The Melville Family Foundation!
The Melvilles have been extraordinary champions and have been the lead match partner for Sleep Out: Executive Edition, since 2016.
Their match contributions have grown from $50,000, in 2016, to $200,000, in 2025, totalling $1.1 million, over the past 10 years.
Commitments for match donations are important because they maximize fundraising impact. They say to other potential donors: “Your gift will go twice as far.”
More than 80% of the housing, programs, and services for youth, provided at Covenant House Vancouver, are funded by donations. That includes our Crisis Program. This is a temporary accommodation program where young people, who find themselves without shelter, can stay. We support youth, as they address every aspect of their well-being. Staff work with youth to identify and set individual goals that may include a focus on their mental health, physical health, stabilizing their income, employment, or permanent housing. Youth have the autonomy to define their personal goals.
How to get involved
By supporting our sleepers and the Crisis Program, you become a driving force behind the impactful transformation of youth. Your involvement helps break the cycle of homelessness and ignites a spark of hope that can shape futures. Thank you so much to the Melville Family Foundation for doubling our impact!