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Strong Roots: YSB’s 2025–26 Annual Report and our path forward For more than 65 years, YSB has worked alongside young people and families, adapting our services as their needs and our community [...]

BDO Canada Helps Keep Youth at the Centre of RISE & THRIVE 2026 BDO Canada joins RISE & THRIVE 2026 as a Youth at the Centre Sponsor, helping create a morning grounded in the voices, [...]

Strong Roots, Shared Purpose: Bell Let’s Talk Returns to RISE & THRIVE 2026 Bell Let’s Talk joins the YSB Foundation as the Strong Roots Sponsor of RISE & THRIVE 2026, continuing a valued [...]

Catching Youth Before Crisis Takes Hold: YSB’s Shelter Diversion Program YSB’s Shelter Diversion Program was recently featured in a major Ottawa Citizen investigation into youth homelessness in [...]

Youth-focused Mobile Crisis Response Team Launches in Ottawa YSB has partnered with the Ottawa Police Service, CHEO, and the Kids Come First Health Team to launch the Youth-focused Mobile Crisis [...]

Strong Roots: YSB’s bold vision for 2026-2031 At the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa (YSB), our story has always been one of purpose and persistence, and we’re excited to share the [...]