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  • Message for Youth

    June 16, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Our Programs team wanted to make it clear to youth how we can empower and support them with these new banners in program spaces.   Do you know why we…

  • Cohort Independent Living Program

    June 16, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Cohort Independent Living at the HI Hostel YESS’ new Cohort Independent Living Program is a one-year pilot project to address some of the direct barriers and stressors affecting youth in…

  • Safety at YESS

    June 14, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a huge importance of safety in YESS programs, following health and safety guidelines that created physical safety in an unprecedented time.…

  • Donor Spotlight: Louise Davis

    May 26, 2021 admin YESS Champion

    It is a gift in itself to be able to so eloquently share deeply personal memories that echo resilience in times of hardship, and ultimately, a determination to find wellbeing.…

  • May Message from Margo

    May 19, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Hello everyone, and welcome to May! This month’s newsletter theme is safety—one of the key principles of trauma-informed care. Safety is an incredibly important focus at YESS and it is…

  • International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia

    May 17, 2021 admin Community

    May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia! This message comes from YESS Youth Worker, Ian Brown: “YESS demonstrates that our programs are safer spaces by having…

  • Sacred Space

    May 12, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    In the fall of 2020, youth accessing the Armoury Resource Centre during the day started to express interest for a quiet, sacred place where they could specifically begin to explore…

  • Rest at YESS

    May 4, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Sleep is one of the most important parts of wellness, especially for youth. We talked to Marcia East, Trauma Practitioner, and Camiel Friend, Nexus Program Supervisor, about the ways that…

  • April Message from Margo

    April 27, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Hello everyone, April’s Newsletter theme is rest. While it seems obvious—that we all need rest—it is often the last thing we take for ourselves. Leaders, with huge responsibilities and priorities……

  • Volunteer Highlight: Dutch Delicious

    April 15, 2021 admin Life at YESSVolunteer Story

    Volunteer Spotlight: Dutch Delicious The team from Dutch Delicious started volunteering with us in the summer 2019. About once a month they would lend their hands to helping in the…

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