Program Donors

We would like to thank the programs donors who helped create a brighter future for youth in the Niagara Region, through their generous donations and support.

Partners

Our Community Guardians

The Canadian Federation of University Women St. Catharines
The May Court Club of St. Catharines (MCCSC)
The Philip and Karen Court Family Foundation (BLUKAP)
Niagara Falls Rainbow Blind Bowlers
Church of St. John the Evangelist Parish
Branscombe Foundation
Covenant Christian Reformed Church
Grapeview Free Methodist Church
Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church
St. John's Anglican Church
Verge Insurance Brokers Limited
Niagara Community Foundation

Our Community Builders

A.B. & J.L. Whites Insurance Brokers Ltd.
James and Maureen Aitken
Carol Cimicata
Steven & Stephanie Collins
Melanie Corbett
First Grantham United Church Women
Niagara College - Business Department
Retired Teachers of Ontario - District 14
Rotary Club of Welland
St. Giles Presbyterian Church
Robert & Kathie Welch
David & Lynn Zwart

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News & Updates

Two Years of Shelter Diversion: Learnings and Lessons

Aug 9th, 2021

This report examines the effectiveness of a Centralized Shelter Diversion program in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada between April 2019 and April 2021. The dataset consists of information gathered by a team of Shelter Diversion workers who had 2,643 interactions with 1,181 unique people as they sought access to shelter provided by the RAFT’s Youth Shelter, Southridge Community Church’s Adult Shelter, or the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara’s Nightlight Youth Shelter. The report plots the n...

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I enjoyed cooking group because it teaches us to cook new things we didn't know how to before. The instructor Brian did an amazing job running the program because he made cooking fun. I always look forward to it. It's great to learn how to cook good tasty food when you're on a tight budget.
- John, Age 20

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