Our Stories contains the voices of people who’s lives have been touched & healed by our programs.
Simply click on the titles to read these inspiring stories.
“After joining Artemis Place, I finally felt like I belonged, and then I started to grow. If others could feel that way about me, perhaps I was worthy, after all.”
The story of a former student.
She came across as a surly, pot-smoking, foul-mouthed piece of work. When the Carlyes of the world skip school, the other kids don’t exactly suffer... “But at GAP, I never felt more welcome. They made me feel so calm.”
From The Kid They Loved to Hate Made Good; an article by
journalist Vivian Smith.
Artemis Options Society ED is giving back the support she received as a teenager.
A press release announcing the appointment of our new Executive Director.
“At 14, Ruthie Taylor was a borderline school dropout [but] four years later, the
forward-looking teen is the first girl to earn a B.C. Grade 12 graduation certificate
at Artemis Place...”
From A Safe Place to Grow; an article by Katherine Dedyna,
Times Colonist, July 17, 2009
