Aunt Leah’s Three Main Services

Housing for Youth and Single Mothers

Aunt Leah’s provides apartments (basement suites) for youth (under 19) who are in Government care. There is an overseer living in their own suite upstairs who is there for the youth in case of emergency. Each youth has an Aunt Leah’s Support Worker who helps them with a variety of needs, including job and lifeskills training. Aunt Leah’s also provides housing for single adult mothers, who need help meeting their own and their babies needs.

Job Training for Work in Restaurants, Cafes and Retail

Aunt Leah’s helps with preparing resumes, learning interview skills and finding jobs. We also offer the opportunity to learn job skills for finding employment in retail stores, restaurants and cafes.

LifeSkills Training – Basic Life Management Skills

Everything you would need to teach your child to prepare them for living on their own, such as banking and budgeting, health care, laundry, cleaning, shopping & cooking.

Aunt Leah’s Programs

Aunt Leah’s House – Aunt Leah’s House is a supportive housing and lifeskills program for teen mothers who are working on parenting skills, lifeskills and establishing a positive community for themselves and their young child.

Support Link – Support Link is a residential semi-independent living program for youth that integrates housing with lifeskills training and pre-employment opportunities.

The Link – The Link is a community outreach program for former youth in care, and former residents and participants of Aunt Leah’s programs.

Independent Living for Families and Youth (ILFFY) – The ILFFY program is a series of workshops designed to teach the basic skills toward living along successfully – everything you would teach your child to prepare them for their transition to adulthood.

Retail Training – The Retail Training Program is designed for youth to receive skills, training and experience in retail business.

Cooking Club and Community Meal – The Cooking Club and Community Meal program is designed to provide employment and lifeskills training through classroom and on-site learning in cooking and serving skills, while providing a nutritious meal for community members.

Landscape Maintenance – The Landscape Maintenance program offers teens the opportunity to learn first job skills with an experienced landscaper and through a disposal service, learn how t re-direct and recycle items that may otherwise go to the landfill.