Yesterday, our youth versus staff floor hockey game was held at the Roundhouse in front of a crowd evenly split in its allegiance. Won by staff 13-12 in a shoot out, the game brought out many youth from our shelter ... Read more

We received a donation today and with it a card containing the following message: Our son was one of those young men that found his way to your door.  He did have a loving home where he was always welcome ... Read more

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In recent days we have all heard a lot about the new provincial legislation the "Assistance to Shelter Act" which will allow police to force homeless people into shelters in extreme weather, though the VPD recently announced that they will ... Read more

This letter was included with a donation we received today: Dear Friends, My five sisters and I save the little money we have to go horseback riding three or four times a year.  We rent two horses for forty dollars ... Read more

Our therapy dog-in-training Walter made his debut this week and already we have seen the benefits of having this adorable, loving dog in the Covenant House Family. The first day he was here, there were a couple of youth waiting ... Read more

Today at the front desk I received 5 bags full of winter clothing for our youth. In two of the bags there were 65 sets of scarves and gloves that were hand knit and tied together. The two ladies who dropped ... Read more

I'm excited to report that an additional mode of therapy for our youth is being introduced at Covenant House. Our Mental Health Team is expanding. I'd like you to meet Walter, who will be helping out in session with Animal Assisted Therapy. ... Read more

Covenant House has seen a recent influx of youth coming to Vancouver in anticipation of the 2010 Olympic Games. These youth are homeless and jobless but hoping to take advantage of potential job opportunities related to the Games. Unfortunately, some of ... Read more

Geoff Vreeken, a local writer has launched an on-line campaign for Covenant House called http://www.homelesscopywriter.com/.   The idea is to give voice to homeless youth as if he was their one-man ad agency.  This is aimed primarily at those in the ... Read more