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Helping youth and families find safety and exit homelessness in Peterborough.
A Brighter Future Begins with a Home: Why Peterborough Needs More Affordable Housing - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
A Brighter Future Begins with a Home: Why Peterborough Needs More Affordable Housing - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
This holiday season, YES Shelter for Youth and Families is celebrating a milestone that speaks to both the power of community support and the urgent need for more affordable housing in Peterborough. In October 2024, eight local families moved into our new Family Transitional Housing Program – a program that built off the success of […]
2024 Impact Report
2024 Impact Report
Celebrate YES' 25th Anniversary - Donate to Win
Celebrate YES' 25th Anniversary - Donate to Win
Join our Board of Directors!
Join our Board of Directors!
Our board works hard to support YES in creating programs and solutions for the youth and families who face housing insecurity in our community. Chair: Scott Seabrooke, City of PeterboroughVice Chair: Darlene Weales, Kawartha Credit Union Treasurer: Duane Potter, Baker Tilley CPASecretary: Katherine Orban, YWCA of Central East Ontario Directors Steve Masters, City of PeterboroughTyler […]
Help YES!
Help YES!
Become a Monthly Supporter
Become a Monthly Supporter
Getting youth and families through homelessness requires planning and monthly donors provide support we can count on. Whether it's $10/month or $100/month, all our monthly donors provide much-needed stability for the youth we serve.
RISE Youth Housing Program
RISE Youth Housing Program
YES’ Rise Youth Housing Program provides young people with a place to live that is safe and secure. It is not emergency shelter. RISE is a more permanent safe place for young people with no other options. It is a place where youth can learn to cook their own food, keep their own things, and […]
YES Shelter Repair Project
YES Shelter Repair Project
Taylor's Story; Leaving his tent behind - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Taylor's Story; Leaving his tent behind - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Truth and Reconciliation at YES - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Truth and Reconciliation at YES - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Land Acknowledgement The YES Shelter for Youth and Families respectfully acknowledges the sacred land that we meet on, and its traditional occupants. YES is located on the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishnaabeg, which includes the areas of Curve Lake First Nation, Alderville First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation, and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island […]
2023 Report Back to the Community
2023 Report Back to the Community
Food Cupboard - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Food Cupboard - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Host a fundraiser for YES - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Host a fundraiser for YES - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Are you interested in supporting youth and families in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough? We need your help! Community generosity helps keep essential programs—like our RISE Youth Housing Program—running every day. Your support is vital, and we’re so grateful you’re considering getting involved. Hosting a fundraiser for YES is simple and impactful.Whether you’re collecting money or donations in lieu […]
Volunteer - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Volunteer - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Work at YES!
Work at YES!
Join our team of dedicated professionals. Changing lives for over two decades, the YES Shelter for Youth and Families provides emergency shelter, education, outreach and transitional supports in Peterborough City and Peterborough County to youth and families experiencing homelessness. YES offers a dynamic working environment, industry-competitive wages and benefits, schedule flexibility, and opportunities to grow professionally […]
Life Skills Programming in Emergency Shelter - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Life Skills Programming in Emergency Shelter - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Sophia's story; When the switch flipped - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Sophia's story; When the switch flipped - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Sophia's journey through youth homelessness has been traumatic and difficult, but she is making her way to the other side.
Insight Series: Human Trafficking - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Insight Series: Human Trafficking - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Human trafficking in Peterborough and the role YES plays with youth victims.
Breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty; Jenna's story - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty; Jenna's story - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Jenna was only 15 when she and her mother lost their housing. Jenna’s mom had struggled with addiction for as long as she can remember, and it wasn’t a surprise when they ended up with no place to live. From there, Jenna went to live with her boyfriend, and her mom disappeared into the streets […]
Cameron's Story - Rising out of youth homelessness
Cameron's Story - Rising out of youth homelessness
Working towards Truth and Reconciliation at YES
Working towards Truth and Reconciliation at YES
Peterborough’s YES Shelter for Youth and Families raises over $120,000 towards building repairs | kawarthaNOW
Peterborough’s YES Shelter for Youth and Families raises over $120,000 towards building repairs | kawarthaNOW
YES Shelter Repair Project - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
YES Shelter Repair Project - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Meet Catrina - Indiginous RISE Housing Worker - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Meet Catrina - Indiginous RISE Housing Worker - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Insight Series: How we handle bugs in shelter - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Insight Series: How we handle bugs in shelter - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Insight Series: How we keep the shelter clean - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Insight Series: How we keep the shelter clean - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Lightning fast; Berry's doing amazing things after just six months in RISE - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
Lightning fast; Berry's doing amazing things after just six months in RISE - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
A Donor's Story - Susan Lawrence
A Donor's Story - Susan Lawrence
YES Shelter Repair Project - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
YES Shelter Repair Project - YES Shelter for Youth and Families
YES Shelter for Youth and Families Website
YES Shelter for Youth and Families Website
Five Arguments for Trans Inclusion in the Homelessness Sector | The Homeless Hub
Five Arguments for Trans Inclusion in the Homelessness Sector | The Homeless Hub
Black Joy: Resistance, Resilience, and What it Means to Black Canadian Youth Experiencing Homelessness | The Homeless Hub
Black Joy: Resistance, Resilience, and What it Means to Black Canadian Youth Experiencing Homelessness | The Homeless Hub
Volunteer with YES
Volunteer with YES
RISE Youth Housing Program
RISE Youth Housing Program
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