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Dec 22, 20202 min read

2019 ANNUAL REPORT

I am finding it hard to look ALL THE WAY back to 2019 from today’s vantage point. 2020 has just seemed to overwhelm everything with...

Dec 18, 20191 min read

"The Value of 5 Minutes" [2019 Year-End Update]

CLICK TO READ MORE ABOUT HOW YOU'VE HELPED GIVEN LIFE TO HUNDREDS OF YOUTH IN OUR 2019 YEAR-END UPDATE

Oct 9, 20191 min read

2018 ANNUAL REPORT

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May 7, 20192 min read

"It was tough to see how much pain she was in..."

Bullying. Though many people experience it, some individuals are more resilient than others, largely due to the supports they have...

Dec 18, 20181 min read

YEAR-END ANNUAL REPORT

As 2018 comes to a close, we're busy crunching the numbers and reflecting on all of the amazing things God has done this past year! But,...

Nov 7, 20183 min read

What Happens When Nothing Changes?

Youth Unlimited has the purpose of sharing Jesus to see lives transformed. This central purpose flows into everything we do. Every...

Jun 19, 20182 min read

Defiant, rude, disrespectful, stubborn.

“He’s a totally different kid from two years ago. Remember that Summer when he first started attending the Cellar?...” This was a...

May 16, 20182 min read

I couldn't get my key to work...

On April 21 we hosted our 5th annual Mother’s Day Photoshoot with Stepping Stones! It is always such a blessing to be able to give these...

May 2, 20182 min read

I Feel … “Powerful”

The last year has been hard for Jay. He’s always balancing the uncertainty of his dad’s on and off addiction and with rent on the rise,...

Apr 23, 20182 min read

"Most people get all weird when they see how I look..."

Back in February, all of us staff at YUE spent an evening celebrating and thanking our volunteers. It was a fantastic night of good food,...

Apr 9, 20181 min read

"'Lunch Money' just isn't a thing for them..." [SPRING 2018 Newsletter]

CLICK TO READ MORE ABOUT HOW YOU'VE HELPED FULFILL THE NEEDS OF HUNDREDS OF YOUTH IN OUR 2018 SPRING NEWSLETTER

Nov 10, 20171 min read

"What are you doing for others?" [WINTER 2017 Newsletter]

CLICK TO READ MORE ABOUT HOW YOU'VE HELPED TRANSFORM YOUNG LIVES, IN OUR 2017 WINTER NEWSLETTER

Oct 2, 20172 min read

"Her boyfriend was sent to jail for domestic violence"

Grace’s story starts when she was very young. It was around the age of 12 that she started to struggle with mental health, specifically...

Jul 18, 20173 min read

We were filled with dread about what this might mean for our 14 kids...

Most camping trips are pretty ordinary…Sleep in a tent, roast some hot dogs over an open fire, enjoy the fresh mountain air and make some...

Jul 7, 20172 min read

"One of our Team Captains was suspended after he was caught stealing..."

This past spring, I had the privilege of serving on a team of volunteers tasked to reintroduce "Bruins Basketball". Bruins Communi

Jun 19, 20172 min read

"...Expelled from school, left home, and working a roofing job at 16 years old."

A week ago, I was sitting in the back of a Catholic church reflecting on the tumultuous year ReBuild: Youth Mechanics Program has...

May 8, 20171 min read

"I was ready to cancel everything..."

April 28, with just one week to go before we were supposed to have our Annual Mother’s Day Photoshoot, we had no space and no...

Apr 4, 20171 min read

Let's Talk About Sex... [Spring 2017 Newsletter]

CLICK TO READ MORE ABOUT HOW YOU'VE HELPED TRANSFORM YOUNG LIVES, IN OUR 2017 SPRING NEWSLETTER

Mar 10, 20172 min read

"Why are you always crying?"

It was our first meeting of "Infocus", our Girls Empowerment Group, at Killarney Jr. High. The girls quietly listened as Jen and I...

Feb 24, 20172 min read

“It’s a group of kids on a waiting list to go to jail.”

This is how one police officer bluntly described the youth crowd that had been hanging around the Mill Woods library and transit centre. ...