ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 was a year characterized by some very exciting events as well as some very daunting challenges.

The year began with construction finally underway at the new Eva’s Satellite facility and the planning necessary for the expansion to Eva’s Phoenix made possible by a momentous tribute dinner last June to honour Buzz Hargrove. The year was characterized by a high volume of work at all our locations as well as the growth in depth and scope of the National Initiative Program.

The later half of the year at Eva’s was marked with the same economic uncertainty and fear that surrounded much of the globe. We realized quickly that it is especially in times likes these, that our services are needed the most, and how crucial it is that we maintain adequate funding and a continuity of service.

It is also at times like this, that the need for timely, innovative and collaborative responses couldn’t be greater. Eva’s is proud to say that despite the challenges and unprecedented need that characterized the latter half of the year, we continued to move forward in developing and delivering innovative responses to pressing problems.

In response to the deeply disturbing increase in the number of homeless youth with mental health issues, an internal Task Force led by staff at Eva’s Place developed a specialized program model focused specifically on working more effectively with these youth. In the coming year, we will work with our colleagues in the sector, and attempt to work with the appropriate Health officials to secure funding for this most basic and essential service.

Our history of successfully navigating challenging times and perplexing problems, of offering new solutions and of working collaboratively has greatly enhanced our capacity, and made us the vibrant, skilled and resilient organization that we are today. As such, Eva’s continues to respond to the growing demand from across the country to share resources and best practices and to work collaboratively with groups across the country to strengthen our individual and collective response to youth homelessness. By working with youth serving agencies across Canada we are gaining strength and knowledge not just as an agency here in Toronto but as a national entity caring for, protecting and serving youth. Our growth into a National youth serving organization is evidence of our commitment to finding real long-term solutions to youth homelessness.

We have been very humbled by stories of supporters who continue to give to Eva’s despite the financial losses and uncertainty they have experienced this past year. Your commitment and generosity is what has allowed our work to continue and move forward in the most difficult and challenging of times. Thank you for your ongoing support.

MESSAGE FROM EVA’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT

OUR MISSIONis to work collaboratively with homeless and at-risk youth to help them reach their potential to lead productive, self sufficient and healthy lives by providing safe shelter and a range of services, and to create long term solutions for homeless youth by developing and implementing proactive and progressive services.

TABLE OF CONTENTSExecutive Director & President Report 2Eva’s Initiatives Overview 3Eva’s Place Year in Review 4Eva’s Satellite Year in Review 6Eva’s Phoenix Year in Review 8National Initiative 10Anti-Oppression and Diversity Committee 12Phoenix Print Shop 12Volunteer Resources 13Resource Development 13Circle of Support 14Financial Statements 15

BOARD OF DIRECTORSDavid St. Amand, PresidentHeather Brown, Vice-PresidentColin Phillips, TreasurerEmree Siaroff, SecretaryKen Silver, Past President

DIRECTORSMichael CossarMaya DansereauEttie DawkinsPatricia GloudonJane HaberbuschRob MyersJennifer Ocampo-KingSaurabh RastogiKathryn RossCouncillor David Shiner

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERSEd SmithEdeva SmithMaria Crawford, Ex-officio

Maria Crawford, Executive Director

David St. Amand, President

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Who We AreEva’s Initiatives is a charitable organization assisting homeless youth, aged 16-24, to move off the streets permanently. Our three unique facilities, Eva’s Place, Eva’s Satellite and Eva’s Phoenix offer long-term solutions to youth homelessness.

Eva’s Place•A32-bedemergencyshelterintheLeslie&401areaofNorthYork,often

the first stop for youth who become homeless•Offersservicestoensurethatyouthcanmakesafeandinformeddecisions•Providesvaluablecasemanagementservicesforyouthintheshelter•HomeofthegroundbreakingFamilyReconnectProgram,helpingyouth

rebuild relationships with their families and preventing youth from turning to the streets in the first place•ProvidesanIndependentLivingProgramtohelpyouthmovefromthe

shelter to independent living

Eva’s Satellite•A28-bedemergencyshelterinNorthYork•Offersinnovativeprogrammingforyouthwhoareusingdrugsandalcohol•TheonlyyouthshelterinTorontothatoperatesfromaharm-reduction

perspective, offering counselling, life skills workshops and recreation activities

Eva’s Phoenix•Eva’sPhoenixisanaward-wining50-bedtransitionalhousingandtraining

facility for youth aged 16-24•Youthliveinitstownhouse-styleunitsforuptooneyear.Ineachhouse,

youth have their own individual bedroom and share living room, washroom and kitchen facilities•Youthareprovidedwithintegratedprograms,includingamentorship

program that helps them to gain the skills to live independently once they leave Eva’s Phoenix•Hometoavarietyofemploymentprogramsincluding: •Youthsucceedinginemploymentprogram(YSEP)providing

pre-employment and a paid work experience to youth 16-29 years •Technologiestrainingprogramwhichtrainsyouthoncommon

computer applications•HometothePhoenixPrintShop,asociallyandenvironmentallyresponsible

commercial printer that operates Foundations of Print – an award-winning training program for at-risk youth

Eva’s National Initiative•AssistsorganizationsacrossCanadatodeveloptheirownintegratedmodels

of housing, employment training, social enterprise and mentorship support, for homeless and at-risk youth•ImplementsannualinnovationawardstoorganizationsacrossCanadathat

provide exemplary integrated services for homeless youth•CoordinatesanationalLearningCommunityonYouthHomelessness,a

forum where leaders in the field across Canada come together to collaborate on issues of common interest and concern

Eva Smith 1923-1993Eva Smith was a community outreach worker and counsellor who knew and understood people in despair, particularly youth. She was a woman of action, determination and persistence. In 1987, she helped to found the North York Emergency Home for Youth. Her work and advocacy resulted in the construction of our first shelter, Eva’s Place, which was named in her honour.Eva Smith’s mission was to use her skills and her knowledge of how the social services system works to help people find solutions to their problems. As our organization continues to grow and provide innovative approaches to meet the ever-changing needs of homeless youth, Eva’s Initiatives and the work we do stands as a proud tribute to her vision and pioneering work with homeless youth.

Eva’s StaffProgram and Senior Managers

Eva’s Administrative Office416-977-4497Maria Crawford, Executive DirectorMarie MacCormack, Director of DevelopmentRachel Gray, Director National InitiativeAlthea Whyte, Director of FinanceSuzanne Marion, Manager Human Resources

Eva’s Place 416-441-1414Morag Perkins, General ManagerJohn Doolittle, Site Operations ManagerNancy Abrams, Supervisor Family ReconnectAllison Ferguson, Program SupervisorLorraineMontgomery,Program Manager

Eva’s Satellite 416-229-1874Morag Perkins, General ManagerJohn Doolittle, Site Operations ManagerMonica Waldman, Residential Supervisor

Eva’s Phoenix 416-364-4716Clovis Grant, General ManagerSuganthy Barnett, Site Operations ManagerAndrew Macdonald, Manager, Social EnterpriseTodd Hiuser, Manager, Employment ServicesElaine Belore, Program, SupervisorRos Tierney, Manager, Housing & Community SupportsTony Ellington, Housing Team Supervisor

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For Eva’s Place, 2008 was a year that highlighted the complexities of the lives of homeless and at-risk youth. Over the past few years it has become increasingly clear that the predominant issue facing homeless and at-risk youth relates to health – mental, physical and sexual. In 2008, the Family Reconnect Program headed an agency task force that developed a coordinated programming response to assist young people at Eva’s Place who were experiencing these challenges. Developments intheIndependentLivingProgramfocusedonlifeskills,educationalsupports, and assistance with moving, as well as development of many new community partnerships that enhance and broaden the scope of service delivery. They ensure that youth acquire the skills they need to live independently and successfully in the community. As with every year, Eva’s Place takes great pride in the commitment and integrity of all staff members in making dreams a reality for the youth who come to our doors seeking guidance and support.

TheIndependentLivingProgramnowgraduatesyouthwhomovethrough the roster of skill-development workshops before commencing their search to secure independent housing. These workshops provide specific skills to youth, but also assist in highlighting areas of strengths and challenges for youth in order to inform long-term goal setting. The Family Reconnect Program continued to play a pivotal role in the lives of young people and their families. In 2008 we assisted 28 youth return home, 16 youth move to supportive or independent housing with family support and helped 10 youth remain home through our Early Intervention Program. During the year, this program demonstrated savings of $262,780.20 to the shelter system as a result of youth leaving the shelter system to return home, or in some situations by averting their entry into the shelter system. Significantly, as many as 30% - 49% of the shelter population experience serious mental health and/or developmental delay issues and the Family Intervention Counselors work with these youth to coordinate mental health services; referrals to specialized community agencies, advocacy and accompaniments to appointments.

Residential Clients Served: 1213Occupancy Rate: 89%

YOUTH STORYMy name is Ashley and I am 17 years old. I left home because it was not a safe place for me to live and I was not loved. Eva’s Place was the first shelter that I went to. A friend at school had told me about it and said that I would be safe. I lived at Eva’s Place for four months. I needed to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. While at Place I went to workshops and participated in group outings. I wasn’t always well behaved, but they didn’t kick me out, they worked harder.

I am now back in school (with a 78% average) and have moved into a group home. I originally wanted to move out on my own but the staff at Eva’s Place thought that I should stay in a group home until I am a little older. I was mad at first but now I agree, for now the group home is a good place for me. When I was at Eva’s Place and still now, I feel cared about and that makes me feel so much better about my future. I have all these adults who just want what is best for me.

YOUTH QUOTEA former youth involved with the Family Reconnect Program who now lives in Montreal to be close to her family emailed this to the counsellor:

“You remain an exceptional example of how a person can be. We are further apart so we see each other less, but just so you know, you were an essential part of my life for the years I saw you in Toronto, and I am aware of and grateful for that every day. You have helped me grow so much and I am lucky to have met a person that could help me through so much. Things are going well here. I started my second year of nursing school. It’s not easy, but I love it.”

EVA’S PLACE

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In 2008 Eva’s Satellite continued to provide innovative programming and supports to youth who use drugs and alcohol to the extent that it prohibits access to other youth services. This period in their young lives is their most desperate, and certainly the time when they need the most support and guidance.

Eva’s Satellite works from a harm reduction model. This allows us to reach the most vulnerable youth. Programming, supports and counselling are offered at Eva’s Satellite, but, more importantly, each youth is treated with dignity and respect.

Counselling supports were provided to an overwhelming number of youth in 2008, and we experienced an incredibly high occupancy rate. This can be attributed to the sensitive and caring staff who welcome each youth, listen to them and support them.

A new program was introduced in 2008 with the support of Public Health - Aids Prevention Community Investment Program. The Young Women’s Healthy Sexuality Program was launched at Satellite and was very well attended. It focused on supporting young women in the shelter by providing educational workshops, discussion groups and peer projects that allow the youth to support each other.

During 2008, Eva’s Satellite introduced another new program allowing youth access to clean and safer supplies including inhalation and injection kits. Unsafe drug use is a deadly risk, and the repercussions of using unclean supplies can be far more serious than the drug use.

Programming continues to be offered through the valuable support ofcommunitypartnerssuchastheTorontoPublicLibrary–NorthYork Branch and Mitchell Fields Community Centre. Although we will have our own programming space in 2009, we want to thank these community partners in particular because much of our programming and supports to youth so far would not have been possible without them.

Residential Clients Served: 1233Occupancy Rate: 93%

YOUTH STORYMartine was 18 years old when she arrived at Eva’s Satellite. It was evident that although she said she had not stayed at any other shelters, she had been living on the streets for quite some time.

She had a very serious anger problem and was difficult to communicate with. She had some very angry exchanges over some seemingly minor issues.

For a few months the staff worked with her by repeating the same messages, offering supportive counselling and trying to engage Martine in alternatives to her angry outbursts. Gradually Martine started to soften and it was possible to address issues and work toward compromise.

Then Martine became pregnant. She was terrified and angry. However, she wanted to keep her baby and approached the staff to help her because she had no idea how to take this on or how to talk to the father about her wishes. Martine refused to move to a home for young pregnant women as she felt that she received the counselling and support that she needed from Eva’s Satellite. Staff referred Martine to Public Health supports to ensure she had access to the medical attention that she needed.

Martine started going to anger management. She attended the girl’s group where the young women talked intimately with the support of staff. Martine also participated in the peer project and worked on projects related healthy sexuality.

Martine’s expression began to change as she felt happy about being pregnant, she experienced positive alternatives to anger, she felt validated through her peer project activities and she was pursuing housing options.

Martine, her baby and her partner are now housed and they are working with CAS to learn parenting skills and get the support that they need to live positively as a family.

EVA’S SATELLITE

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Eva’s Phoenix operates on the ancient proverb, “give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he will eat forever.” It is about providing young people with the skills and resources needed for them to become self-sufficient and independent of the shelter and welfare systems. We are committed to this goal and have helped more than 900 youth along this path since opening in 2000. Our programs have grown significantly since then and we constantly work to accommodate the ever-growing list of program needs. We rejoiced when we learned that the proceeds of a Tribute Dinner for Buzz Hargrove would fund the expansion of the new facility adjacent to our present location. On June 11, 2008 youth, staff and a long list of supporters from across the country came together to honour Buzz Hargrove and in the process raised just over $2.5 million for the project. This new facility will house the Buzz Hargrove Youth Training Centre as well as the Phoenix Print Shop. It will also provide recreation opportunities, study space and a community kitchen enabling us to have a more robust food program on-site. It will be retrofitted incorporating a variety of environmentally friendly initiatives.

Phoenix aims to provide unique opportunities youth may not otherwise access. The Youth Succeeding in Employment Program gives young people a safe place to “get their foot into the door” with paid work experiences in a career of their choice. In 2008 YSEP served 68 young people with 46 of them gaining hands-on employment skills. This past year, youth met and interacted with celebrities such as Trey Anthony who provided an evening of inspiration as part of African Heritage monthevents;singerLadyGagawhovisitedPhoenixaspartofthelaunch of Virgin Mobile’s Regeneration Program; and singer songwriter, Sean Jones, who will use his talents to teach and mentor youth in the area of music.

As always, we are very appreciative of the many individuals and groups who throughout the year support us by providing youth with employment opportunities, host events or donate their time to completing a project at the site. These have included Eglinton-St. George’s United Church, PWC, Deloitte, Debbie Rix and friends, St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club and so many others. Residential Clients Served: 132Occupancy Rate: 87.5%

EVA’S PHOENIXSUCCESS STORYBelinda Swaby, a graduate of the Eva’s Phoenix program, was presented with the Independent Living Award by Social and Enterprise Development Innovations. SEDI supports individuals who are unemployed and/or living in shelters by providing them with training on financial capability and then matching their savings 3:1 to help them during the important transition of moving from the shelter system to community living.

Through SEDI and the support of Eva’s Phoenix staff, Belinda left homelessness behind by saving enough money to rent and furnish her own place. In her remarkable journey to economic independence, Belinda found a job as a receptionist and reunited with her mother and younger sister. She also became a role model to the participants of the youth and women programs with whom she volunteers.

MENTORSHIPIn 2008 The Peer Mentorship Program focused on creating positions within the shelter so that participants could practice skills they learned in workshops. By far the most popular was the Breakfast Club. A peer mentor cooked breakfast 3 mornings per week and served it to residents, staff and other program participants.

Peer Mentors also led activities, planned events, assisted in facilitating the women’s group, coordinated the food room, gave cooking lessons, conducted orientation sessions and participated in the community garden collective.

The One-to-One Mentorship program recruited and trained 13 new mentors through a series of 6 training sessions. 17 residents were successfully matched with a mentor.

The Project Based Mentorship program allows participants to use the skills they have learned in the mentorship program in a practical setting. This year youth participated in two projects, a Community Garden and a Zine that was distributed to donors, mentors, staff and youth.

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The National Initiative Program was launched by Eva’s Initiatives in 2003 as a way to support youth serving organizations across the country interested in developing integrated services for homeless youth in their communities. Connecting Eva’s to hundreds of organizations across the country, the National Initiatives Program helps build the capacity of those communities engaged in creating opportunities for homeless youth. In 2008, the National Initiative Program continued to provide support to organizations, policy makers and political leaders across the country through tours and information regarding our programs and services. However, this year marked our involvement in a number of larger, collaborative efforts with broad implications for the youth serving sector and homeless youth across Canada. Eva’s staff were involved in the Steering Committee of the National Conference on Homeless Youth. Several hundred delegates, including youth serving organizations, federal and provincial government representatives and funders attended the conference and Eva’s was among the presenters. The final report based on the research will be released in later this year.

TheLearningCommunityonYouthHomelessnesscompleteditsthirdyear with a growing presence in the youth serving sector nationally. 2008 saw the implementation of a unique staff development opportunityforLearningCommunitymembers.TheStaffExchangeProgram allows staff to undertake site visits to other agencies, learn first hand about programs and initiatives being undertaken in other agencies, and then share that learning with their own staff and agency. The Staff Exchange was made possible with support from GreatWestLife,LondonLifeandCanadaLife.In2008sevenexchangestook place.

The first full Eva’s Phoenix replication model began construction in 2008.TheLilyBuildinginSt.John’sisbeingrenovatedbyChoicesforYouth and will be the site of their transitional housing centre. They have incorporated the Phoenix training model and 10 youth have trained and been on-site throughout the construction which is slated for completion in July 2009.

NATIONAL INITIATIVE2008 AWARD WINNERS

SIDA/AIDS Moncton: Youth Asset ProgramThe mission of SIDA/AIDS Moncton (SAM) is to improve the quality of life of those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and to reduce the spread of HIV and other infectious diseases. A primary focus of the organization is on prevention, especially among homeless and at-risk youth.

YMCA of Greater Toronto: Peel Youth Village Residential Democratic Living ProgramThe objective of Peel Youth Village (PYV) is to assist female, male and trans youth aged 16 to 30 in attaining the life skills required to live and thrive independently within the community. The program provides housing and supports for its youth residents as well as offering programming and activities to the larger community, including an Employment Resource Centre, a breakfast program, and recreation and leisure activities.

Coming Home Society:Young Wolves LodgeComing Home Society provides alcohol and drug recovery services for young Aboriginal women aged 17 to 24 who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness in Vancouver’s downtown east side. Priority goes to young women who are mothers but who have been unable to parent and have had their children taken into care. The goal of the organization is to help young women stabilize their lives, recover from past trauma, deal with substance misuse, reunite with their children, and experience a place of belonging within their culture and in the community.

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The Phoenix Print Shop

Since its inception in 2002, the Phoenix Print Shop’s aim has been to achieve financialsustainability.LedbyourBusinessManagerAlexandraDjukic,andsupportedbyourProductionteam,EdPoirierandLeahPosen,wecoveredallourbusiness costs in the latter half of 2008, and showed what is possible! At the same time our Graphics Instructor Bill Kidd provided hands-on training for 27 youth participants. Many of those youth have since secured work and are moving toward a career. On the environmental front the enterprise was pleased to receive Forestry Stewardship Council certification in 2008.

In spring 2008 the Phoenix Print Shop team made a successful presentation to SocialVenturePartnersToronto(SVPT)andwaschosenasSVPT’sfirstinvestee.SVPT seeks to create long-term social change by investing time, expertise and money to collaboratively strengthen non-profit organizations with newer and better solutions to issues facing Toronto.

The 2008 Graduation was a success. With close to 100 in attendance at the MaRS Collaboration Centre, we awarded Foundations of Print Graduation certificates, scholarships for educational pursuits, and prizes from our second annual Design Competition.

At the Graduation Event Instructor Bill Kidd was recognized by both graduates and the print industry for his ‘outstanding dedication to Graphic Arts Education’. As well, Andrew Macdonald received a 2008 Vital People Award from the Toronto Community Foundation, which recognizes community leaders making an outstanding contribution to our city.

Zuwena Abeid, graduate of the Foundations of Print Training Program, was presented with the 2008 Toronto Club Printing House Craftsman Student Achievement Award. Accompanying the award was also the Macdonald/Odell Scholarship Award for Student Achievement which is given to the top Foundations of Print student of the year. Zuwena excelled in four areas:reliability,technicalskills,takinginitiativetogetinvolved,and career connection.

Anti-oppression and Diversity

Eva’s Initiatives is committed to creating a culture of shared values and behaviours consistent with the mission and mandate of the organization. The Anti-Oppression and Diversity Committee(AODC),whichincludesstaff and management representatives from all sites, was developed to help accomplish this important goal of the agency. The central theme of our work in 2008 was to continue to identify new and different approaches to incorporating anti-oppression and diversity activities in our day-to-day programming at Eva’s. We accomplished this in a number of ways.

With much work, we launched the revised format for the Diversity Award. We had more nominations in 2008 for the Award than in previous years and 2 staff shared the $1000 prize to go towards an educational pursuit. We expect to ride on the momentum and continue to highlight the amazing work being done in the community and at Eva’s by our dedicated staff.

In the past year, we also conducted a preliminary analysis to identify gaps in the number and types of agencies being accessed to meet the diverse needs of our youth.

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Resource Development

What a terrific year! Thanks to the hundreds of generous donors, sponsors and volunteers we raised enough money in 2008 to fund the critical programs Eva’s youth rely on.

Our events were a great success. Our annual Auction took on a new look and feel andbecameHomeforLife–ahomeandgardenthemedauctionanddinner.Thisevent raised a record $129,000! Our annual wine and gourmet food tasting event, Taste Matters, wowed an audience of over 300 guests at the Design Exchange. But most remarkable, Eva’s was the recipient of the funds raised at Toronto’s biggest single charity dinner. The Buzz Hargrove Canadian Tribute dinner raised $2.5 million specifically for the expansion of Eva’s Phoenix. Thanks to the truly outstanding commitment of Buzz Hargrove and the Canadian Auto Workers a new era is soon to emerge in youth service and social enterprise at Eva’s Phoenix.

As Eva’s grows in depth and scope so too do our efforts to raise funds for and awareness of youth homelessness. Eva’s strives to find new ways to engage people in what we do so that any youth in Toronto who needs shelter or who wants to start a new life has somewhere to go; and that somewhere is a caring nurturing place that treats each young person with respect and dignity.

We honour our Donors of Distinction who make our work possible:

Volunteers

Our Volunteer Program continued to grow in 2008. Over 50 volunteers served on committees in 2008. Special Events volunteers assisted with the planning and implementation of our 3 major fundraising events. These volunteers contributed 1300 hours to make HomeforLife,BuzzHargroveTributeDinner and Taste Matters events huge successes.

In 2008 we saw an increase in volunteer hours at our shelters and administrative office. At our shelters most volunteers are active in facilitating workshops for our youth. At the administrative office volunteers provided backup support on various projects. These volunteers donated 830 hours in 2008. In addition to these hours, we had several placement students who contributed 887 hours.

Volunteer groups play a large role in important areas like shelter beautification, holiday celebrations and fundraising activities. Volunteer groups donated over 800 hours in 2008. Many of these groups also gave cash or gift in-kind donations to offset the cost of group volunteers. Most bring the necessary supplies required for theirwork(paintbrushesandfoodforexample).Thisoffsetsthecostofkeeping our shelters looking clean and channels the financial costs associated with these activities into programming.

In total, over 4,500 volunteer hours were logged in 2008. Thank you!

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The Carolyn Sifton Foundation

The Gerry Schwartz and Heather

Reisman Foundation

Concord Pacific Harmony Trust

The JW McConnell Family Foundation

Founder $100,000+Canadian Tire Foundation for

FamiliesCarolyn Sifton FoundationCAW CanadaFord Motor Company of Canada Limited

Magna International Inc.The Chrysler FoundationThe Gerald Schwartz and

Heather Reisman Foundation

Benefactor $75,000-$99,999Concord Pacific Harmony TrustTELUSThe J. W. McConnell Family

FoundationToronto Enterprise Fund

Leader $40,000-$74,999CAWLocal444CIBCCNEnbridge Gas Distribution Inc.LearCorporationMackenzie Financial CorporationRaising the RoofRBC FoundationShoppers Drug MartTD Bank Financial GroupThe Catherine and Maxwell

Meighen FoundationThe Counselling Foundation

of CanadaUPSXeroxCanadaLtd.

Champion $20,000-$39,999CCLIndustriesInc.Eglinton St. George’s United

ChurchFAAS FoundationGreat-WestLife,LondonLifeandCanadaLifeLoblawCompaniesLimitedMolsonSchachter Family Fund at

the Toronto Community Foundation

Scotia Capital Global TradingSprott FoundationState StreetThe Catherine Donnelly

FoundationThe Ontario Trillium FoundationTides Canada FoundationWorkplace Safety and &

Insurance BoardXstrata Nickel

Companion $10,000.00-$19,999.99

Archon Architects IncorporatedAV Nackawic Inc.Bassett PublishingBMO Nesbit BurnsBombardier Transport Canada

IncBruce PowerCanadianTireCorporationLtd.CAWLocal2002CAWLocal222CAWLocal414CBRichardEllisLimitedDeutsche Bank of CanadaEllisDonIntact FoundationJocelyn MacdonaldMcMaster UniversityOntario English Catholic

Teachers AssociationPartnerPoulin Actuarial Services Inc.Provincial Building and

Construction Trades Council of Ontario

SackGoldblattMitchellLLPSomerville ConstructionTeranet Inc.The Daniels CorporationThe John & Pat McCutcheon

Charitable FoundationThe Mariano Elia FoundationThe Northpine FoundationThe Toskan Casale FoundationUnited Food and Commercial

Workers Canada

Partner $5,000-$9,999AeroplanAir Canada Pilots AssociationAird&BerlisLLPAndy DickisonArvan Rehab Group Inc.Aubrey BrowneBaker&McKenzieLLPBell CanadaBreckles Insurance Brokers Limited

Buffett & Company Worksite Wellness Inc.CanadianLabourCongressCavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre&CornishLLPCAWLocal114CawLocal1285CAWLocal1520CAWLocal199CAWLocal200SocialJustice

FundCAWLocal252CAWLocal597Citizens Bank of CanadaCoca-Cola Bottling CompanyDaily Bread Food BankDana Holding CorporationDaryl HodgesEmree Siaroff and Krista WylieFleck Family FoundationGeneral Electric Canada Inc.Ghobud KhorasaniGlaxoSmithKline Inc.Green & ChercoverIan SutcliffeInternational Truck and Engine

Corporation CanadaJ.C. PennieJim BuckleyJohn O’SullivanKathryn McCainKen SilverKilmerVanNostrandCo.LimitedLeggMasonCanadaInc.LycklamaFamilyFundat

the Toronto Community Foundations

Paediatric ConsultantsPorter Airlines IncPurdy CrawfordRBC Dominion SecuritiesSeventySixDavenportLimited

PartnershipSherrardKuzzLLPThe Dominion of Canada

General Insurance CompanyThe Harold E. Ballard

FoundationThe Harry E. Foster FoundationTheLloydCarr-Harris

FoundationToronto ArgonautsToronto Hydro CorporationUrbanSpace Property GroupVandewater Charitable

Foundation at the Toronto Community Foundation

W.C. Kitchen Family FoundationWoodbridge Foam CorporationWrigley Canada

Friend $1,000-$4,999A. Hamilton and P. McCarterAccentureAl DuffyAl FinlaysonAlain ProluxAmy HanenAon Reed Stenhouse Inc.Arvind MathurAutomodular CorporationBarrie ChercoverBlake Hampton-DaviesBridgepoint HospitalCanadian Union of Public

EmployeesCasino WindsorCathie BessoCAWLocal1090CAWLocal1917CAWLocal1941CAWLocal1973CAWLocal2001CAWLocal2215AerospaceCAWLocal3000CAWLocal4268CAWLocal524CAWLocal584CAWLocal598CAWLocal88Charles HigginsChristine HartChum Charitable FoundationCoast PaperColin PhillipsCommonwealth Insurance

CompanyCover-All Computer Services

Corp.Craig RobertsonDavid DeckerDavid FordDavid M. OdellDavid SorbaraDavid WillsDeloitte&ToucheLLPDenis MaloneyDonna WalkerEarle McCurdyEcklerLtd.Edward Greenspan QCElementary Teachers Federation

of OntarioEliLillyCanadaInc.Elizabeth TaylorEnaya RabbaEncon Group Inc.Environics Communications Inc.EpicoDesignLtd.Eric VerspoorErnest HowardFadco Consulting Inc.Fairlawn Avenue United ChurchFairview Estate TowerhillFednavLimitedFern WeinperFour Valleys Excavating &

GradingFrancis PopeFrank DottoriGenpharm Inc. PharaceuticalsGeoffrey B. Scott Memorial Fund

at the Toronto Community Foundation

Heidelberg Canada Graphic SuppliesLtd.

Home DepotIATSELocal58II by IV DesignsImmanuel Seventh-Day

Adventist ChurchIPSOS Reid Public AffairsJ.J.BarnickeLtd.J.P. Bickell FoundationJackman FoundationJane HaberbuschJohn Colantonio

John McFadyenJudi CharltonK.I.M. Inc.K.M. Hunter Charitable

FoundationKeithLockKen and Marilyn O’ConnorKen ZelaznyKoskieMinskyLLPLarryCampbellLaverneHornerLeanne&GeorgeLewisLenCrispinoLionelandWinsomeDeMercadoLynneWolfson-BondMaria CrawfordMarnie SilverMarsh CanadaMassey College in the University

of TorontoMercerLimitedMichaelandLizBlissMike MurphyMillerThomsonLLPNiall and Katherine HaggartNickel-A-Drink for Addictions

& Mental Health Research Foundation

Nicole Alain NormandNovaSteelLtd.Packaging Association of

CanadaPatricia GloudonPennyLucianoPeter KennedyPfizer Canada Inc.Philip KingPilot Insurance CompanyPopeandCompanyLimitedPratt & Whitney CanadaRama Mnjikaning First NationsRobert CataniRobert Tetley Fund at the

Toronto Community Foundation

Romeo Dallaire Inc.Ronald FarmerRoss DunsmoreRubin OstenSamuel DubocSharon BennettShawnessy JohnsonSheldonLevySKLawManagementInc.Skylink Aviation Inc.Stacey Allerton-FirthStaffoftheLawSocietyof

CanadaSteve BradieStone Tile International Inc.Styles Family FoundationThe Cadillac Fairview CorporationLimited

The Conn Smythe FoundationThe Mendelson Family

FoundationThe Safety GroupThe W.P. Scott Charitable

FoundationThomas WestinTom EnglandToronto Blue Jays Baseball ClubToronto Drop-In NetworkTorontoHongKongLeoClubToronto StarTransportation Health & Safety

Association of OntarioUniversity of WindsorVicki RodgersWalter ShanlyWendy HowzeWorkers Health and Safety

CentreYork Mills CollegiateYoung Nak Korean Presbyterian

Church

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EVA’S BY THE NUMBERS

Eva’s PlaceClient Service# of youth admitted: 1,213# of non-residential youth served: 623Housing# of youth helped access housing: 37Family Reconnect/Early Intervention# of youth served: 152# of family members served: 81# of youth supported in their return home from shelter system: 28# of youth averted from shelter system: 10Savings to shelter system per youth per month: $1,622.10

Eva’s SatelliteClient Service# of youth provided with food, shelter, programs and services: 8,765# of youth who participated in harm reduction programming: 764Housing# of youth helped access housing: 36

Eva’s PhoenixHousing# of youth who lived at Phoenix: 132% of youth who moved into stable accommodation: 61Amount saved by youth in Mandatory Savings Program: $39,856Employment# of youth served: 76% of youth employed or who returned to school: 60%Social Enterprise – The Print ShopSales: $369,000# of youth enrolled in Foundations of Print: 26Mentorship# of peer mentors: 22# of service hours donated: 1,006# of 1-1 mentors recruited: 17# of protégés recruited: 24

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND NET ASSETS for the year ended December 31 2008 2007ASSETS Current Assets Cash and short term investments $877,521 $1,006,158 Other 1,572,157 896,578

2,449,678 1,902,736

Property and equipment 2,774,611 2,899,739

Total Assets 5,224,289 4,802,475 LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 242,760 405,603 Designated 1,730,212 974,596

1,972,972 1,380,199

Deferred property and equipment grants 1,820,913 1,896,713

3,793,885 3,276,912

NET ASSETS Invested in capital assets 953,698 1,003,026 Designated 476,706 522,537

1,430,404 1,525,563

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $5,224,289 $4,802,475

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND NET ASSETS for the year ended December 31REVENUE Grants - special projects $3,143,568 $2,918,724 Toronto Community Services per diem fees 2,127,041 2,205,005 Other 899,832 719,619

6,170,441 5,843,348

EXPENSES Special Projects 3,067,768 2,839,724 Service Delivery 1,492,396 1,471,996 Operating 822,919 648,647 Building and property 374,797 453,133 Fundraising and Other 382,592 234,080

6,140,472 5,647,580

EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES BEFORE AMORTIZATION 29,969 195,768

Amortization of property and equipment 125,128 129,924

EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES (EXPENSES OVER REVENUE) FOR THE YEAR $(95,159) $65,844

Net assets, beginning of year $1,525,563 $1,459,719 Net assets, end of year $1,430,404 $1,525,563

Approved on behalf of the Board

Colin Phillips, TreasurerDavid St. Amand, President Eva’s Initiatives Annual Report 2008These statements are condensed for inclusion into the Annual Report. Readers who would like more information or the complete audited financial statements should contact the Head Office of Eva’s Initiatives.

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