Youth Haven receives $20,000 donation

Youth Haven sends a heartfelt thank you to the Royal Canadian Legion ANGUS LEGION BRANCH 499 for the donation of $20,000! The money was raised through the recent Catch the Learn More

Youth Haven celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Kempenfest

Thank you to everyone who came to our Youth Haven booth at Kempenfest in Barrie. We are grateful to the Kiwanis Club of Barrie for the donation that allowed us 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

Youth Haven Gets Its Pride On

Youth Haven was thrilled to participate in the Barrie Pride Parade on Saturday, June 11, 2022. A number of our youth joined in the celebration. Thank you to Barrie Pride Learn More

Local Home Depot stores kicks off #OrangeDoorProject campaign in support of Youth Haven

The Home Depot Canada’s #OrangeDoorProject is an incredible opportunity to support youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness within our community. This campaign takes place now until June 26th. Learn More

Ian MacLennan receives Volunteer Of The Year Award

We want to recognize, honour, and thank Ian MacLennan for his time, energy, commitment and resources he has shared with Youth Haven over these last 6 years of volunteering with 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

CNOY WALK A RECORD-BREAKER FOR YOUTH HAVEN

Youth Haven’s Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) walk raised over $70,000 ($70,207). Due to the pandemic, the 2022 walk was virtual through the month of February, with donations also Learn More

Youth Haven receives $35,000 from Harvest and the Government of Canada Grant

  Thanks to the support of the Government of Canada’s Emergency Food Security Fund, Second Harvest launched $22.7 million in new funding for nonprofits and charities in communities across Canada to Learn More

Andrew’s story: Why We Walk

16-year-old Andrew Erb of Barrie says he has participated in the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) walk for the last four or five years. Andrew decided to #bethedifference after Learn More