Category: Stories
There’s More to Sophia’s Story
It's the beginning of 2025. Wouldn't it be great if we shifted the dial even a little bit on some hard conversations and topics this year? A shift toward re-hum...
Read MoreThere’s More to Kyle’s Story
Kyle, Director of Development at FSGV, reflects on his career in non-profits and what drives him to be in philanthropy.
Read MoreCommunity Partnership: Fighting for Food Security
Vancouver Food Runners (VFR) launched in 2020 in response to seeing article after article about the rapidly rising rates of food insecurity during the pandemic....
Read MoreThere’s More to Kate’s Story
Enda, Program Coordinator for the Street Youth Job Action (SYJA) program at Directions, shares with us a story about Kate. Kate is a youth who came to SYJA tryi...
Read MoreThere’s More to Our 2SLGBTQIA+ Program’s Story
This program is about far more than simply hanging out.
Read MoreThere’s More to Harp’s Story
Running the Food Program at Directions is Harp's dream job, but for them it's about so much more than the food.
Read MoreEntry Point Programs Open Doors
Entry Point Programs at Directions, like our Food Program and 2SLGBTQIA+ Program, get youth in the doors and give us a chance to build rapport. Where we go from...
Read MoreThere’s More to Em’s Story
FSGV employee, Em, reflects on his experience as a homeless youth and how this experience shaped him.
Read MoreThere’s More to Jessica’s Story
For most of the last nine years, I was a reclusive shut-in. Now, as I write this, I'm planning my next trip to Mexico and two months ago I went to Spain with my...
Read MorePride at Directions Youth Services
Since Directions began, there have always been 2SLGBTQIA+ youth coming, and welcome, here. At the beginning of 2023, we were able to launch the Directions 2SLGB...
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