Students are referred to our program from over 35 schools in Surrey, New Westminster, and Delta. Referrals are made by school counselors, teachers, administrators, youth workers, or other social service agencies. Students come from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and often face multiple barriers to success: poverty, mental health issues, addiction, low self esteem, family conflict, medical issues, learning problems, and trauma.
We are inclusive and promote tolerance and acceptance, and welcome referrals from all backgrounds regardless of race, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, physical disability, or religious beliefs. We assist approximately 300 students per year.
We provide so much more than ‘just a grad outfit’ – students who attend our program are more motivated to stay in school and graduate.
For more information about how to make a referral, please contact us at referrals@youwearitwell.org
You Wear it Well respectfully acknowledges that we live and work on the unceded and ancestral lands of the qiqéyt (Qayqayt), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) First Nations, in what are commonly known as New Westminster, Surrey, and Vancouver, BC. As settlers, we recognize our responsibility to learn from and stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities, and we are committed to fostering a culture of respect, equity, and ongoing reconciliation.
We are committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion, racial equity, and the affirmation of diverse identities — fostering a space where all people are respected and welcomed.