HOMELESSNESS

Eva’s Initiatives

Eva's provides safe shelter, training, counselling and a wide range of health and well-being programs and services to help homeless and at-risk youth reach their full potential. Eva's operates four shelters in Toronto, which house and feed over 750 youth aged 16-24 every single year.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, goods donation, attend an event

The ShoeBox Project

The Shoebox Project, founded in Toronto in 2011, collects and distributes needed supplies to women who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness in communities across Canada and the U.S.  Each thoughtfully created and decorated shoebox is filled with items valued at $50 that range from toiletries and cosmetics to gift cards and more.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, goods donation, attend an event

Haven Toronto

Haven Toronto is the only organization in Canada serving elder homeless men over the age of 50. The organization’s Toronto-based drop-in centre serves meals (over 110,000 last year!), distributes clothing and provides access to a full-time nurse, counsellors, dental hygienists, barbers and more.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, goods donation, group/corporate volunteering

Yonge Street Mission 

All of the resources and energy at Yonge Street Mission, a Christian development agency, are focused on working to respond to the immediate needs of the 500,000 youth, adults and families experiencing poverty in Toronto. Their services include a food bank, employment services, mental health counselling and transitional housing.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, goods donation, group/corporate volunteering

Red Door Family Shelter

Since 1982, the Red Door has provided services for families and individuals who need safe and supportive emergency shelter. Red Door was initially opened in the basement of Toronto’s Woodgreen United Church by a group of volunteers; today it is one of the largest family shelters in the city, supporting over 350 families each year.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, goods donation, group/corporate volunteering

 

HUNGER

Daily Bread Food Bank

Daily Bread Food Bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that is fighting to end hunger in our communities. They serve people through hundreds of neighbourhood food banks and meal programs across Toronto. Daily Bread Food Bank also believes in creating lasting social change through research, education and advocacy.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, goods donation, group/corporate volunteering, lunch and learn/advocacy

Second Harvest

Toronto-based Second Harvest works with thousands of food businesses across the country to reduce food waste. They pick up over 200,000 fresh and frozen meals every day and deliver them within hours to the front lines of community centres, shelters, breakfast programs and drop-in spaces in Toronto and across Canada.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, goods donation, attend an event, group/corporate volunteering

Toronto Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers

The Toronto chapter of this Canadian organization launched in 2010 under the leadership of celebrity chef Christine Cushing. Today, the organization operates as a soup bank out of Dish on Dupont Street and provides litres of donations to Interval House, Canada’s oldest shelter for women and children fleeing domestic abuse.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, group/corporate volunteering

 

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT

Variety Village 

Variety Village gives children with disabilities in the Greater Toronto Area and across Ontario the opportunity to participate in sports and fitness activities. They offer accessible spaces that include sports courts, weight rooms and swimming pools, as well as summer camps, sports teams and coaching for competitive and Paralympic athletes.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, attend an event, lunch and learn/advocacy

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area builds homes year-round throughout the Greater Toronto Area to provide working, lower-income families the opportunity to build stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership. Build sites can accommodate teams of 10 people and volunteers of all skill levels are invited to join.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, goods donation, group/corporate volunteering

Evergreen Brick Works

Evergreen Brick Works, located in a former quarry and industrial site along the Don River, is a place where people can learn about (and experience!) sustainable living. The organization is a social enterprise, meaning that any profit they make from revenue-generating ventures is used to maintain the property and fund green initiatives.

Ways to partner: Financial donation, attend an event, group/corporate volunteering

Not Just Tourists

In 1990, after seeing first-hand the lack of medical supplies in Cuba, Dr. Ken Taylor and his wife Denise—from St. Catharines, Ontario—started taking medical supplies to remote areas in Cuba. Today, the organization has brought over 10,000 suitcases filled with medical supplies to people who can’t afford them to areas all over the world.

Ways to partner: Goods donation, group/corporate volunteering