The Robertson Building

Eva's Initiatives' (Suite 370) story begins in 1994 with a single shelter for homeless youth in North York called Eva's Place. It was founded by a dedicated woman named Eva Smith who through her work at the North York Board of Education saw youth daily who were having significant problems in school and learned that in many cases this was a result of homelessness. At the time, it took a lot of convincing for people to recognize that homelessness was an issue, and more importantly that it was a reality for growing numbers of youth in their own neighbourhoods.