Time4Change is where ART meets ACTIVISM. It’s a collaborative effort that blends the expressive and emotional influence of the arts with the tactical approach of activism, aiming to catalyze social change as they raise funds for the YWS Emergency Residential Program.

This year, YWS is excited to announce a three-week-long gallery hosted at Neilson Park Creative Centre between March 4 – 22, 2025. On the final day of the gallery, Saturday, March 22, we will join together between 2 pm to 4 pm for the T4C Showcase featuring live activism performances such as dance, music, and spoken word from artists within our community. Showcase tickets will be $10 per person and include food and drinks.

Our online auction will launch on March 4 and close on March 22 during our live T4C showcase event. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to YWS to help us support the youth they serve.

In 1986, a group of teachers and guidance counsellors saw the lack of safe, emergency housing and support programs for their students in need, and decided to join together to create Youth Without Shelter. Since that time YWS has helped thousands of youth experiencing homelessness to build their confidence and life-skills and to find long-term stable housing and jobs.

Located in the community of North Etobicoke (west end of Toronto), they provide a safe refuge for youth ages 16 to 24 who – often through circumstances beyond their control – have found themselves without a home to call their own. Many are homeless before the age of 16, and some are victims of abuse or abandonment, or simply have no family at all.