Last Saturday I had the opportunity to present at Mental Health Camp. The theme of this year's conference was "Breaking the Silence" so my presentation spoke to our use of "On the House" in helping to break the silence around ... Read more

After not seeing changes in the rankings for the Pepsi Refresh project we have now jumped 27 spots and are currently in 2nd place. It is all thanks to you and your daily voting. Please keep voting, tweeting and facebooking ... Read more

When we think of homeless and weather we generally worry about it being too cold not too hot but summer weather can have a negative impact on the homeless as well. Homeless people often lack places to get fresh water ... Read more

Pepsi Canada has just launched a new contest to help fund projects across Canada that will improve our communities. Covenant House has been selected as one of these projects and now we need your vote. How can you help? 1. ... Read more

The "Health of the Homeless" summit was held at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue on Tuesday. It featured speakers such as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and other experts from the housing, health, academic, government, non-profit, homeless advocacy and ... Read more

The trafficking of people is a big concern both around the world and in Canada. Human trafficking is thought of as modern day slavery - people being forced or tricked to work as prostitutes, strippers or in sweatshops against their ... Read more

Thrilled to report that our blog took home the Silver at the CPRS National Awards of Excellence ceremony last night in Regina.  Kristy and I are the primary contributors to the blog and we LOVE blogging and love it even ... Read more

Our International President Kevin Ryan was hobnobbing with Former First Lady Laura Bush at "A Night of Broadway Stars", a fundraising event held each year to benefit Covenant House in New York. See the Good Morning America coverage.     Our International President Kevin ... Read more

Good news for BC's children in foster care.  Click here for the story. Good news for BC's children in foster care.  Click here for the story.