Maita stayed at our Crisis Program for several months and just recently moved on to our Rights of Passage Program (ROP) at the beginning of January. When I first met Maita in September, she was quiet, kept to herself, and wasn't a ... Read more

A young person staying in our Crisis Program who is originally from Mexico expressed wanting to celebrate El Dia de los Reyes, so that’s what we did. El Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) is celebrated on January 6th ... Read more

Every young person that walks through our doors is met with unconditional love and absolute respect. Heather had not been at Covenant House Vancouver for about six months but when she needed support she knew she could turn to us. ... Read more

Bass has been coming to our Crisis Program on and off for a couple of years when he needs support. His stays are normally short, no more than a week. This time around he ended up staying with us during ... Read more

Much like the rest of Vancouver, staff and youth at Covenant House, have had to get creative about ways to stay entertained during this physically distanced winter. Last week, a group of youth at our Pender Crisis Program participated in ... Read more

You know how there’s always a “comedian in the family”? Well, Covenant House Vancouver is no different. And I’m lucky enough to be one of the Youth Workers that gets to spend time with her every day. Suki is a ... Read more

A couple of weeks ago a youth got a delivery from his family and he shared what was inside with me. In the parcel was a Raksha Bandhan (knot of protection) and some chocolates. He told me that it is ... Read more

We have a sweet story to share today about one of our dedicated volunteers, Nancy, who has volunteered with us since 2011. In the pre-COVID days, Nancy regularly volunteered her time in the kitchen at our Pender Street location. There, ... Read more

Executives, community and business leaders slept apart but together last night in solidarity with young people facing homelessness to raise critical funds for our Crisis Program. Sleep Out: Executive Edition was a little diffferent this year because of the ongoing ... Read more

Tonight, Covenant House Vancouver will host our Sleep Out: Executive Edition. As a virtual event, business leaders will be sleeping out “together” while remaining physically apart to raise funds and awareness for youth experiencing homelessness. “Sleepers” will interact by video ... Read more