Vision
To walk beside traumatized youth on their journey towards healing and appropriate community integration.
What We Do
Based in Edmonton, YESS provides immediate and low-barrier shelter, temporary housing, and individualized wraparound support for youth ages 15-24.
We focus on working collaboratively with our youth-supporting partners on prevention and diversion out of homelessness. And ultimately, we aim to walk beside traumatized youth as they heal through relationships.
Our Focus
- We focus on prevention and diversion out of homelessness
- We focus on healing trauma through relationship
- We focus on walking beside youth to minimize falling through the gaps
- We focus on collaboration (with everyone)
About Our Logo
Meet Francis!
Francis is a swallow and he represents hope and renewal of life, as well as freedom! We hope that the bright colours represent our hope for the future.
The polygons represent that everyone is unique. We are all the building blocks that come together to form the whole!
Read our youth’s stories and successes
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Meet Our Youth: Gabriel’s Story
The Power of Play When Gabriel first came to YESS he was dropped off by his friend’s mom. He had left his parents’ home, angry after a disagreement and without…
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Meet Our Youth: Alyssa’s Story
After Alyssa made her life-changing decision to come to YESS, it was still a journey for her to open up to staff and ask for what she needed. She was…
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Meet Our Youth: Mariah
I was 18 years old when I had my son. When I found out I was pregnant it was right around the time I stopped drinking/using. I became very dedicated…