Winner – Niagara Resource Service for Youth (o/a The RAFT) based in St. Catharines, ON provides hostel and outreach services and independent living supports to high risk and homeless youth in throughout Niagara Region. “I couldn’t live at home anymore. My dad and brother partied all the time and I couldn’t get any sleep or […]
Winner: YWCA Metro Vancouver, a multi-service organization serving over 55,000 people annually through 43 programs. “Crabtree Housing has helped me in so many ways. The support and encouragement I was given to make healthy, life changing choices was the most important piece for me. I was able to overcome my addiction to drugs. I was […]
“Working in the YOU kitchen has taught me many transferable skills that I can use at home or in the workplace. They have given me employment when I couldn’t find work and provided me with support with job search. They’ve provided me with a great support network and programs that will help me excel in […]
“Je persévère et je découvre qu’au CJC j’ai plus de forces en groupe que seule” ” I persevere and I discover that at the CJC, I have more strength in a group than alone” Jacques-Cartier Centre is a notable housing organization in Québec. They focus on youth engagement in governance with their youth tenants. Residential and Community Centre […]
“If it wasn’t for Choices for Youth I couldn’t have done it. I’m happier now and I’m going somewhere. I’m determined.” Train for Trades participant Choices for Youth provides community housing and lifestyle development supports for youth in St. John’s NL. Choices For Youth identified a local need when they were designing their Train for […]