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We are getting serious #MondayMotivation every day of the week from our Programs staff, who are doing front-line work essential to the safety, health, and well-being of youth in our overnight shelter, supportive housing, and daytime resource centre. They have been amazing problem-solvers, tackling this ever-changing situation with teamwork!
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#yeg #yeglocal

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Happy Friday, #yeg! When weekend plans are back on, what will you enjoy most? Date night at your favourite local restaurant? A spa day with a best friend? Planning a dream trip?

Your plans could be epic with one of the raffle packages at YESS.org/raffle! Not only will this help to support essential services for our very vulnerable population, but together, once we have flattened the curve, businesses will need our support – local businesses. This will help.

Thank you to our prize donors: @tahiticom, @flairairlines, @mayfieldtheatreyeg, @doubletree by Hilton West Edmonton, Edmonton Convention Centre, @chateaulacombehotel, @fabloomosity, @rivercreeresort, @tourismjasper, @suttonplacehotels, @metterrahotel, @haskincanoe, @confettisweets, Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel, Putting Horse Ranch, Ahava Day Spa, Riverbend Family Dental Care, @maisonsimons, Barb's Kitchen Centre, @edmontonsymphonyorchestra, @varsconahotel, @youraga, @zincrestaurant, and Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm
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#yeg #yeglocal #supportlocal #alberta #travelalberta #travel #jasper #datenight #adventure #wellness #weekend

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Thank you so much to these #yeg organizations who have donated food to our kitchens! Being able to provide healthy and nutritious food for our youth not only fulfills a basic need, it also helps build trust and develop a sense of safety youth feel in our programs. Truly, these donations mean so much!

Thank you @albertamilk, Barb and Ernie's Old Country Inn, @biera_yeg, Bonjour Bakery, @bostonpizza, @confettisweets, @costco, @diepieyeg, @drift_foodtruck, @edmontonconventioncentre, Ellerslie Curling Club, @gordonfoodservicecanada, @lovepizza_yeg, @oodlenoodlegram, St. Elizabeth School, @sconalordsofficial, @rightchoicecampsandcatering, and @workshopeatery

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YESS continues to operate as essential services for youth and you can help! Get a raffle ticket now at YESS.org/raffle. During this time of uncertainty, all of the prizes or equal value prize are guaranteed by all of our generous donors! Prizes will not expire! Ticket sales close April 17, 2020.

Thank you to our prize donors: @tahiticom, @flairairlines, @mayfieldtheatreyeg, @doubletree by Hilton West Edmonton, Edmonton Convention Centre, @chateaulacombehotel, @fabloomosity, @rivercreeresort, @tourismjasper, @suttonplacehotels, @metterrahotel, @haskincanoe, @confettisweets, Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel, Putting Horse Ranch, Ahava Day Spa, Riverbend Family Dental Care, @maisonsimons, Barb's Kitchen Centre, @edmontonsymphonyorchestra, @varsconahotel, @youraga, @zincrestaurant, and Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm
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#yeg #yeglocal #alberta #travelalberta #travel #jasper #datenight #adventure #wellness

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This has been a big week for students, and we want to share our gratitude for all their hard work, community leadership, and commitment to helping others.

The students at Hillcrest Junior High School (@hillcrest_mustangs) worked so hard on their @hockeyhelpskids campaign and raised over $10,000 for YESS programs! We celebrated with them in March with a virtual pizza party! We hope we'll be able to see all of you again soon to share our gratitude!

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YESS continues to provide essential services for youth. Our shelter, housing, and drop-in centre are poised to keep our young people safe and take care of those who may be sick. You can support this work by buying a YESS raffle ticket at YESS.org/raffle!

Your raffle ticket will also support some local businesses. During this time of uncertainty, all of the prizes or equal value prize are guaranteed by all of our generous raffle donors.
Deadline is April 17! Go to YESS.org/raffle to purchase online. Good luck and thank you for supporting essential services like YESS.

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@bostonpizza.nab has been a long-time champion of YESS and youth in Edmonton! They have supported various programs and currently their giving focus in on the overnight shelter. With their 2019 charity golf tournament they gave $15,000 to our overnight shelter program!

Learn more about all the awesome things Boston Pizza has done for our youth and our community on our blog at YESS.org/blog!

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YESS continues to provide essential services for youth. We are frontline staff, we provide care, shelter, and safety to our most vulnerable – every day and especially more so now. We need your help to ensure we have the funds to continue this work.

While we have had to cancel our gala, we are continuing on with the online sale of our raffle tickets and so far $14,500 has been raised! Get your tickets now at YESS.org/raffle! This raffle has 3 fantastic prizes – 3 different price points and the odds are 1 in 150 or 1 in 100! Purchasing tickets would make a direct impact on our services – if we sell out, this could support 15 youth for the whole year at YESS!

Tickets sales close April 17. Some restrictions apply. Tickets sold only in Alberta to individuals 18 and older. AGLC raffle license numbers 557136, 557135, and 558154

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Get your raffle tickets for this Wellness for Two package now at YESS.org/raffle

This package includes a spa experience, dinners at iconic Edmonton restaurants, cooking classes, and more! Funds raised from the raffle will support YESS operations while we care for our youth, and you will also be supporting some local businesses!

Some restrictions apply. Tickets only sold in Alberta to individuals 18 and older. This prize is a one-time transaction only and is guaranteed to be claimed for one year from the draw date. Only 100 tickets printed. AGLC License Number: 558154

Package items from Ahava Day Spa, Riverbend Family Dental Care, Simons, Barb's Kitchen Centre, @edmontonsymphonyorchestra, @varsconahotel, @youraga, @zincrestaurant, and Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm

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Get your raffle tickets to this 12 Amazing Dates package now on YESS.org/raffle

This package includes dinners and nights out to iconic Edmonton locations, as well as airfare for two anywhere Flair flies, a stargazing experience in Jasper, and more! Funds raised from the raffle will support YESS operations while we care for our youth, and you will also be supporting some local businesses!

Some restrictions apply. Tickets only sold in Alberta to individuals 18 and older. This prize is a one-time transaction only and is guaranteed to be claimed for one year from the draw date. Only 100 tickets printed. AGLC License Number: 557135

Photo courtesy of @edmontonconventioncentre

Package items from @flairairlines, @mayfieldtheatreyeg, @doubletree by Hilton West Edmonton, Edmonton Convention Centre, @chateaulacombehotel, @fabloomosity, @rivercreeresort, @tourismjasper, @suttonplacehotels, @metterrahotel, @haskincanoe, @confettisweets, Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel, and Putting Horse Ranch
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#yeg #yeglocal #travelalberta #jasper #datenight #adventure

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Get your raffle tickets for a luxury trip to Moorea, French Polynesia, now at YESS.org/raffle. These YESS raffle items support essential services for youth!

This package includes overwater bungalow accommodations at the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa, excursions, meals, and more! For full package information visit YESS.org/raffle

Some restrictions apply. Tickets only sold in Alberta to individuals 18 and older. This prize is a one-time transaction only and is guaranteed to be claimed for one year from the draw date. Only 150 tickets printed. AGLC License number: 557136

Package items provided by @tahiticom
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#travel #vacation #tahiti #luxury #beach #yeg

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YESS continues to provide essential services for youth. Our shelter, housing, and drop-in centre are poised to keep our young people safe and take care of those who may be sick. While we are focused on the very complex, important work ahead of us, we need your help to ensure we have the funds to continue this work.
Here is how you can help:

BUY YESS RAFFLE TICKETS at YESS.org/raffle

Our raffle is still open online! Please consider buying a ticket--or three! Funds raised from the raffle will support YESS operations while we care for our youth, and you will also be supporting some local businesses! Each raffle item can be deferred to the indefinite future, when you can enjoy them in comfort and safety.
Deadline is April 17! Go to YESS.org/raffle to purchase online. Good luck and thank you for supporting essential services like YESS.

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Due to our teams’ frequent contact with vulnerable populations, we feel that it is necessary to contribute to efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus and protect those most likely to be seriously harmed by infection.

Until further notice, we will be operating with minimum operational staff, including reception.

In addition, in-kind donations from the general public will no longer be accepted.

If you are a youth or parent who needs information on:
- Daytime Shelter (9am-4pm) 780-468-7070 ext 305
- Overnight Shelter (9pm-9am) 780-468-7070 ext 231
- Housing Supports (24/7) 780-468-7070 ext 229

If you need emergency mental health or crisis support, please call 211.

Visit YESS.org for hours and more information.

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The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. YESS is deeply concerned that the effects of this virus adds another risk to our staff and our clients who we know are individuals that are among those most vulnerable to health concerns like COVID-19, as some may have compromised immune systems and pre-existing health conditions, along with precarious living situations and urgent basic needs.

We are proactively planning to assist our staff to support our youth, educate and provide the safest environment we can within our control. Our YESS family is among some of the most dedicated and passionate front-line social service providers we know. We will do all that we can to protect them, our clients and our citizens.
While currently we are not aware of any confirmed cases amongst our staff, volunteers, or people who access our services, we are preparing for a variety of possible scenarios.

How are we helping protect the safety of our community? At this time, YESS is implementing the following: - Sharing information with staff, volunteers and people accessing our services on how to prevent and recognize COVID-19 and connect them with appropriate health supports
- Taking extra sanitation measures to clean all surfaces thoroughly and more frequently within our YESS facilities
- Regularly updating and implementing measures under our Health & Safety Manual and Agency Operations Plan
- Under the direction of our Executive team we are empowering our staff with an udpated Pandemic Response Plan to coordinate our actions - Coordinating with partner agencies, government and health authorities to establish a proactive and collective COVID-19 strategy
YESS has been and will continue to carefully monitor and follow the guidance set out by the Public Health Authorities both provincially and federally to facilitate the prevention, early detection and containment of the virus.

In the coming weeks, we recognize that we may need to equip our staff and community members with extra support, supplies and resources. Your continued support and encouragement are greatly appreciated as we navigate this uncertain time.

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In light of the Alberta Health Services (AHS) advisory on March 12, 2020, YES Management, working with our Board of Directors, has made the difficult decision to cancel this year's Metamorphosis: YESS Gala for Youth, which was to take place at the Edmonton Convention Center on Friday, April 17, 2020.

This decision was made the immense consideration on our part, but it is the health and safety of our youth, our community partners and sponsors, and our staff that is of the utmost importance. "While we are sad to cancel our favourite event, we stand confident in knowing we are doing the right things in limiting transmission," says Margo Long, President & CEO. "Ultimately, we are responsible for the care of some of our community's most vulnerable, and that takes priority. We are so grateful for our sponsors, partners, staff, and volunteers for all of the work they have put into this even (which was going to be EPIC) and into building awareness and raising funds for YESS. We love you all and we are in this with you." If you would like to support YESS, please consider making a donation on our website: https://yess.org/donate

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Monday means it's time to get to work, and we are getting serious #MondayMotivation from our Youth Education and Employment Team! Meet the team behind this new YESS program at YESS.org/blog

Amanda and Melissa have developed a program that has helped remove barriers for youth who need wraparound support to heal from their trauma and start setting goals for the future.

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