Established in 1977, Alternate Shelter Society provides residential and support services to a population of youth described as abused, homeless, at risk and behaviourally disordered. All of our youth come to us through the Ministry of Children and Family Development and are between the ages of twelve and eighteen, inclusive. If a youth is sent to us, it means that they have nowhere else to go. The length of their stay with us is dependent on how long it takes to find them a stable place to live more permanently.