The Coming Home Society and the Urban Native Youth Association are holding a benefit concert and silent auction– ‘Howling at the Moon’ – to support the Young Wolves Lodge alcohol and drug residential recovery program for young First Nation women. This event will be held on Thursday, September 1st from 5:00-9pm at Vancouver’s Yale Hotel.
Performances will include:
- The spiritual blues sound of Murray Porter featuring Helene Duguay (www.myspace.com/murrayportermusic), and
- the talented new voice of g. tyler Stevens.
- The Masters of Ceremonies for the event will be 2011 Gemini Award nominee Michelle Thrush. Ms. Michelle Thrush was just recently nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an actress in a continuing Leading Dramatic Role for the TV show Blackstone on APTN. T
- here will be a silent auction, salmon & bannock dinner for $5, 50-50 draw, a Howling at the Moon contest, and a lot of dancing and fun.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door.
All monies raised will go to fund our Transition Worker who provides extended support to the graduates of the four- month Young Wolves Lodge residential program.
The Young Wolves Lodge is a 5 bed residential alcohol and drug recovery program for young Aboriginal women ages 17 to 24 years old. Many of these young women are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Also many of these sisters have suffered trauma from violence and abuse in their lives. Three of the five beds are for young women trying to change their lives so they regain custody of their children from the Ministry of Children and Family Development services or family members who have been watching their children while they piece their lives back together. The Young Wolves Lodge started in April 2003 and has had a 75% success rate and was awarded the Eva Initiative Award from CIBC for innovation and successful partnership in 2008.
The Young Wolves Lodge Transition Worker is a trusted mentor for each young woman through her first year of clean and sober living. She helps her maintain her recovery long-term, to find safe housing and support services, become part of healthy relationships and activities in her culture and community; and regain custody of her children (if applicable).
All monies raised will go to fund our Transition Worker who provides extended support to the graduates of the four- month Young Wolves Lodge residential program.
The Young Wolves Lodge is a 5 bed residential alcohol and drug recovery program for young Aboriginal women ages 17 to 24 years old. Many of these young women are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Also many of these sisters have suffered trauma from violence and abuse in their lives. Three of the five beds are for young women trying to change their lives so they regain custody of their children from the Ministry of Children and Family Development services or family members who have been watching their children while they piece their lives back together. The Young Wolves Lodge started in April 2003 and has had a 75% success rate and was awarded the Eva Initiative Award from CIBC for innovation and successful partnership in 2008.
The Young Wolves Lodge Transition Worker is a trusted mentor for each young woman through her first year of clean and sober living. She helps her maintain her recovery long-term, to find safe housing and support services, become part of healthy relationships and activities in her culture and community; and regain custody of her children (if applicable).
For More Information please click the previous links and/or phone:
Linda Adams, President, Coming Home Society (604.352.8025)
Linda Adams, President, Coming Home Society (604.352.8025)
Lynda Gray, Executive Director, Urban Native Youth Association (604.254.7732)
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