North America

Our programmes

US

While we've already helped thousands of kids around the globe, there's so much more to do. Aviva USA has teamed up with Covenant House, a national, 24/7 crisis care service that serves at-risk and homeless youth in 21centres around the country, in the battle against youth homelessness. We are committed to helping homeless and at-risk children across the country get off the streets and get the help they need.

To date, Covenant House has served over 1 million young people with the caring support that helps to change lives. Through Aviva USA's two year sponsorship (one of the largest individual funding commitments in Covenant House's 40 year history) funds will help provide essential shelter and food for kids in need, along with education, job training and the research that can break the chain of youth homelessness.

Canada

In Canada, Aviva's longest standing community partner is a charity called Free The Children. This dynamic organisation mobilises youth to eradicate child poverty and teaches young people they can change the world.

One aspect of the partnership is support for GO Local, a program that targets young people at risk of dropping out of school or who may already be spending time on the streets. We also sponsor WE Day, an inspirational one-day event actor major Canadian cities featuring speeches and performances from global leaders, social activists and entertainers encouraging youth to drive change.

We have recently launched our new long term partnership with Eva's initiatives. Eva's dedicated team help hundreds of young Canadians at risk of homelessness by providing emergency and transitional housing, while their resource centre helps guide young people towards employment. Our sponsorship focuses on the distribution of Eva's family reconnect programme to assist in early intervention and prevention of youth homelessness.