by YWS | May 8, 2017 | News
The Board of Directors of Youth Without Shelter (YWS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Doherty as the shelter’s new Executive Director, commencing May 8, 2017. The majority of Steve’s career has been devoted to children’s mental health, both working in...
by YWS | Nov 29, 2016 | Latest Post, News
At Youth Without Shelter, we believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home. Young people who are homeless (ages 13-24) make up approximately 20% of the homeless population in Canada (Gaetz et al., 2014). We continuously strive to make our house a home and...
by YWS | Oct 26, 2016 | News
The Home Depot’s Rexdale store has raised donations for Youth Without Shelter through its Orange Door Project fundraising campaign. Between Sept. 1 and Oct. 9 Home Depot customers supported the campaign by donating $2 in exchange for paper orange doors, with the full...
by YWS | Aug 22, 2016 | News
YWS is one of 10 diverse high-impact charities selected by Charity Intelligence to be part of the new CI Canadian Charity Impact Fund. Impact is measured through our SROI (Social Return on Investment) which is a ratio that measures the amount of value created per...