by YWS | Mar 21, 2017 | Anniversary Series
Sometimes I feel my mother never loved me. Maybe she didn’t. There’s nothing to suggest otherwise. No early morning cuddles. No kiss going out the door. No warm embrace when I was at my lowest No comforting voice to vanquish my nightmares. But I do remember a hefty...
by YWS | Mar 14, 2017 | Anniversary Series
“My name is Matthew and I was a long term resident at YWS. I came to YWS 6 years ago, struggling with drug and alcohol problems and dealing with the recent loss of my mother. I was on a path of self-destruction. Upon arriving at YWS I was greeted and welcomed by a...
by YWS | Mar 7, 2017 | Anniversary Series
Winona’s father punished her not only with words of anger but with angry fists. Winona knew she had to leave home for her own survival. She set aside money each week from her pay cheque but it was not enough to afford a place of her own. The turning point was when...
by YWS | Feb 28, 2017 | Anniversary Series
*Name has been changed to maintain confidentiality. At 14 years old, he was living with his alcoholic father. In his father’s home he became a statistic, one of the 47% of homeless youth who report being physically abused by a family member. By his fifteenth...
by YWS | Feb 21, 2017 | Anniversary Series
He desperately needed a place to stay, and more immediately food and a bed. He was at a turning point in his life, having been homeless for much of his teen years, calling the street home, and in and out of shelters and jail. A phone call brought him to Youth...
