A young person from another country was in Canada on a student visa, their visa ran out, they lost their job and they feared being sent home to their home country.Why? Because this young person identified as a member of ... Read more

“All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential” – Harvey Milk.Covenant House Vancouver strives to ensure all young people can achieve their potential and provide a ... 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

When *Summer first came to the Crisis Program, she was seeking sanctuary from an abusive partner. She was far from home, sleeping on the streets, struggling with drug use, and was stuck in the cycle of abuse.She arrived at the ... Read more

2020/2021 was a tough time for all with Covid-19 looming like a dark cloud about to rain. Throughout this storm, the young people’s resilience has shined through, breaking up the monstrous year with bits of joy. “I will never forget ... Read more

Throughout the months of May and June, donations were being matched, thanks to generous matching gifts from the estates of Dr. Terry Grise & Mr. Lorne Carney ($50,000), and an anonymous donor ($20,000). Our anonymous matching donor also offered an ... Read more

Covenant House Vancouver is grateful to receive Gifts-in-Kind (GIK). GIK is nonmonetary items that people donate like clothing, hygiene supplies, and household items. These items help us keep costs down and directly help our young people.If you want to help ... Read more

This weekend in the Lower Mainland temperatures are predicted to reach as high as 40 degrees. When we think of people who are experiencing homelessness and weather, we generally worry about it being too cold, not too hot.But extreme heat ... Read more

Volunteering is inspiring, and no matter how young you are it is never too early to start changing the world. YouthToSea volunteers are the perfect example of this, through grant funding from Ocean Wise, YouthToSea volunteers were able to create ... Read more

Once again, Island Pacific School slept outside in support of Covenant House Vancouver. Seventeen grade nine students slept out and raised an outstanding $18,915 for youth experiencing homelessness, the most any school has ever raised! The students spent the evening learning about ... Read more