Kind Karma Company is working with homeless and at-risk youth in the Toronto community to build brighter youth futures, and they’ve got you covered for Mother’s Day. Eva’s caring community (that’s you!) can win this beautiful, locally made Gold Coin Necklace valued at $54 and made by a youth at Eva’s, just in time for Mother’s Day. 3 DAYS ONLY: APRIL 24 – 26 How to Win: Follow @evasinitiatives and @kindkarmco on Instagram Comment on the giveaway post by [...]
It’s National Volunteer Week. Across Canada, 12.7 million volunteers support make an impact in communities everywhere. Here at Eva’s, we extend a big shout out to the people who volunteer their time to help young people build futures free of homelessness. Volunteers have done everything from helping with meal preparation and facility maintenance to supporting fundraising events and organizational planning and governance. We’re thrilled to benefit from the energies of volunteers, but we know there’s so much more they can [...]
Eva’s helps youth experiencing homelessness get job skills they need to build bright futures. Did you know we have a Construction and Building Maintenance Training program to do just that? Students in this 8-week course showed off their newfound carpentry skills by designing and making beautiful wooden birdhouses just for you! We believe an experience of homelessness doesn’t have to bury youth skills and passions forever. Your support enables young people to discover their talents and shine! Enter to [...]
“Isn’t Eva’s upset that all these efforts are going to help refugees when there are homeless youth to care about right here?” This is a question that has come to Eva’s a lot lately. Here’s what we think. Refugees Are Homeless Too Refugees are people who are literally “seeking refuge”. They’re fleeing violence and terrible conditions in their home communities, and sometimes, they flee in big numbers. Since the 1700s, Scottish, Polish, Italian, Jewish, Ukrainian, and other people came [...]
