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The Gift of a Lifetime
“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…
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Letter from the ED
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…
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Meet Our Youth: Gabriel’s 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…
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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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Meet Our Youth: Alyssa’s 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…
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YESS Champions: Jim and Elsa-Marie Frazer
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…
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Message from Margo
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…
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Letter from a Donor
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…
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Meet Our Youth: Mariah
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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Meet Our Youth: Jude’s Story
Jude lives at Shanoa’s Place, one of our long-term residences that provides a home environment and constant support for youth who are working on big goals like school, sobriety, and…