{"id":916,"date":"2021-02-19T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T00:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/victoria\/?post_type=program&#038;p=916"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T01:47:46","slug":"open-arms","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/program\/open-arms\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Arms"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"y-intro guten-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"y-intro--title\">Open Arms<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--content\"><h3>Ending Hopelessness<\/h3>\n<p>Our job is not to end homelessness, but to end hopelessness. Hopelessness looks different in many people: sometimes it looks like self-destruction, sometimes it looks like pulling away and hiding from the world. Hopelessness drives us to do things that don\u2019t make sense and robs us of joy and passion to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>At Open Arms Ministry, we have learned that the love of Jesus can change a person from hopeless to hope-filled; hope to get out of the hole and crawl out of the crack where they have been forgotten. The hopeless need someone who they can reach out to, someone who is there in the middle of the storm.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Our Focus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One-on-one mentorship:<\/strong>\u00a0Our goal is to come alongside those struggling as they walk through life, and to be there to support them as they navigate through the frustrations and barriers with life on the streets. When someone makes the decision that they want to get out and change their life, we help them make that change so they can start achieving their hopes and dreams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group events:\u00a0<\/strong>Whether we are taking street youth tubing behind a speed boat, fishing, dirt biking or just going for a hike, group events are great. They provide a chance for youth that we already have relationship with to bring out their friends to a fun event with no awkwardness in doing so.\u00a0 During this times, we hear about their stories filled with hurt and pain, but also their desires and passions.\u00a0 It gives us a wonderful opportunity to share the Hope we find in Jesus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encouraging hope to grow:\u00a0<\/strong>This is just a glimpse into what we are doing to help end homelessness because it is hard to define and box up hope to just hand out. Hope is often a small seed buried within a person that through time and love is watered and allowed to grow into a blossoming tree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/team\/jessica\/\" target=\"_self\">Jessica Nelson<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Open-Arms-Ministry-1482431068718463\/\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery extend\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slick medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms10.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms10-300x225.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms4.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms4-300x225.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms6.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms6-225x300.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms3.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms3-300x225.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms5.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms5-225x300.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpanArms8.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpanArms8-225x300.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms7.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms7-225x300.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OA-1.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OA-1-300x225.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms1.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms1-300x225.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms2.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms2-300x225.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-gallery--slide\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms9.jpg);\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/02\/OpenArms9-225x300.jpg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower--left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"y-intro--lower--title\">Jessica Nelson<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"y-intro--lower--contact\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><label>Email<\/label> <a href=\"mailto:jessica@yfcsi.com\">jessica@yfcsi.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"y-team y-cards white  guten-block j-load-more\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"y-core-ministries--title y-cards--title y-color-responsive-text\">Our Team<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-team--list y-cards--list j-load-more--posts hide-donate-links \">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<article class=\"y-card card-type\">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-card--inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-card--img\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/team\/jessica\/\" aria-label=\"View Team Member\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/03\/Jess-2023-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Nelson Featured Image\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-card--mid\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-card--header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"y-card--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/team\/jessica\/\">Jessica Nelson<\/a><\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-card--meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> Department:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Open Arms<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"y-card--links\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"y-card--link black\" href=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/south-island\/team\/jessica\/\">View Team Member<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-cards--button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button y-cards--button 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