The theme of this IMPACT REPORT is RECONNECTING.   After 2 long years of restrictions, we welcomed and embraced more opportunities over the past fiscal year to reconnect with each other in different ways. While the pandemic is not yet over, we have appreciated the opportunities for more meals together, more face-to-face discussions and more in-person meetings. Many THANKS to the 360°kids staff team who have been extremely flexible, creative and versatile, despite the many challenges during chaotic times.

Amidst the challenges, there have been incredible successes and achievements over the past year as we pushed forward with our strategic priorities. We deepened our system change work with service providers and an expanded group of young people through the Youth Strategy—an initiative that was recognized nationally as one of the winners of the inaugural Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards. Our Employment team was recognized for its exemplary approach to engaging youth in employment services during the pandemic; we expanded our gang outreach program, provided youth more access to clinical supports to address their mental health needs; had continued success in our iGrad and residential programs in helping youth achieve their high school diploma despite a very rocky school year. Access to housing was enhanced, thanks to the funding from the National Housing Strategy through the United Way of Greater Toronto, enabling us to purchase a house that will provide 5 youth with housing for up to 3 years at a time through our Transitions program. This will enhance the housing options currently provided to our young people, thanks to the generosity of our other key funders— Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Home Depot Canada Foundation, Region of York and Hockey Helps the Homeless.

Our donors and supporters came through yet again in unexpected ways through in-kind services, equipment and supplies, holiday gifts and, of course, through an incredibly successful 360°Experience which achieved more than double our fundraising target. Thank you to all participants and especially the team at Hyundai Canada for their generosity. As we look ahead, we want you to mark March 2, 2023 on your calendars when we celebrate our 10th annual 360°Experience, where we will connect in new and exciting ways as we raise funds together to support the growing costs of doing our work.

We continue to live in uncertain times. We have seen the negative impacts of isolation especially on our youth and those whose voices have been overlooked. While we have achieved success over the past year in engaging the voices of young people in service delivery, we need to do so more and more. The work to make the organization more equity informed must also continue if we are to achieve our goal of preventing youth homelessness and supporting the staff who do this difficult work, day in and day out.We believe in our young people who have demonstrated such resilience through these difficult times; we are grateful for the staff who, despite all the disruptions, continue to provide life-saving supports to the youth; and we are grateful for the Board, volunteers and the community who rally around us, year after year, to help us achieve our mission of bringing stability to the lives of our most vulnerable young people.

Thank you.