The YES Shelter Repair Project is COMPLETE!
The YES Emergency Shelter at 196 Brock St has been helping young people and families in a housing crisis in Peterborough now for 25 years.
In 2021, we realized the shelter needed significant repairs to continue operating and we asked our community for help.
The YES Shelter for Youth and Families is thrilled to announce the successful completion of major repairs to its emergency shelter building at 196 Brock Street – a project made possible thanks to generous community support, including significant funding from the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough.
Here is a list of the work we completed to repair our Emergency Shelter for Youth and Families:
| NEED | COST | STATUS | |
| Fire Safety Upgrades | $26,807 | Complete! | |
| Shelter Washroom Renovation | $71,041 | Complete! | |
| Increase Video Monitoring of Shelter Exterior | $15,300 | Complete! | |
| Piping Rerouting work in the Front of Shelter | $16,500 | Complete! | |
| Carriage House Roof Replacement | $17,415 | Complete! | |
| Shelter Basement Floor Repair | $2,402 | Complete! | |
| Shelter Generator Install | $55,000 | Complete! | |
| Side fencing replacement | $8,253 | Complete! | |
| PurePave installation and landscape repair | $22,240 | Complete! | |
| Structural work and winterization of upper porch | $23,960 | Complete! | |
| Exterior prep and painting | $7,476 | Complete! | |
| TOTAL | $265,670 |
“This project was a major undertaking,” says Aimeé Le Lagadec, Executive Director of YES. “Back in 2021, we asked the community to help us raise $200,000 to cover the cost of necessary repairs to our Emergency Shelter building. Thanks to the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough and many generous donors, we have raised just over $265,000 allowing us to cover the most necessary work and some new repair needs as they came up. As a community, we safeguarded this essential space for the future offering shelter and support with dignity.”
“This wasn’t just about fixing a building,” says Jennifer DeBues, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough. “It was about protecting the only emergency shelter for youth and families in Peterborough and ensuring it remains a safe, supportive place for those who need it most.”