{"id":6350,"date":"2021-03-22T21:37:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T21:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthhaven.ca\/?p=6350"},"modified":"2021-03-22T21:37:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T21:37:18","slug":"record-breaking-coldest-night-of-the-year-walk-for-youth-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthhaven.ca\/record-breaking-coldest-night-of-the-year-walk-for-youth-haven\/","title":{"rendered":"RECORD-BREAKING COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR WALK FOR YOUTH HAVEN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cImagine in a time when we are in the midst of a pandemic that so many\u00a0individuals and organizations chose to be the difference in the lives of our young people,\u201d said Lucy Gowers, Youth Haven executive director. \u201cIt is a testament to the generosity of the communities in which Youth Haven is located.\u201d<\/p>\n
Funds from the walk will be used to provide programming and services to youths experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s walk was self-organized. In other words, participants mapped out their 2 to 5 km safe route and could gather with their COVID-safe bubble, or walk on their own.\u00a0People were able to donate or organize a walk through the end of February, though the official walk date was technically\u00a0on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.<\/p>\n
Youth Haven operates a shelter and a transitional home in Barrie, and provides outreach services in Barrie, Orillia, Midland, southern Georgian Bay, Innisfil, Bradford and the Alliston-area.<\/p>\n
One in three people using shelter services in Simcoe County is youth. In 2020, Youth Haven provided assistance to over 400 young people.<\/p>\n
Forty teams, 200 participants, raised a record $60,957 at this year\u2019s Coldest Night of the Year walk for Youth Haven. \u201cImagine in a time when we are in the midst Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[32,294,33,35,34,129],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n