London to welcome first in-person annual YOU breakfast fundraiser since 2019
Steve Cordes, CEO of Youth Opportunities Unlimited, said that all proceeds raised from the breakfast go toward supporting youth programming in London-Middlesex — “basic needs like food security programs, housing support programs, places to come in out of the cold like out shelter, or Youth Action Center, and in places that really help people.”
Last year’s virtual event raised over $100,000 for the non-profit’s services, which organizers are looking to match again this year.Cordes, who’s been with the organization for most of its duration, said that although it’s “grown tremendously” in size over the years, it remains “strongly focused on community and supporting young people within it.
“It’s wonderful to have young people at the heart of the place, keeping us honest, keeping us good, and the community there to support it.” "It means the world to me to be able to speak to so many community members and leaders that want to understand why some youth fall off their path. I am proud to be a voice for other youth that cannot share their stories…
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