March 2023: Make It Monthly with CanadaHelps gift matching!

  • Careers
  • Blog
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Donate
YESS
  • About
    • About Us
    • Our Impact
    • Our Partners
  • Need Help
    • Our Programs
    • Our Resources
    • Community Agencies
  • Ways to Give
    • Donate
    • Major Gifts
    • Host a Fundraiser
  • Get Involved
    • YESS News
    • Blog
    • Community Initiatives
    • Volunteer
    • Media Kit
Need Help Now
Need Help Now
  • About
    • About Us
    • Our Impact
    • Our Partners
  • Need Help
    • Our Programs
    • Our Resources
    • Community Agencies
  • Ways to Give
    • Donate
    • Major Gifts
    • Host a Fundraiser
  • Get Involved
    • YESS News
    • Blog
    • Community Initiatives
    • Volunteer
    • Media Kit
  • Careers
  • Blog
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Donate

Blog

  • Meeting Youth Where They’re At

    October 26, 2022 admin Life at YESS

    Tell us about yourself and your position at YESS. My name is D’orjay Jackson. I am a Black, queer, gender non-conforming Shaman, country music singer/songwriter, and the Programming Coordinator at…

  • A Huge Thank You to the Edmonton Civic Employees Charitable Assistance Fund!

    September 21, 2022 admin YESS Champion

    The Edmonton Civic Employees Charitable Assistance Fund (ECECAF) donated $34,000 to our recent project of renovating the laundry room and bathroom space in Graham’s Place, one of our supportive housing…

  • Spotlight on the Youth Education and Employment Program

    September 21, 2022 admin Life at YESSYESS Champion

    The YESS Youth Education and Employment Program provides youth between the ages of 15–24 with skills and knowledge to help them identify career goals, access job-specific training, and learn job…

  • Recipe for a Legacy: Find Your Passion, Share What You Love, Enrich a Life

    August 15, 2022 admin Life at YESS

    Captured in the rhythm and warmth of the YESS kitchen is the heart and soul of a wholly talented and imaginative culinary team focused on the delivery of daily healthy…

  • D’Arcy’s Meat Market Shares the Love with the YESS Kitchen

    August 15, 2022 admin YESS Champion

    We want to give a huge thanks to D’Arcy’s Meat Market for supporting youth in their community amidst all their other giving initiatives! The partnership we have built with them…

  • YESS Celebrates Indigenous History Month!

    June 21, 2022 admin CommunityLife at YESS

    by Shantell Martineau, Programming Coordinator   Can you tell us about the Ceremony you just went on with the youth? YESS was invited to bring Youth to the land for…

  • YESS Celebrates Pride Month!

    June 15, 2022 admin CommunityLife at YESS

    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…

  • Spotlight on No Period Without

    May 25, 2022 admin Community

    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…

  • Donor Spotlight: Sheila McCarthy

    February 23, 2022 admin YESS Champion

    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…

  • We Belong Circle: A Collaboration with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta and YESS

    February 17, 2022 admin Community

    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…

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8

Work with us

Are you dedicated to making things better for young people? The community has always been an important part of our work. If you are interested in making life and our community safer for our future leaders as a volunteer, supporting service, sponsor, vendor, or advocate, reach out to us at giving@yess.org

Learn More

Sign Up for our Newsletter

Name
Consent(Required)
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • About
  • Programs
  • Ways to Give
  • Careers
  • Contact
NEED HELP NOW

All Rights Reserved      Charitable Registration # 129537437RR0001

Your ticket for the: Blog

Title

Blog

USD