What’s it like to be young and on the street? Why do so many youth end up there? At www.inourshoes.ca, Vancouver's homeless youth answer these questions first-hand.

Directions Youth Services Centre was opened in November 2005 to provide homeless or at-risk youth, ages 12–24, with access to the tools, support and guidance they need to make healthy, positive changes in their lives. The centre works closely with the community to develop solutions to end youth homelessness and to change the community’s perception of street-involved youth.