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YESS Celebrates Pride Month!
by Tessa Mulcair, Manager of Shelters This month we held a youth Pride event with some of our community partners. We won’t lie, we’ve been missing the Pride parade…
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Spotlight on No Period Without
No Period Without was founded in 2017 when an Edmonton homeless woman asked Scarlet Bjornson for change. Out of curiosity, as Scarlet gave her some money she asked the woman…
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Donor Spotlight: Sheila McCarthy
Sheila and Grant McCarthy first started giving to YESS in 1999. With their commitment to supporting youth in our community, they wanted to ensure that their legacy of giving could…
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We Belong Circle: A Collaboration with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta and YESS
In fall 2021, YESS Programming Coordinator Shantell Martineau was inspired to create a girls’ empowerment group where participants could learn and support each other. “This idea for an empowerment group…
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Thank You to The Orange Door Winter 2021 Campaign!
In December 2021, The Home Depot Canada Foundation hosted their annual winter Orange Door Project Campaign in support of youth-focused charities across the country! The Home Depot Canada Foundation is…
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Community Spotlight: Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE)
This article was originally published in our May 2021 newsletter, themed around “safety.” This month we want highlight the work being done at the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE).…
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iHuman Youth Society
This article was originally published in our March 2021 newsletter, themed around “art.” iHuman Youth Society is a non-profit that believes all young people have gifts to share. In partnership with…
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Keeping Our Neighbours Safe During Extreme Weather
The original version of this article was published in our November 2020 newsletter. Information has been updated to reflect the current Sector Emergency Response, as of January 2022. When temperatures…
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Breaking Barriers in Mental Health Support
This article was originally published in our February 2021 newsletter, themed around “empathy and understanding.” In January, Africa Centre and The Alberta Black Therapists Network launched their new counselling program! This…
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Message from Margo – Youth Homelessness
In the October issue of our newsletter, we bring a focus to youth homelessness. Why? It is not just because we love our jobs—we believe that this is the most…