◢ About us

We are the collective.

TRRUST — Transition in Resources, Relationships, and Understanding Support Together. Since April 2014, a shared effort of over 80 organizations and 400 members improving outcomes for youth transitioning out of government care in Vancouver, BC.

Our pillars

Mission

Achieve system-wide improvements in the outcomes for youth transitioning out of government care in Vancouver, BC.

Vision

A community where every young person transitioning out of care is supported with the resources, relationships, and understanding they need to thrive.

Collective Impact

A shared effort of non-profit organizations, government agencies, and young people with lived experience — because no single organization can do it alone.

What is TRRUST Collective Impact?

TRRUST — Transition in Resources, Relationships, and Understanding Support Together — is a Collective Impact initiative which began in April 2014.

TRRUST is a shared effort, now composed of over 80 organizations and 400 members, including non-profit organizations, government agencies, and young people with lived experience in care.

The common interest of all TRRUST members is to achieve system-wide improvements in the outcomes for youth transitioning out of government care in Vancouver, BC.

Want to understand the approach behind collective work? The collective impact framework brings organizations together around a shared agenda — no single organization can solve complex social challenges alone.

Learn about the approach of collective impact →

How do 400+ people across 80+ organizations actually make decisions together? TRRUST’s collective decision-making keeps youth voice at the center while every partner carries part of the load.

Watch: The How of Collective Decision-Making →

Our story

TRRUST began in April 2014 as a simple truth: youth transitioning out of government care deserve more than fragmented services. They deserve a movement.

What started as a handful of organizations sitting at one table has grown into a collective of over 80 organizations and 400 members — non-profits, government agencies, and young people with lived experience in care — all guided by those whose lives are most affected.

Every decision we make is shaped by youth. Every action we take is measured by impact. And every door we open stays open for the next person coming through.

What is collective impact?

A collective is more than a partnership. It’s a group of organizations agreeing to work toward the same goal — sharing one agenda, measuring progress together, reinforcing each other’s work, communicating constantly, with a backbone team keeping it all moving.

Five conditions hold a collective together. Each partner keeps its independence, but none goes solo — every move is made with the others in mind. This model of collective impact is what the Tamarack Institute has championed across Canada, and it’s the framework TRRUST has built on since 2014.

Shared agenda
Shared measurement
Mutually reinforcing activities
Continuous communication
Backbone support
Youth at the center

Our partners

McCreary Centre Society · BC Ministry of Children · YouthCO · Foster Matters · BC Association of Friendship Centres · Pacific Community Resources · Youth in Care Canada · Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks · B&G Clubs · Directions · BYRC · MCFD · Belonging · Covenant House

Find food and housing at a centre

Food, housing, and a place to belong — under one roof. Many of our partners run youth-friendly centres across Metro Vancouver where you can access a food bank, a hot meal, and a housing worker in one visit — no waiting in long lines, no judgment. Whether it’s the Boys & Girls Clubs, BYRC, or Covenant House, there’s a centre near you ready to help.