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Into the Future
Tessa has been involved in the humanities field for 22 years. Her passion is to help high risk youth reach their goals by helping them navigate around the barriers in…
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Holding the Present
Marcia trained as a psychotherapist with over 20 years’ experience working with youth and their families, five years of which has been spent in Edmonton working with youth who are…
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National Philanthropy Day: Collin and Janel Bruce
For National Philanthropy Day 2020 we nominated The REALTORS® Community Foundation, Ledcor Group, Collin and Janel Bruce, No Room in the Inn, and Hillcrest Junior High to recognize their incredible…
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A Look at the Past
Jessica Day, Director of Program Innovation, has been working with vulnerable populations since obtaining her BA in Psychology from the University of Alberta in 2004. Jessica spent the early days of…
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Community Spotlight: Mealshare
Mealshare is committed to creating a world where it’s easier to share with those in need, and every child and youth is fed as a result. And, they won’t stop…
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Meet the YESS Kitchen Team!
Our kitchen team works hard to make sure our youth have access to nutritious meals in our programs. Over the past year, they provided over 70,000 meals! This is not…
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Interview with Chef Scott Jonathan Iserhoff
This article was originally published in the Spring 2019 newsletter. Scott spoke so powerfully about food, culture, and building positive relationships that we want to share it again. Scott Jonathan…
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The Ins and Outs of Bequest Giving
Karen Reed has a larger-than-life personality and the laugh to go with it. Venture to ask for her thoughts on legacy building in life and at YESS, and her mood…
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The Orange Door Project
The Home Depot Canada Foundation is committed to supporting initiatives that prevent and end youth homelessness in Canada. They support youth at-risk or facing homelessness by helping them realize their full…
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Team Highlight: Facilities
Team Highlight: Facilities Our Facilities team is essential to the functioning of YESS Programs. Through their hard work, our spaces and buildings are kept clean, safe, and maintained. We talked…