After more than two decades of creativity, learning, and transformation, Eva’s Initiatives for Homeless Youth will be winding down Eva’s Print Shop by January 2026.

For over 24 years, the Print Shop was both a training program and a working social enterprise—providing hands-on learning, paid work experience, and real career pathways for hundreds of young people navigating housing insecurity, newcomer experiences, and barriers to employment.

Through programs such as Jumpstarting Print & Graphics (JPG) and the JPEG entrepreneurship pilot, youth gained practical skills in graphic design, print production, and business fundamentals. Many graduates moved on to employment, post-secondary education, or entrepreneurial opportunities, supported by mentors, industry partners, and community collaborators.

This work was made possible by an incredible network of funders, donors, partners, mentors, facilitators —and the many print shop customers who chose Eva’s for their print needs. Every order helped fuel youth training and opportunity.

To every funder, donor, customer, partner, mentor, staff member, and most importantly, every young person, who shaped Eva’s Print Shop: thank you. Your contributions have created a legacy that will continue to ripple forward.

The decision to close the Print Shop followed a careful review of the changing print industry and reflects Eva’s responsibility to focus resources where they can create the strongest long-term outcomes for youth. While Print Shop operations are concluding, employment and education remain core pillars of Eva’s mission. We continue to innovate and expand new pathways, including a new education-bridging partnership called Roses from Concrete that we will be announcing very soon.

> Read the full Final Impact Report to explore the stories, partnerships, and impact behind Eva’s Print Shop.

Keep creating, keep learning, and keep leaving your mark on the community! 

If you have questions or would like to share your memories of the Print Shop, please contact [email protected].