by Brittany Bateman | 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 Brittany Bateman | 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...
by Brittany Bateman | 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 Brittany Bateman | 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 Brittany Bateman | 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...
