We work with youth.
Not stats.

Sometimes all it takes is one person recognizing your potential to inspire a new path and vision for your life. We create that support system. Our community acts as an extended family. Staff and volunteers serve as passionate leaders, listeners and encouragers. When a young person needs help with schoolwork, writing a resume or getting their driver’s license, we’re there.

Hope Is Freedom An income A Second Chance Belonging

Our Vision

To be a movement motivated by radical love where youth at risk have the opportunity to become healthy people with connected families in hope-filled communities.

Bridge diverse communities

Break down barriers

Broaden perspectives

Build opportunities

Find belonging

Bridge diverse communities

Break down barriers

Broaden perspectives

Build opportunities

Find belonging

Our pillars

Youth
Development

We seek to provide youth with life skills and encouraging relationships so that they can flourish.

Community Engagement

We involve and educate individuals in our community to build lasting mentorship relationships with youth at risk.

Inspiring
Leaders

We believe that an effective program is built on confident and committed leadership.

Quality
Food

We bring people together to share a homemade meal and support one another.

The Mackie’s Place Story

In 2014, Bobbi-Rhea Mackie and Favian Kleine sat together, dreaming of ways to support at-risk youth in their city. Inspired by their desire to see all youth feel valued and encouraged, and drawing from their experiences working in social services and the city’s school district, the two began drafting a vision for a youth hub. Their shared passion grew into an idea: a space where people from diverse communities could walk together, grow, and be transformed. Inspired by her own experience with fostering their son, Sylvia Shury quickly joined the vision, rallying her community to get involved in providing financial and volunteer support to bring Mackie’s Place to life.

On January 19, 2017, Mackie’s Place opened its doors for the first time. With a team of volunteers and enough food to serve 75 young people, Mackie’s Place saw one youth visit the hub that day. That youth has since grown into a young man who remains closely connected with members of the Mackie’s Place team.

While the number of youth Mackie’s Place serves has grown exponentially since that day, the heart and vision of the organization has remained the same — providing young people with barrier-free access to nutritious food, opportunities to learn life and job skills, and a healthy, supportive community.

“There is something fundamental about sharing a meal. It’s more than food. It’s people coming together in the most basic human experience, to share a space where divisions can drop away, and the light of our common humanity can shine through.”

Bruce Reith, DIRECTOR OF Hope Mission

WE’RE THE SUM OF AMAZING PARTS


Directors

Tresha Iype

Executive Director

Favian Kleine

Co-Founder & Director of Care

Sylvia Shury

Co-Founder & director of philanthropy


Staff

Amanda Budd

head Baker

Amy Brandscombe

baker

Chris Boyko

youth worker

Emma Bleasdale

culinary operations manager

Gabriella Shury

Project Manager

Gemma Stobbe

Operations Manager

Jaana Wiebe

executive administrator

Jenessa Canlas

youth worker

Lavinia Wong

Youth Worker

Marco Canlas

Youth Worker

Meranda Verhnjak

cook

Michelle Jager

Donor Relations & Finance Administrator

Nyasha Chikwanda

youth worker

Prince Moore

primary worker

Raisa Monteiro Wilson

program manager

Sharaya Holder

Youth Worker

Sophonie Priebe

program facilitator

Tsion Mulatu

youth worker

Board of Directors

Donald Konrad

retired, Chartered Professional Accountant

Favian Kleine

Co-Founder & Director of Care, Mackie’s Place

Kimberly Franklin – Board Chair

Former Dean of Education, Trinity Western University (Retired)

Linda Peters – Board Secretary

Retired, Long-Time Volunteer at Mackie’s Place

Peter Schouten

Director, AGI Investments

Robin Johnson Yee

Former Director of Real Estate Marketing, Century Group (Retired)

And so many volunteers that we couldn’t do without!

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