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Built to Serve
Learn the storied history of our Whyte Ave Building The YESS Whyte Ave building is 105 years old this year! Built in 1914, it was intended to be a fire…
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Letter from Margo – Fall 2019
Hello everyone, and happy Fall. I have always thought of Fall and Winter as seasons for rest and reflection. It is the time when we can curl up in our…
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A Sanctuary Within a Sanctuary
Meet the Latte Family, who created Richard’s Reading Room at the Armoury Resource Centre and created a legacy of giving in memory of their son, Richard 1. Tell us a…
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Got Milk?
The YESS kitchens do thanks to a partnership with Alberta Milk! “It has been a huge relief for our kitchen to not have to worry about where we are going…
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Volunteering at YESS
Many hands make the work and healing done at YESS possible YESS volunteers are a huge part of the work we do in our youth programs, in our offices, at…
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Letter from Margo – Summer 2019
Every youth should have a safe place to call home. This is our goal, but we cannot do it alone. You’ve heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise…
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Spring Recipe from The Organic Box
The Organic Box provides hundreds of dollars’ worth of produce to our kitchens every week. They have also shared their passion for helping our youth with their Food Family initiative,…
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YESS Art Connections Program Empowers Youth
In February we hosted ART at ARC: Stories of Resilience, Strength & Creativity, the youth art show and sale to celebrate the artwork created by youth in the YESS Art…
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Underneath the Stars at the 2019 YESS Gala for Youth
On Friday, April 26, guests joined us Underneath the Stars at the 2019 YESS Gala for Youth! Guests arrived at the Edmonton Convention Centre and entered The Stars Align Foyer,…
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Meet Our Youth: AB
AB grew up in an abusive home. Soon they resorted to sleeping at friends’ places and sleeping outside. The first time they came to YESS was on a night when…