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

National Volunteer Week is April 24-30

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” – Ghandi The National Volunteer Week theme for 2022, Volunteer is Empathy in Action, affirms Learn More

Coldest Night of the Year event organizers set $60K fundraising goal

On Saturday, Feb. 26, Youth Haven is hosting its eighth annual Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) event, a family-friendly fundraising walk supporting the local shelter, which provides programs and services for youth Learn More

Youth Haven is Home Sweet Home

A message from Youth Haven executive director Lucy Gowers: This week (October 5), we celebrated a big success as we made the move back to our emergency shelter. Due to Learn More

Reminder – Youth Haven AGM on September 15th

Our Annual General Meeting on September 15th starting at 5:30 pm.  It will be held via Zoom. Please contact Lucy Gowers for the link and a copy of our 2020 Learn More

Youth Haven Interview on CBC Radio 1 Fresh Air

Youth Haven’s Executive Director, Lucy Gowers, was interviewed on Sunday, November 15th by Jason D’Souza, interim host of CBC Radio 1 Fresh Air. The focus of the discussion was caring Learn More

Barrie Colts Prepare Over 37,000 Meals for Those In Need

Our very own Barrie Colts prepared and donated a total of 37,500 meals to those in need in our region since the pandemic hit. Youth Haven was one of the many Learn More

Thank You to All of Our Volunteers

  April 22, 2020, To Our Volunteers: This is National Volunteer Week in Canada. The theme of National Volunteer Week 2020 is: It’s time to applaud this country’s volunteers. During Learn More

Let’s shine some positive light!

Check out this wonderful update from Youth Haven Executive Director Lucy Gowers. On Sunday, I worked at the hotel where our youth are currently staying to help cover a shift. Learn More

CNOY – Promo Video

Joshua Doersken from Sproutwise produced this AMAZING promo video about the annual “Coldest Night of the Year”. Learn what to expect at this Epic Youth Haven Fundraising Event proudly presented Learn More