Durham Youth Services

05/26/2026

⛳🎉 The 21st Annual Island Mix Golf Tournament Silent Auction is NOW LIVE! 🎉⛳

Only 3 days left to bid before the tournament this Friday! Don’t miss your chance to win amazing auction items while supporting vulnerable youth across Durham Region.

📱 Scan the QR code and place your bids today!

Durham Youth Services is incredibly honoured to be the recipient of this year’s tournament. Thank you to Sunil, the Island Mix Team, sponsors, volunteers, and staff for your generosity and commitment to making a meaningful difference in the lives of youth in our community.

Together, we are changing lives. 💙

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05/22/2026

Volunteers from St Martin's Church () brought their gardening skills, teamwork and smiles to Jacky's Place. These wonderful volunteers are a 'perennial favourite' of ours!!

05/20/2026

🧡 Open doors to hope for youth in our community.

By supporting Durham Youth Services through the Orange Door Project, you can help make a lasting impact in the lives of vulnerable youth. Every donation provides access to safe shelter, caring support services, essential resources, and opportunities for a brighter future.

Your generosity helps build stability, confidence, and a sense of belonging for youth who need it most.

Join us today in supporting youth in our community and helping create positive change. 🧡

05/13/2026

Thank you Delta Bingo!!

05/12/2026

🧡 Help open the right doors for youth in our community.

Today, you can make a difference by supporting DYS through the Orange Door Project. Every donation helps provide youth with access to safe shelter, support services, resources, and hope for a brighter future.
Your generosity helps create stability, opportunity, and belonging for youth who need it most.

Donate today and stand with us in supporting vulnerable youth in our community. 🧡

05/11/2026

We’re excited to share a new partnership with BTO Oshawa, a club at Ontario Ontario Tech University, dedicated to helping reduce the impacts of homelessness in the Durham Region.

Through donations, essential supplies, and advocacy, their members are making a meaningful difference for individuals and youth in our community.

We are especially grateful for their generous donation to our shelter, along with their compassion, energy, and commitment to positive change.💙

In the photo: Aiman, Samia, Alisha, Anthoniel, Ayesha, Khaliqa, Zainab, Hebba,and Qirat.
Absent: many students from Ontario Tech University.

05/07/2026

On May 7, Canada observes National Child and Youth Mental Health Day—a day dedicated to fostering meaningful connections with young people while helping to break down the stigma surrounding access to mental health support.

05/05/2026

💙 We are so grateful for this partnership and the ongoing support of your team. Thank you to all the DRPS Youth In Policing Team who have contributed to making this possible!

Being part of your fall campaign has been an outstanding experience of youth helping youth. Your generous support and donations for the youth at Durham Youth Services make a real and lasting difference.

Thank you for reaching out and for helping create meaningful change in the lives of vulnerable young people. Your kindness helps provide shelter, stability, and compassionate care when it is needed most. We truly appreciate your community spirit and support.

In the photo: A/Sgt. Christina Boyd, Linda DYS, Aditdi Senthil Kumar and S/Sgt. Mark Pillman

05/01/2026

Thank you to the DO’C Sisters for their generous donation and continued support of DYS youth.

Established in 2021, DO’C Sisters is a student leadership and mentorship group where senior students support younger peers through mentoring, tutoring, and community initiatives while raising awareness about women’s issues. Each year, in honour of International Women’s Day, they host a school-wide bake sale and collect personal hygiene and feminine products to donate to local charities.

Pictured: Mrs. Okolie, Ms. Hurst, and Ms. Awdallah.

04/28/2026

💙 Thank You Durham West Jr. Lightning Girls U22AA!
We are so grateful for your generous support of the youth at Durham Youth Services. Your kindness helps provide shelter, stability, and compassionate care when it is needed most.
Thank you for reaching out and making a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable young people.
We truly appreciate your community spirit and support!

04/08/2026