Violet and I made a special connection after a night when I was working at the front desk. Now, I’ll admit, Violet* and I had started our relationship off a bit rocky. Violet had some very bad experiences with social ... Read more

We want to express our gratitude for all the inspiring people in our Covenant House Community, now more than ever your kindness and care is truly appreciated. Our Drop-In at 1302 Seymour will be open and serving Thanksgiving Dinner. If ... Read more

One day while doing Street Outreach we stopped a young adult on the corner of the street rummaging through a garbage can. We introduced ourselves to this youth and asked him if he has ever heard about Covenant House Vancouver.The ... Read more

Food and nutrition are vital to our young people. Many of them have struggled with having enough to eat in the past and often come to us malnourished.When they arrive at Covenant House Vancouver, youth are provided with nutritious, filling, ... Read more

Covenant House’s Street Outreach team helps youth who are living, or at risk of living, on Vancouver’s streets or who are precariously housed. The team builds trusting relationships with youth by meeting them where they are and by being a ... Read more

As the holiday season draws nearer, our focus is on the youth here at Covenant House Vancouver, and how we can foster a sense of home and family for them. We do everything we can to create an environment of ... Read more

Covenant House Vancouver always works hard to make holidays fun for young people. For Halloween our youth have had the opportunity to carve pumpkins (some for the very first time), watch scary movies, eat yummy treats and much more! Check ... Read more

Rodrigo is a young man who would come into the Drop-In Centre to get his various needs met, like receiving food and clothing. At first, he did not interact much with our staff or other youth. Rodrigo was staying at ... Read more

To protect the health and safety of our youth, staff, and greater community we must close our Drop-In Centre (our non-residential program) until further notice. Our youth will still be able to receive the services they normally would in our ... Read more

Our Art Therapy Program is run by Dr. Keith Thurlow-Bishop who is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)  and has a PhD in Expressive Arts Therapy. Dr. Keith is supported by Postgraduate Art Therapy Practicum Students from Adler University and volunteers.For the month of March, ... Read more