YSM Evergreen Centre for Street-Involved Youth

Doing amazing work for and with the youths. Rehabilitation, preparing them to rejoin the work force, meals, medical attention, and mental health to name a few of the things they do to help.

Been going here for help since I was a teenager lovely people lovely food and amazing resources

They help street youth in this place. They provide food and health services for them for free.

This Organization saved me.I have nothing but praise for the work they do here.

They have a lot of great stuff for people here and free services for those who need it including nurses, dentists, chiropractors etc and a program where you can get free stuff for your baby if you need it. It’s a really great place and the staff are kind and helpful

This is a wonderful addition to the community. It’s a welcoming space for diverse youth in Toronto. The health services in the same space as the drop in is helpful for reducing barriers and increasing access to resources. They have a monthly calendar of events which service users can check on their website.

As a youth worker in the community, and Manager of programs from another agency, I can say that Evergreen is one of the top best services for youth of all sorts of living situations. It's a one stop hub, the workers on site are amazing and 100% passionate for the youth that visit. Kudos to Evergreen for always being a safe place for youth to drop in on.I have always felt confident to refer a youth to them, knowing that they would be well cared for.

Way better than the old place on Yonge street, the space is a lot more inviting whereas before I did not feel safe there. Mostly the same staff. They're always nice and really helpful.

A lot of bad things happened to me here. All I wanted was to find a job where I am welcome and to live my life in peace. I barely had any guidance for that from anyone here. I had met with some nice people and enjoyed my interactions with them. Unfortunately I had encounter some troublemaking youths that brought me down at times. Some of staffs at the health centre who were likely volunteers weren’t very friendly. I am very angry at Dr Bruno Girard for giving me a nerve injury from a wisdom tooth extraction. I am a high risk and decided to do the extraction because I fear of getting an infection in the future. I trusted him and he never bother to reach out to me like he’s suppose to. If only he put in the time and plan things out better. It just seems like things can’t work out and I can never receive any real support here. No one really cares for me here and I have to accept my loss. All I can say is that some of people here should be ashamed of themselves for what they put me through.

It hasn't been a full year since I started doing programs with YSM/Evergreen but it has been a God send to work with them.I have witnessed them helping many youth in varies ways, not to mention the ones with children that they help provide programs for involving parenting, nutrition, and other helpful programs. I also attend church with some of the staff and youth from Evergreen and it has been amazing, Before them, I had not been at any church service since 2011 or earlier. I even bring my daughter with me which she enjoys very much. This organization has taught me many things like patience, boosting my confidence, and gives me a better understanding of the struggle others go through that some of us consider not important