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June 7, 2017

Covenant House applauds overhaul of Child, Youth and Family Services Act

Bruce Rivers, executive director of Covenant House Toronto, applauds the overhaul of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.

Canada’s largest agency for homeless youth is applauding a sweeping overhaul of Ontario’s Child, Youth and Family Services Act which will now treat homeless, abused and threatened 16- to 18-year-olds as children and not adults.

Published in Canada
January 29, 2015

Covenant House partners with city to aid sex-trade workers

On Jan. 29, Covenant House Toronto executive director Bruce Rivers launched the city's first "specialized longer-term transitional housing program" for female victims of sex trade and trafficking.

TORONTO - Covenant House is stepping up to give young women and girls caught in the grip of the sex trade a way out.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA