Covenant House Vancouver

According to a study done at two other Covenant House sites, 70% of the young people who graduate from the ROP program still have a job and a place to live one year after leaving the Program.

Here's a more local example of how ROP works:

Having spent his early years bouncing in and out of foster care, Kevin turned to drugs and alcohol in his early teens to help him "forget", soon becoming a heroin addict. As a result, Kevin became tangled up in a web of criminal activity that when combined with his addiction, prevented him from pursuing his life-long dream of joining the Army. 

In order to join the Army, one has to be free of substance addiction (clean) for one year. Despite several attempts and relapses, Kevin was determined to kick his heroin habit for good. Kevin went through a treatment program and upon completion heard about the Right of Passage Program for which he applied. Even though Kevin had no prior experience with Covenant House Vancouver, he took a chance on us and we took a chance on him.

Through the support of the staff at ROP, Kevin completed his high school education, kept a job and re-established a relationship with his parents. Kevin was unwavering in his dream and after eight months with us, he had reached his one year anniversary of being clean and was accepted into the Army. Kevin came back to visit while on leave looking especially dapper in his uniform and expressed his gratitude to the staff at ROP for giving him a place to call home during a most vulnerable time in his life.