Safety and Stabilization
A place to feel safe, supported, and seen.
When a young person needs a safe place to be, YESS is open. Our Youth Support Centre is often the first step in a young person's journey with YESS — offering emergency shelter, nutritious meals, basic necessities, and compassionate, trauma-informed support in a safe and welcoming environment. By building trusting relationships and providing consistent care, we help youth develop healthy coping strategies, strengthen emotional regulation, and reduce the need for crisis intervention.
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Growth and Wellness
Healing happens through connection.
Healing takes time. Our Wellness Integration Team provides youth with trauma-informed mental health supports that recognize the unique experiences and strengths each individual brings — through crisis stabilization, counselling, mental health education, and culturally responsive programming. By fostering connection, resilience, and hope, we help young people build the confidence and skills needed to thrive today and into the future.
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Food and Life Skills
Building stability. Creating opportunity.
Building a future starts with practical skills. Graham's Place provides transitional housing and individualized supports that empower youth to build independence and achieve their goals — with stable housing as a foundation, young people can focus on education, employment, life skills, and long-term planning. Our food and life skills programs also offer daily meals alongside cooking education, food safety certification, and employment readiness.
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