Stories
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Rahab Carolling Spreads Hope and Joy This past December, three YU interns took the opportunity to learn more about Rahab ministry by signing up to go carolling. YU's Rahab carolling is a …
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Safe Space, Grace and Patience Lived Out at The Shop Recently, I was detailing a car with one of the youth in our program named Jared*. Jared is only fifteen, the youngest age we accept into our …
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Young Adults Envision Goals and Hopes at Light Patrol's Hotel Program At last month's hotel program run by YU's Light Patrol, we had a good turnout with ten youth joining us despite the long gap since our Christmas …
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Young Dads' Experience Freedom in Healthy Self-Image Through Story-Listening at 25th Celebration Our recent Young Parents 25th anniversary celebration was such a memorable evening that really highlighted the goodness of God. One of them was a …
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JOPI Inspire Experiences for Youth's Clear Purpose I sat happily at work on my laptop on a Saturday. Why? I’m feeling inspired! A few weeks ago, I attended the youth group meeting of a church in the J …
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Gathering Together & Giving Thanks The Light Patrol team had a full house last week with 25 youth from their hotel program joining in for a Thanksgiving celebration! The team of …
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Moving Towards a Clear Purpose Through Jane-Finch Tutoring A young woman has been involved with several of YU's Jane-Finch programs over the past few years, accessing various supports and volunteering with …
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Food and Culture Connect Towards Growing Healthy Relationships Away From Home It all started with a conversation. Tina*, who recently moved here from Kenya, was telling me how much she missed her culture and food, specifically …
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Restoring Dignity in the Identity of a Young Mom Shame plays a big part in the stories of our young moms. When the world has looked down on them with judgement, our heart's desire is for these young …