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'A holiday hug': Volunteers load backpacks for Vancouver's homeless youth

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Summary
Nutrition label

68% Informative

Covenant House filled hundreds of Backpacks of Hope with gifts for homeless youth in Vancouver .

The annual effort ensures 350 homeless youths, ages 16 to 24 , in the non-profit’s residential housing or drop-in programming don’t miss out on a holiday gift.

Each backpack is filled with donated clothing, toiletries, chocolates, a journal and an individual first aid kit.

VR Score

69

Informative language

66

Neutral language

89

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1