RAFT - Attachment is the Answer.

07/07/2026

We are thrilled about the exciting uniting of United Ways. At RAFT, we understand the power of attachment. Connecting people to each other is the surest way to prevent aloneness, strengthen belonging and end youth homelessness. We thank the United Way Golden Horseshoe for supporting RAFT programs that protect and forge the connections youth have to their families, communities, school – and to themselves. Joining together means opening more doors and creating stable futures.

06/15/2026

Thank you to the St. Catharines Home Depot Store, staff, and customers who donated during 's Campaign! The funds raised at the St. Catharines Home Depot will support RAFT and the youth in our community.

06/12/2026

This is the last week to donate to ’s campaign. You can help by donating in-store at the St. Catharines Home Depot or online before June 14, 2026!

06/04/2026

RAFT’s Executive Director, Michael Lethby, was invited to present to the House of Commons HUMA Committee as part of its study on homelessness in Canada. We shared RAFT’s proven prevention model — including Youth Reconnect, Shelter Diversion, and Family & Natural Supports — which has helped reduce youth shelter use by 80% since 2008.

As Chair Robert Morrissey noted, our perspective offered “a much different” and needed lens.

Prevention works. We’re proud to share a community based model that keeps young people connected to family, friends, and community.

Watch here – https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=13517294

05/28/2026

Let's work together to give homeless youth a brighter future. When you donate $3, $5, or $10 in-store at the St. Catharines Home Depot Store, all funds support RAFT’s work. Donate today: https://bit.ly/3zqEw5m

05/27/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞?

Ask why.

Ask why.

Why are current approaches not fixing things? Why are we ignoring the data? Why are so many people content to accept the status quo? At RAFT, we have always believed that homelessness can indeed be solved. So, we looked at the evidence from all sides, challenged our assumptions and the pieces started to fall into place. We discovered that the real cause of homelessness is not lack of housing; it is broken human attachments. The solution is not shelters; it is repairing and reinforcing relationships with families, friends, schools, and communities.

05/12/2026

Help put an end to youth homelessness in your community. Every donation made at St. Catharines store supports our organization! Let’s help prevent and end youth homelessness together! Donate now: https://bit.ly/3zqEw5m

05/07/2026

The campaign is back! From May 12 until June 14, 2026, when you donate in-store at St. Catharines Home Depot, you’re supporting RAFT and helping ‘s mission to help prevent and end youth homelessness in Canada.

https://bit.ly/3zqEw5m

04/20/2026

Grateful for the media coverage in The Globe and Mail about our efforts to end youth homelessness.

It starts with a simple question, “who are your people”?

All homelessness begins and ends with our ability to draw on our connections to family, friends, and community.

Thank you to those who have already seen the article and reached out with kind words.

04/16/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 5𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

We applaud the Justice project at Beacon Christian School. And honoured that you voted RAFT as the agency you wanted to support. You are a testament to the power of what ten-year olds can do in the world. The young people we serve really appreciate all the great stuff you donated. Your courage to stand with youth just like you makes us all shine.