YW's Emergency Shelter families and children experiencing homelessness include single parents (of either gender identity), two-parent families, fathers with children who were leaving abusive relationships and refugee families. We do not only provide the most basic of human needs − shelter, food and safety. We do much more than that by advocating for them, making referrals to longer-term community supports and services, helping them find comfort, support, dignity, and hope, which are essential in assisting them in restoring and rebuilding their lives.