by YWS | Feb 9, 2017 | Anniversary Series
Walk through Jay’s elementary school and you will see his name front and center on the honour student recognition wall. Graduating into high school Jay felt tremendous pressure to continue to excel at school. To relieve that pressure Jay began to self-harm by cutting...
by YWS | Jan 31, 2017 | Anniversary Series
The first time he had ever slept in a bed was at Youth Without Shelter. His life began thousands of miles from Etobicoke. His mom died giving birth to his sister. He tried to live with his new step-mother but she wanted no part of him in her family. For his safety...
by YWS | Jan 24, 2017 | Anniversary Series
Hello ladies and gentlemen, my name is Georgiette and I am proud to say that I am an ex-resident of YWS. Would anyone agree that life is full of surprises? I would like to share a bit about myself and my relationship with YWS. I came to Canada at age 12, lived with my...
by YWS | Jan 17, 2017 | Anniversary Series
“Homeless to fullness” are the words John chooses to describe his stay at Youth Without Shelter. “When you hit rock bottom the only way is up.” John found himself homeless. A family situation had reached such a stressful point that he felt he had no choice but to...
by YWS | Jan 10, 2017 | Anniversary Series
Hi, my name is Siobhan and I was a resident at Youth Without Shelter one year and five months ago. I stayed there for a duration of nine months in which I encountered both pitfalls and triumphs but more so triumphs. On April 1, 2015 I left YWS and am independently...
