Embrace a Street Child

Embrace a Street Child provides direct support and advocacy for youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto. The organization offers emergency shelter, meals, hygiene services, and mental health counseling to young people living on the streets. Through case management and life skills training, the charity helps youth access housing, employment, and education opportunities while addressing the root causes of their homelessness. Embrace a Street Child also connects young people with family reunification services when safe to do so, and operates drop-in centers where street-involved youth can access harm reduction resources, shower facilities, and peer support. The organization takes a youth-centered approach that prioritizes dignity and individual choice in its programming.