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The Importance of Indigenous History Month
The Importance of Indigenous History Month, and the Impact of Creating Connections to Culture for Indigenous Youth This topic is deeply personal for me. I am an Indigenous Plains Cree…
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Volunteer Interview: The Village
The Village is a volunteer group of 40 community-minded Edmontonians dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of the staff at Youth Empowerment and Support Services (YESS) and their partnering agencies. With…
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Monthly Donor: Alan Beacham
Tell us a bit about yourself! My name is Alan Beacham. My wife and I have been married for 50 years and have two grown children. We have lived in…
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Meet the Youth Education and Employment Team
This story with our Trauma Care Team was originally published in our Spring 2020 newsletter (March 6). In 2019, YESS launched the Youth Education and Employment Program, a 12-week program…
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Staff Interview: Armoury Resource Centre Staff
Describe where the Armoury fits in YESS’ mission to walk beside youth on their journey towards healing. The Armoury Resource Center (ARC) is a day time drop-in center, where youth…
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Staff Interview: Tessa Mulcair
Describe where the Armoury fits in YESS’ mission to walk beside youth on their journey towards healing. ARC exists to help youth overcome the barriers standing between them and their…
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Meet the YESS Trauma Care Team
This story with our Trauma Care Team was originally published in our Winter 2019 newsletter. In 2018, we updated our vision to focus on walking beside traumatized youth on their…
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Daytime Resource Centre
The Armoury Resource Center is a vital space for our youth because it is a safe space to have autonomy, choice, and safety without judgement. Developmentally, youth are emotionally needing…
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Staff Interview: Tiffany Sorensen
Describe where Supportive Housing fits in YESS’ mission to walk beside youth on their journey towards healing. The Supportive Housing is a step between shelter and independent living, in which…
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Supportive Housing
When we talk of youth experiencing homelessness, we forgot that it means more than having a roof over their head or access to food or water. The complexity that comes…