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    YESS Gala for Youth 2018

    May 17, 2018 admin Gala for Youth

    On April 27, we invited YESS Gala guests down the rabbit hole into a land of fantastical whimsy… Wonderland! Guests arrived at the Shaw Conference Centre and entered the lush…

  • Emma Blog Post

    The Gift of a Lifetime

    May 1, 2018 admin YESS Champion

    “Emma was always a giving, caring, wonderful friend.  She especially wanted to help children as much as she could.” Shortly before the holidays, YESS received a generous gift in Memory…

  • YESS Executive Director Margo Long

    Letter from the ED

    April 23, 2018 admin Life at YESS

    At YESS, we are trying to remove as many barriers to services as possible for youth facing difficult realities. Over the years we have learned that putting too many expectations…

  • Meet Our Youth_Gabriel photo

    Meet Our Youth: Gabriel’s Story

    April 16, 2018 admin Youth 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…

  • The Organic Box_Spring 2018 Recipe

    Spring Recipe from The Organic Box

    March 22, 2018 admin YESS Champion

    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,…

  • Meet Our Youth_Alyssa

    Meet Our Youth: Alyssa’s Story

    March 13, 2018 admin Youth 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…

  • YESS Champions Jim and Elsa-Marie Frazer

    YESS Champions: Jim and Elsa-Marie Frazer

    March 2, 2018 admin YESS Champion

    Meet long-time YESS Champions Jim and Elsa-Marie Frazer! Tell us a bit about yourselves! Jim and I have been married 55 years and have lived in the Kenilworth district 54…

  • Message from Margo

    December 22, 2017 admin YESSishome

    December 1st was the launch of our new holiday fundraising campaign, “YESS is Home for the Holidays.” As this is my first message as Executive Director, I thought I would…

  • YESS is home donor letter

    Letter from a Donor

    December 20, 2017 admin YESSishome

    The harsh realities of homelessness can be difficult for the average person to face. We received this touching letter from a donor who was initially startled to meet a homeless…

  • Mariah Blog Quote

    Meet Our Youth: Mariah

    December 18, 2017 admin YESSishomeYouth Story

    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…

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