When 150+ Backpacks arrived at our Summerside office

We really can't thank Jeannie Cameron, the owner of Red Dirt Girl Music Room, enough for organizing the donation of 150+ backpacks full of everything students need to return to school. When we asked Jeannie how she came up with the idea to organize such a big project, she said initially she hoped to have [...]
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Congratulations Gordon Craig, winner of the Dream Cottage!

Congratulations Gordon Craig, winner of the 2020 Dream Cottage! On Thursday, June 20th at 2 pm, the Dream Cottage draw was held at the Dream Cottage, located in the  Charlottetown Canadian Tire parking lot.  Gordon Craig of Spring Valley, our big winner, had the Furniture and Additional Appliance Tags on his ticket, which makes him […]

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Our first Launch Your Life Program

Thanks to the RBC Foundation, we were able to launch a new program this summer - Launch Your Life. Although our program was delayed several months by the pandemic, we were still able to facilitate it safely last month. Thirteen youth, ages 14-16, participated in a week long program focusing on self-exploration, post-secondary readiness, financial [...]
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Something New Is Growing At Our Office!

We were very thankful to receive the Joan & Regis Duffy Foundation (Gardening Together Fund) from the Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island this year. As the province shut down, it was hard to imagine what this summer would look like, especially for our Bigs and Littles. We wanted to be able to offer youth an […]

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Giving Tuesday Now – 24 Hours of Gratitude Celebration

On Tuesday, May 5th we are celebrating Giving Tuesday Now with a huge 24 Hours of Gratitude celebration! It’s been a tough spring, so we would like to rally our community to celebrate the things that make our work and our lives better. We are focusing on three areas of gratitude: -What our agency is […]

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