Being a new mother can feel like a strange combination of pride…and panic. And being a new, single mother who is facing some hardship - life can be downright frightening.

But thanks to the YWCA, there’s a place expecting mothers, new mothers, and children who need help can go. Crabtree Corner sits in the heart of the Downtown Eastside and is a place where re-birth after birth can take place through programs, housing, and support that have lifted up countless moms and kids for almost 20 years.

Jordan Kawchuk spent a day there and brings us this story.