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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Michelle Aberant

    November 14, 2023 admin Volunteer StoryYESS Champion

    We are thrilled to announce that Michelle has won the Alberta Blue Cross Volunteer Community Wellbeing Grant Program! The Community Wellbeing grant program celebrates our province’s exceptional volunteers by giving out…

  • National Philanthropy Day 2023: Vans

    November 14, 2023 admin YESS Champion

    YESS is honoured to recognize The Vans Community Fund and the local Vans store in West Edmonton Mall for their continuous leadership and dedication to support youth experiencing homelessness in…

  • YESS Director of Programs, Delalie Mortotsi, Wins RISE Community Champion Award!

    November 14, 2023 admin CommunityLife at YESS

    The EMCN RISE Awards celebrate the accomplishments of newcomers and immigrants in the Edmonton area who demonstrate outstanding commitments to creating a more welcoming and inclusive community for all and…

  • Our Collaboration with the City of Edmonton

    October 12, 2023 admin CommunityLife at YESS

    The City of Edmonton Neighbourhood Empowerment Team has been an important partner in creating a sense of literal and felt safety for our neighbourhood as we have undergone so many…

  • Leading the Way: Edmonton’s First Community Youth Support Centre at YESS

    August 30, 2023 admin Case for Support

    It is increasingly clear that Edmonton is in urgent need for additional 24/7 crisis intervention centres in community associated with agency service hubs and trauma-based mental health clinics. Currently, YESS…

  • Ensuring Youth Get the Help They Need, When They Need It

    August 30, 2023 admin Case for Support

    The Youth Agency Collaboration YESS, in collaboration with 25+ youth serving agencies (and growing) across Edmonton in the Youth Agency Collaboration (YAC), are already working together to create a connected…

  • YESS is Evolving to Better Address the Challenges of Youth in Crisis

    August 30, 2023 admin Case for Support

    Based in Edmonton, YESS helps young people ages 15-24 who are in crisis because of family or community breakdown, mental illness, traumatic experiences, and often all of the above. We…

  • The Need for 24/7 Youth Crisis Intervention is Clear

    August 30, 2023 admin Case for Support

    Youth Empowerment and Support Services (YESS) has seen a steady increase in suicide, overdose, psychosis, and complex mental health crisis since 2019. The number of young people in mental health…

  • All is a Gift: A Lifetime of Grace and Gratitude

    August 28, 2023 admin Planned Giving

    “Each of my brothers and sisters lived very interesting lives.” As the youngest and the last of 11 Zdunich siblings, Hilda O’Neill cherishes countless beautiful memories of growing up in…

  • Soul of a Building and Heart of a Team

    August 28, 2023 admin Life at YESSPlanned Giving

    “One day on my way from the Armoury to our Whyte Avenue location I saw one of our youth waiting at a bus stop. They were showered, in fresh clothes,…

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