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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…
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YESS is Home
YESS is Home A former YESS youth shares her story I was a high risk youth, with little to no support. I adore my parents but addiction was and is…
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St. Boniface School Visits YESS
This guest post comes from the Grade 6A Class from St. Boniface Elementary School and their teacher, Mr. Charrois. During their visit, the students wrote encouraging notes for our youth…
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Art for All
This interview appeared in our Summer 2017 Newsletter. We are re-posting it ahead of Visual Voices: Telling Our Stories Through Art, the YESS Youth Art Show and Sale, opening Thursday, October…
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Meet Our Youth: J.L.’s Story
This piece was one of the most talked-about works at the Youth Art Show last year. Titled Yin and Yang, its graceful fish and pale colours invoke a sense of…