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  • A Look at the Past

    October 6, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    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…

  • Community Spotlight: Mealshare

    August 26, 2021 admin CommunityYESS Champion

    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…

  • Meet the YESS Kitchen Team!

    August 26, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    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…

  • Interview with Chef Scott Jonathan Iserhoff

    August 26, 2021 admin Uncategorized

    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…

  • The Ins and Outs of Bequest Giving

    August 18, 2021 admin YESS Champion

    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…

  • The Orange Door Project

    July 19, 2021 admin Community

    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…

  • Team Highlight: Facilities

    June 30, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    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…

  • Long View Systems & SkipTheDepot

    June 30, 2021 admin Community

    Last year, Long View Systems wanted to do a fundraiser to support YESS and youth in their community, but the pandemic made it difficult for them to work together when…

  • Message for Youth

    June 16, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Our Programs team wanted to make it clear to youth how we can empower and support them with these new banners in program spaces.   Do you know why we…

  • Cohort Independent Living Program

    June 16, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Cohort Independent Living at the HI Hostel YESS’ new Cohort Independent Living Program is a one-year pilot project to address some of the direct barriers and stressors affecting youth in…

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