The impact of sleep deprivation on youth experiencing homelessness
As we start preparing for the holiday season baking is a popular activity around the house. Youth and staff share their favourite holiday traditions and treats. In lead up...
Program Stories
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Cooking for Life Recipe: Sweet Treats for the Holidays
As we start preparing for the holiday season baking is a popular activity around the house. Youth and staff share their favourite holiday traditions and treats. In lead up...
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Keeping our community safe leading into respiratory virus season
To help youth stay healthy during this year’s respiratory virus season, our health care centre teamed up with public health to offer regular flu and COVID-19 booster shots at...
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Helping Youth Access Healthy Food in our Drop-in Centre
Every Friday, Adrien* is first in line for our weekly drop-in centre food bank. The 18-year-old arrived at our doors a year ago with no other options. In the...
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Cooking for Life Recipe: Kale Salad
Cooking for Life Recipe: Kale Salad (serves about 6 people).
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Why Does a Young Person Experience Homelessness?
As Canada’s largest youth shelter, we are often asked why young people experience homelessness. It’s a simple question with a complex answer as there are countless pressures that result...
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How Occupational Therapists Help Youth Move Toward a Bright Future
When Morgan* started working with Covenant House occupational therapist Amy Weisner, they were feeling overwhelmed financially by how many expenses they had. Amy sat down with Morgan to look...
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Cooking for Life Recipe: Garlic Bread Knots
Cooking for Life Recipe: Garlic Bread Knots Ingredients: Garlic Bread Herb Knots (recipe adapted from a youth’s CFL menu activity) Serving 9 KNOTS Ingredients Dough:...
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Donors open the door to post-secondary education
Six years ago, Emma found shelter at Covenant House and got to a place in her life where she was ready to pursue a post-secondary education. But when Emma sought...
