BarrieToday Partnership

BarrieToday is proud to support Youth Haven as a media partner. As a go-to source of news in our community, BarrieToday is very familiar with the challenges that vulnerable youth Learn More

Trio of Barrie teens nervous, excited for hike to Mount Everest

Elias and Claire Coleshill, along with their mother, Deb Bobechko, will join Sophie and Bernard Firanski later this month to hike 165 kilometres over the course of about 12 days Learn More

COMMUNITY RAISES RECORD AMOUNT FOR YOUTH HAVEN’S COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR WALK

Nearly 300 participants and 59 teams helped raise more than $101,000 for Youth Haven’s Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) walk in Barrie, which took place on Saturday, February 25, Learn More

JUST IN THE KNIT OF TIME!

Brittany Friesen is the owner of Knits By Brit. She creates beautiful knitted mittens, scarves, toques and more. Twice a year she subtracts a portion of her proceeds and donates Learn More

THANK YOU PORTAGE VIEW PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Students at Portage View Public School in the city’s Letitia Heights neighbourhood have been participating in an annual Gift Gala for the past decade, an event that this year raised Learn More

A YOUTH HAVEN CHRISTMAS MORNING

Thank you to everyone who decided to #bethedifference in the lives of youth over the holidays. Donations, through Boxes of Hope or private, from individuals, businesses, churches, schools and community Learn More

A Team Effort: Overcoming Trauma and Unlocking Opportunity

Leslie Varsava

Leslie Varsava is a Youth Haven Board member, volunteer, monthly donor, and fundraiser. This is my story of how I came to be involved with Youth Haven. While I haven’t Learn More

Youth Haven receives $1000 from Barrie Realtors

Barrie Realtors Youth Haven is excited to announce that we have received a Roof + Rate-My-Agent.com Youth Homelessness Prevention Grant in the amount of $1000. Thank you to these generous Realtors for Learn More

Barrie Firefighters Support Backyard Campout

Youth Haven recently attended the Barrie Fire and Emergency Services headquarters (Fire station #1) and was presented with a $1,000 cheque through the Barrie Fire Community Projects program. The money Learn More

Incredible donation from Nouvelle-Alliance students

Students from ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance, dropped off an enormous donation of food and other essentials to Youth Haven on May 27th.   Youth Haven executive director, Lucy Gowers, asked one of Learn More