Our Support Programs: To Ignite People’s Potential
Services Rooted in the Community
At the Y, we believe every person deserves to shine. Our programs, which are adapted to each community, enable people of all ages to fulfill their potential and overcome challenges. As each community is unique, we support a diverse programming to meet a wide range of needs. Our decades of experience mean that we are able to effectively collaborate with different stakeholders to grow and evolve together. To do so, we focus on boldness, solidarity, inclusion, caring, and respect in our daily actions.
Transition Program
Successfully re-entering the community and social reintegration are at the heart of our programs, which aim to help people shine regardless of their past. We provide different services to people serving a sentence in a detention centre who will be released shortly, to people with criminal records, and to people who are unable to pay off a fine. We give them the tools and support to stabilize their situation so that they can fully take control of the process. Our intervention teams help them with their social and community reintegration process by listening, supporting, and referring them to relevant resources.
Street Work and Outreach Work
Because we are convinced that everyone has the power to influence their own lives and the will to help themselves, we have created several programs that aim to support people in vulnerable situations. Our street work interventions take place in neighbourhoods and cities. While our outreach work is carried out in organizations, at the airport, in detention centres, and in inclusive welcome centres. Our goal is to help people from marginalized, incarcerated, or homeless communities or people facing housing instability.
Temporary Housing and Welcome Services
Through our welcome services, newcomers to Canada or people in need of temporary housing can envision a brighter future. We help them find their bearings and adopt a new way of life. People in transition can thus access essential services in a safe place, grow their social network, and fully participate in civic life.
