by Brittany Bateman | 5 months ago | Community Commitment, Latest Post
Here at YWS, we have many ways for our community to get involved. From volunteering on-site at the shelter, to meal drop-offs and off-site kit building, we work with our community as best we can to help support the youth who call YWS home. This blog post was written...
by Brittany Bateman | 8 months ago | Latest Post
August 1st marks Emancipation Day. Many Canadians are unaware of our history of the enslavement of Black and Indigenous Peoples. This day marks a time to learn about a dark part of our history of enslavement in Canada. Between the mid-17th century and 1834, it was...
by Brittany Bateman | 9 months ago | Latest Post, News, YWS Newsletters
SUMMER NEWSLETTER Download your Summer Newsletter for updates on our current programming and events. This season’s issue includes: Congratulations to our YWS Graduates Cover Me Urban – Tkaronto update A Look into Housing for Our Youth in Toronto...
by Brittany Bateman | Nov 30, 2020 | Latest Post
GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. It’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for different causes. This year, for the 8th annual GivingTuesday on...
by Brittany Bateman | Jul 22, 2020 | Community Commitment, Latest Post
The COVID-19 Artist Partnership Program: Creating pathways to joy during hard times through 1:1 creative mentorship “I think this has been a really lonely period for a lot of people and the opportunity to learn something new and to really focus your energy on...