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

In the past we have shared how our Outreach Team creatively found new ways to meet the needs of youth (serving meals, providing clothing, and more) while still respecting social distancing. Today we wanted to share how they continue to adapt and ... Read more

Earlier this week, we shared with you that our Drop-In Centre had to close to protect the health and safety of our youth, staff, and greater community. We also shared that youth would still be able to receive the services ... Read more

I started working with Rachel a couple of years ago, she was experiencing so much trauma from having been brought up in an abusive home. She moved to Vancouver to escape everything and tried to start her new life here. ... Read more

During Street Outreach we were handing out sandwiches and other items like we always do and we ran into a youth on the street that we didn’t know. He said he had just got out of the hospital. He had his little ... Read more

Brianne a new staff member of our Development and Communications Team had the opportunity to learn about Outreach and participate in a shadow with an Outreach Worker. Below Brianne shares what the experience was like: I had the opportunity to ... Read more

I started my Outreach Program shift with some exciting news. It turns out that a young lady, fleeing sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Quebec, would be arriving to safety at the airport here in Vancouver. My colleague and I ... Read more

Our Street Outreach team helps kids aged 16 to 24 who are living, or at risk of living, on Vancouver’s streets. Finding kids in crisis, the team builds trusting relationships with youth by meeting them where they are and by ... Read more