Education & Awareness

oneROOF Youth Services is committed to educating the public regarding youth homelessness and related issues…

This education and prevention component of our mission is achieved by way of community forums, public speaking engagements, media relations and the distribution of relevant research and materials.

 
 

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Our Host Homes program recently partnered with SPECTRUM to provide LGBTQ2S+ training to our host home volunteers, through their Rainbow Diversity Program. ⁠ ⁠ SPECTRUM’s Rainbow Diversity Training is a service that helps organizations along the
#DidYouKnow you can view our recent newsletter through our website? ⁠ ⁠ Read up on the latest news each month and stay informed as we announce events, celebrate donors, and share success stories. View our September newsletter now on our website, or s
Today, over 400 events will take place in over a dozen countries around the world in honour of International Overdose Awareness Day.⁠ ⁠ A large part of #IOAD is providing the opportunity for people to publicly mourn loved ones in a safe environment,
THIS WEEKEND experience all that’s weird and wonderful in Kitchener-Waterloo! 🎉 ⁠ ⁠ We are the charitable recipient of donations made during the upcoming @KWFamous Art Hop presented by @HIPDevelopments. The event features a diverse lineup of a
GRASS! 🎉 After over a year of construction, it's incredible to see our campus looking green once again!⁠ ⁠ Our #SupportiveHousing build brought a refresh to our entire campus with the addition/upgrade of our driveways, walkways, and parking lot. Aft
Thank you to the Waterloo County Quilters' Guild for their lovely donation to our #SupportiveHousing program, Next Steps Housing.⁠ ⁠ The talented folks of the Waterloo County Quilters' Guild have donated 29 quilts to be used by youth who will soon be
Our Supportive Housing Program, Next Steps Housing received another special delivery. Thanks to help from Grand River Moving Co. and Erb Transport, we were able to move 44 single beds into their awaiting units. ⁠ ⁠ Erb driver, Jerry B. volunteered hi
International Overdose Awareness Day is right around the corner! Join us Wednesday, August 31st as we remember without stigma those who have lost their lives to substance use, and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.⁠ ⁠ This year
The oneROOF Youth Services campus is home to four buildings...⁠ ⁠ Drop-in/Essentials Services (35 Sheldon Ave)⁠ Administrative Offices & Private Meeting Rooms (43 Sheldon Ave)⁠ Emergency Shelter & Change4Change (1314 King Street East) Our New
The oneROOF Youth Services campus is home to four buildings. Recently, our building at 43 Sheldon Ave. was adapted to exclusively house our administrative offices and staff spaces, plus two private youth meeting rooms.⁠ ⁠ This past month, seven local
With the help and generosity of many, our Next Steps Housing program was able to move 44 units' worth of furniture (including night tables, dressers, accent chairs, kitchen chairs, tables/desks and mattresses) into our still evolving #SupportiveHousi
We want to say a huge thank you to CHANGE Lifestyle & Apparel who donated over $2,400 to oneROOF Youth Services! ⁠ ⁠ Throughout May and June, @changelifestyle_apparel partnered with oneROOF Youth Services and donated 10% of their gross proceeds.
 

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