H.E.L.P. for Youth Canada Society
Registered Name: H.E.L.P. for Youth Canada Society
Business No: 842459109RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and has been issued a charitable registration number.
Our mission is to assist Vancouver unhoused and at–risk-youth through a community based Project Backpack campaign and H.E.L.P. Bursary Fund.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to assist Vancouver's unhoused and at–risk-youth. We do this in two ways: 1) through our community-based Project Backpack campaign (“PBP”) and, 2) through the H.E.L.P. Bursary Fund.
About H.E.L.P. for Youth Canada Society
Project Backpack is a community-based educational initiative that helps Vancouver unhoused youth survive on the street, through the collection and distribution of backpacks stuffed with essential items.
PBP donates new backpacks which are then filled by donors. The packs are donated to youth shelters for distribution.
Now in its 19th year, PBP works closely with schools and businesses to educate the community about the unhoused youth issue in Vancouver. Informative presentations are given to schools & businesses, where social/case workers, along with a HYC member, address the real questions as to why youth end up on the street, and how the act of stuffing a backpack can make a difference.
The H.E.L.P. Bursary Fund gives at-risk youth the chance at a better life. We believe that everyone, regardless of their past, deserves the chance to obtain an education, leading to a good job and a path out of poverty. We achieve this by working closely with local youth agencies who recommend motivated, school-ready youth for our bursaries. Together, as a team, we work to provide wrap-around care to ensure each bursary youth stands the best chance of success.
The fund offers full & partial tuition to those who qualify, and all youth who partner with HYC must work with a HYC mentor &/or social worker.
REGISTERED CHARITY ADDRESS
Suite 1703 - Three Bentall Cen
595 Burrard Street POBox 49131
VANCOUVER, BC, V7X 1J1
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