Tag: Youth
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FSGV 2026 Recommendations to the Standing Finance Committee
At the beginning of June in 2026, leadership from Family Services of Greater Vancouver spoke to the Standing Finance Committee of BC to give recommendations for investments to support British Columbians.
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Hiya’s Story: “I Believe You”
“I believe you.” These three words are the foundation of Hiya’s work. Hiya is a Victim Support Worker at Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV). Her clients are child and youth survivors of violence. For these young people, Hiya provides…
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Room to Learn about Yourself: Stories from the Directions Pre-Employment and Life Skills Program
Jennie from the Pre-Employment and Life Skills Program at Directions Youth Services (of FSGV) shares stories about what her program does and what the impact is for youth who attend her workshops.
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Parent-Teen Mediation: Conflict Skills for Life
PTM supports families (of all kinds) who are experiencing interpersonal conflict between caregivers and teenage youth. Families are referred to our program by a social worker when they need a helping hand to improve their relationship. Our mediators have unique…
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More Than Food and a Bed: Care with Dignity at the Core
When we first walked in the door, a youth worker asked us if we were hydrated. Sitting down in the staff office to start the interview, a different youth worker asked if we wanted water, tea, or coffee. About 20…
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Running a Home for 9 Teenagers: What it Takes to Operate a 24/7/365 Youth Safehouse
How do you begin to summarize what it’s like running a Safehouse for youth? Well, to start, imagine a house with nine teenagers. Among the six bedrooms, there are nine beds, which are nearly always full. Youth share three bathrooms.…
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There’s More We Could Do: Stories from the Directions Art and Culture Program
“There’s so much more we could do. Art isn’t just healing, art can make you thrive,” says Josi, the Art and Culture Program Coordinator at the Directions Drop-In Centre. She recently shared some stories from the program, which she has…
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There’s More to Brenda’s Story
Brenda Lochhead doesn’t particularly like the spotlight to be on her, however we’re sharing a bit of her work and advocacy today to celebrate what she has brought to the field of victim support, advocacy, and education about human trafficking and…
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There’s More to Kate’s Story
My name is Enda and I’m the Program Coordinator for the Street Youth Job Action (SYJA) pre-employment program at Directions and FSGV. Today, I want to share a bit about a youth I worked with this year, Kate*. Kate joined…
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There’s More to Our 2SLGBTQIA+ Program’s Story
Our 2SLGBTQIA+ Program is, of course, about giving queer and trans youth a space and celebratory space to be themselves. However, it’s also about giving youth the chance to build community, to meet queer and trans adults and role models,…
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Homelessness Action Week: FSGV is “Opening Doors with Entry Point Programs”
What: Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) is commemorating Homelessness Action Week (October 14-18) through the campaign “Opening Doors with Entry Point Programs”, which encourages the public to donate their time or funds to help homeless youth. Providing a bridge…
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Pride at Directions Youth Services
Since Directions began, there have always been 2SLGBTQIA+ youth coming, and welcome, here. The history of this group of programs has always been welcoming and that’s something we’re proud of. However, specific programming for queer and trans youth hasn’t been something we’ve always…