The Bus
project reach out
Project Reach Out (PRO), also known as “The Bus,” is an innovative, award-winning mobile youth centre, serving the Tri-City communities since 2004. Since its inception, Project Reach Out has made over 35,000 connections in the community, providing engagement with youth. The Bus is a mobile one-stop-shop for youth to access food, clothing, winter gear, blankets, sexual health supplies, harm reduction supplies (including Naloxone), personal hygiene supplies, and menstrual health products.
Outreach Workers on the Bus also provide sexual health and drug education, counselling support, conflict resolution, referrals, and in-the-moment support. The Bus is LGBTQ2S+ friendly and operates from a harm reduction lens.
We meet youth where they are, to help them get to where they want to go.
Staffing our Bus are Outreach Youth Workers who have diverse backgrounds in fields like Child and Youth Care, Social Work, and Addictions Counselling. Each discipline adds to the uniqueness of our team to best reflect the wide variety of life experience in the youth we encounter.
If you are ages 12 to 23 and reside in the Tri Cities and are in need of services provided by the bus you can contact PRO:
– Friday and Saturday nights at this time!
Call or Text: 604-781-6671
Instagram : @accessyos
Facebook : @accessyouthservices
BUS SCHEDULE:
Catch The Bus
Building a Better Community
ACCESS TO Basic Needs
The Bus provides warm blankets, hot cocoa and food items for youth in need. The Bus also provides resources & education on sexual health, substance abuse, where to get help, and a safe place for youth to connect and share their story.
ACCESS to Employment
On designated nights, The Bus meets with youth to provide guidance on how to create resumes and conduct job searches, as well as referrals for potential job opportunities with businesses in the Tri-Cities area.
ARt Journaling
After-school art journaling, with a facilitated discussion on mental wellness topics, like consent, self-expression and boundaries. Meaningful discussions with peers and knowledgeable guides, with a new art technique every week.
