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  • May Message from Margo

    May 19, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Hello everyone, and welcome to May! This month’s newsletter theme is safety—one of the key principles of trauma-informed care. Safety is an incredibly important focus at YESS and it is…

  • International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia

    May 17, 2021 admin Community

    May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia! This message comes from YESS Youth Worker, Ian Brown: “YESS demonstrates that our programs are safer spaces by having…

  • Sacred Space

    May 12, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    In the fall of 2020, youth accessing the Armoury Resource Centre during the day started to express interest for a quiet, sacred place where they could specifically begin to explore…

  • Rest at YESS

    May 4, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Sleep is one of the most important parts of wellness, especially for youth. We talked to Marcia East, Trauma Practitioner, and Camiel Friend, Nexus Program Supervisor, about the ways that…

  • April Message from Margo

    April 27, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Hello everyone, April’s Newsletter theme is rest. While it seems obvious—that we all need rest—it is often the last thing we take for ourselves. Leaders, with huge responsibilities and priorities……

  • Volunteer Highlight: Dutch Delicious

    April 15, 2021 admin Life at YESSVolunteer Story

    Volunteer Spotlight: Dutch Delicious The team from Dutch Delicious started volunteering with us in the summer 2019. About once a month they would lend their hands to helping in the…

  • National Philanthropy Day 2017: Simons

    April 8, 2021 admin YESS Champion

    Celebrations are an important part of our lives. We celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and other special events with our friends and families. National Philanthropy Day is celebrated on November 15 each…

  • National Philanthropy Day: The REALTORS® Community Foundation

    April 8, 2021 admin YESS Champion

    For National Philanthropy Day 2020 we nominated The REALTORS® Community Foundation, Ledcor Group, Collin and Janel Bruce, No Room in the Inn, and Hillcrest Junior High to recognize their incredible…

  • YESS Interactive Art Program

    April 7, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Throughout the course of the pandemic, it has been hugely important to us that there be minimal interruption to YESS programs. Not just shelter and food access, but also those…

  • Transgender Day of Visibility

    March 31, 2021 admin Life at YESS

    Being able to work with my community – with transgender and nonbinary youth – is an honour for me. Transgender and nonbinary youth so often hear their identities and existence…

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