAEH , April 22, 2026
CRA Registered Charity #803254804RR0001
"We are honoured to be included Mike and would be happy to participate and support."
— Jenny M. Konkin
President & Co-Founder, Whole Way House
September 10th, 2026
CRA Registered Charity #846532638RR0001
"The Canadian Artists Network is happy to be a recipient of your hard work and generosity."
— Scott Walker Executive Director Canadian Artists Network , March 27th, 2026
CRA Registered Charity #805886603RR0001
“That all sounds good to us! Good luck with the journey! It sounds like it's going to be amazing."
— John Bell Resource Development Manager Raising the Roof , March 25th, 2026
CRA Registered Charity #139744569RR0001
“Our Board of Directors was over the moon about your selection of Seniors Action Quebec as a partner.”
— Paulina Abarca-Cantin Executive Director, Seniors Action Quebec, September 25th, 2026
CRA Registered Charity #118929306RR0001
“ At the first full board meeting of our new board, there was unanimous support for you and your project. “
— David Plant, Executive President , Performing Arts Lodges, September 17th, 2026
CRA Registered Charity #119091361RR0001
LEARN MORE ABOUT
- 27,000 HOMELESS ELDERS IN CANADIAN SHELTERS - 25,000 HIDDEN HOMELESS IN CANADA
- 27,000 HOMELESS ELDERS IN CANADIAN SHELTERS - 25,000 HIDDEN HOMELESS IN CANADA
CANADA’S ELDER HOMELESSNESS TRUTH
Not Who You Think
Think "homeless elder in Canada," and most of us picture mental illness, addiction, a life gone off the rails.
That's the story we've been told. It's far from the only one.
The real one — the one most people never picture — is a retired trades-person sleeping in a car. A widow who outlived her husband and their savings. A teacher who gave thirty years to other people's kids and got laid off two years before her pension vested. People who paid every tax bill, kept every promise, played by every rule — and were still left with nothing when one medical bill, one mortgage renewal, one rent hike hit at the wrong time.
They didn't fall apart. The floor just wasn't there anymore. THAT is the big picture! THAT is the reality!
And also our elders fighting addiction or mental illness — the ones the picture usually gets stuck on — deserve no less.
Dignity isn't conditional. All elders deserve dignified aging.
LEARN MORE ABOUT
COUNTDOWN
MAY 2027
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PAYING IT FORWARD
September 2026
September 2026
THE NAVIGATOR’S WHEELHOUSE
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MY MENTOR
"I have no objection to incorporating me on your website as a mentor."
— David Scott Cowper World-renowned solo sailor & Northwest Passage veteran — July 9, 2026
"This looks like a fine ship, Mike, and I wouldn't go to the expense of adding a cuddy, the canvas cuddy looks adequate."
— David Scott Cowper World-renowned solo sailor & Northwest Passage veteran — July 9, 2026
David Scott Cowper, first person to ever sail the Northwest Passage single handed in a sailboat in 1987. Thank you David for all your thoughts and inputs to my Northwest Passage expedition 2027.
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Fellow Sailors & Adventures
A special thanks to these fellow sailors and adventurers
who took the time to discuss my upcoming expedition and share their vast personal expertise with me.
Click on the links below to learn about them.
Joshua Wheeler: Sailing with Josh
Pete Goss: Speaker, sailor, author
Giovanni Soldini: Ocean sailor and pioneer
