Finding Their Inner Child
The young people we see at Covenant House have experienced hardships that no one should ever have to. The daily challenges they experience – from figuring out where their...
Volunteer Stories
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Kids Helping Kids Sleep Out raises $28k and counting for Covenant House Youth
On Saturday night in Burlington Ontario brothers Ethan and Matthew McQueen tucked into sleeping bags for their third annual Kids Helping Kids Sleep Out, a fundraising effort to support...
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Sleep Out: Champions Edition raises over $700,000
Sleep Out: Champions Edition raises over $700,000 On May 4, nearly 200 professionals and community members gave up their beds for a night to help ensure that young people...
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Sleeper Spotlight: Four-time Sleep Out Participant Brittany Trumper
Sleeper Spotlight: Four-time Sleep Out Participant Brittany Trumper Brittany Trumper’s first Sleep Out was in 2019. She arrived as part of a team with her then-colleagues at Deloitte with...
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Sleeper Spotlight on Jessie Wang and Team Tricon Residential
Sleeper Spotlight on Jessie Wang and Team Tricon Residential When a representative from Covenant House Toronto gave a presentation at her workplace a few years...
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Improving health & well-being through teamwork, coaching and focus in the ring: Justin Oracion’s volunteer story
Justin Oracion is an internationally renowned trainer and practitioner of Muay Thai. For nearly 10 years he’s been welcoming Covenant House youth once a week, donating his time...
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Sleeper Spotlight: Actor, Director, Producer Michael Seater
Sleeper Spotlight: actor, director, producer Michael Seater Michael is grateful to those who’ve supported his Sleep Out fundraising campaign thus far and feels the approach is effective in stoking...
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Helping youth with a roadmap to move forward to a brighter future
Helping youth with a roadmap to move forward to a brighter future Every Friday afternoon, lawyer Stephanie Giannandrea sets up a table at Covenant House’s...
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Helping youth reclaim their identity in more ways than one
Helping youth reclaim their identity in more ways than one There are at least 6,000 youth without a safe place to sleep every night in...
