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  On July 3, 2006, Clea Moss was officially declared dead. After accidentally ingesting an opioid to ease the pain of a serious car accident, her heart stopped for 30 minutes. Remarkably, she woke up. Clea’s life is a remarkable journey marked by miracles and resilience similar to this. As a youth, she found herself in a difficult place. At one point, she ran away from home, got involved in organized crime, and then became a travelling hippie. Along the way, many judged her situation, saying, “Clea will never change; she will always be a user and can never manage...

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When Kevan Zainali and his then four-year old daughter, Esther, first slept out at YUnite Outside in 2021, they didn’t know much about the event or YU – just that their neighbour had asked them to come, and they wanted to be good neighbours. This year, as they gear up for their fourth YUnite Outside, they have expanded beyond being good neighbours, also now have empathy and greater compassion for our region’s most vulnerable. Kevan’s neighbour of several years is GVYU’s director of Support Services, Dean Klassen. When Dean asked Kevan if he’d consider sleeping outside, Kevan, a welder by...

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A push follows a shove, and part of the group jostles to regain its footing. Someone cracks a joke and laughter is heard across the empty cafeteria. Alex, Mark, Balthazar, Allen and Adam are part of a group of high school guys who are loud, like to roughhouse, and constantly trying to make each other laugh. Despite their clear differences in age and personality, they’ve clearly built a solid friendship. How did such a diverse group of teens get so close? YU’s Tombert Chen says it’s what happens when youth invest in volunteering together. Richmond Area Director and Youth Worker,...

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