Housing
Welcome to SHINE, our Supportive Housing for Independence through Nurture and Empowerment (SHINE) voluntary housing program, previously known as Residential Youth Homes program. This program has been renamed to better align with our EDI efforts and help support our commitment to creating a nurturing and supportive environment for all youth, regardless of their background, ensuring that no young person seeking our help gets left behind. Read our full Media Release Here
Our SHINE program is a voluntary program that offers a combination of housing and support for youth, primarily 14-19 years of age, who are facing a housing crisis. Youth seeking this service may be unable to reside at home due to abuse, emotional neglect, family dysfunction/breakdown or educational difficulties.
Family reintegration is our primary focus; however, where that is not possible, youth are taught the valuable life skills necessary to move on to independent living. We have two homes with 13 beds located in East Markham. Youth are accepted into this program from anywhere in York Region.
Our program is currently full. We are now waitlisting applications. Please contact us if you are interested in applying for the SHINE program.
