by youthlink | Aug 26, 2019 | Youth Link Stories
The Big Sisters Putting Kids First Before Anyone Else The Big Sisters Association (1914-1966) was the original name of YouthLink. During that time span, the Big Sisters Association created several initiatives to keep youth happy and keep them in a good environment....
by youthlink | Aug 20, 2019 | Youth Link Stories
The Origins of YouthLink Youthlink was created as the Big Sisters Movement in 1914 by Hilda Burns. Hilda Burns was a social worker with the mandate to work with, and advocate for teenage girls referred to as offenders. When YouthLink was called the Big Sisters...
by youthlink | Feb 18, 2019 | Youth Link Stories
In any given night in Canada, there are roughly 6000 youth are homeless, and about 40,000 in the course of a year whom resort to couchsurfing, and sleeping on the streets. Facing a constellation of problems and obstacles at such a young age, some as young as 13, means...
