Our CEO is sleeping outside with Covenant House Vancouver
Our CEO Don Coulter is doing his part to help homeless youth this month. He’s participating in Covenant House Vancouver‘s annual Sleep Out: Executive Edition on November 17. We sat down with him…
Let’s end youth homelessness
We’ve all had those troubling reminders on the streets that homelessness remains an issue in our communities. But did you know that young people are increasingly joining the number of…
Pedaling for youth living with cancer
If you’ve visited a branch or followed us on Instagram over the past few months, you’ve probably seen our support of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops for Cancer Tours. We’ve actually…
Youth Get It Community Council Spotlight: Meet Brenden
Brenden Graham is a member of our Fraser Valley Youth Get It Community Council. We sat down with him to talk community and what it’s like being on the Council. How…
Meet the 2016 Youth Get It Education Award winners
We’re all about building a richer future for youth. And that’s why we have the Youth Get It™ Education Awards to help youth pursue their post-secondary dreams. We touched base with…
How one summer camp is changing lives for youth
For Aidan Morris, the stress of medical tests and chemo treatments was taking its toll. But the many fun summer activities at Camp Goodtimes helped take his mind off everything…
We’ve helped a lot of youth through our Education Awards
Part of our community promise is focused on helping youth in our communities succeed during their school years. Since 2004, we’ve helped 686 students – providing over $1.8 million toward their post-secondary…
Meet the 2015 Education Awards winners
We touched base with a few of the Standing Tall Award recipients to learn a little more about the students, their goals and what the award means to them. Jasmine A.…
Meet the Fraser Valley Youth Get It Community Council
The Youth Get It Community Councils empower young leaders to make investments in local youth initiatives. In 2015, the Councils allocated $1.2 million in grants to 87 organizations helping youth.…
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