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This subseries contains the chronicles of Tess’s Place from 2001 to 2010 authored by Sister Therese (Tess) Carmel Slavik (1928-2018) of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, during the Sisters’ western mission in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. This subseries contains a historical summary of the activities and events of the residents of Tess’s Place at 66th Street, Edmonton, Alberta. Tess’s Place was a boarding house opened in 1988, set up and operated by Sister Tess in partnership with the Boyle Street Co-op Youth Unit. Sister Tess collaborated with Boyle Street to help manage a program for homeless youth aged 13 to 19 years, who were impacted by the legal system and coping with addictions. The topics include Sister Tess driving residents to and from rehabilitative facilities, detention centres, hospital, police station, courthouse, and airport. Topics also include various incidents and happenings such as suicide, attempted suicide, knife attacks, drug and alcohol usage, substance abuse and overdose, cheque cashing and forgery, theft, vandalism, break and enters, UAL’s (unlawfully at large), break-ins, hide-outs, pregnancies, births, sex work, bail, court sentencing, and incarceration. There are also topics on furniture and appliance purchases, gardening and crop harvesting, car and house repairs, renovations, and maintenance, and food, gifts, and monetary donations from St. Clare Parish, Sherwood Park Quilting Group, and supportive individuals. In addition, there is an email correspondence by Kathleen Quinn, Executive Director of the Centre to Empower All Survivors of Exploitation (CEASE) & Trafficking. The email contains a status report from CEASE after they were allocated funds from the sale of Tess’s Place. The report concerns the social welfare work of CEASE to help marginalized women eliminate barriers to secure housing with the organization Building Blocks for Families (BBFF), and four printed pictures of an apartment building supportive of singles, seniors, and low-income families.