ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT
Wellington Square United Church provides a Community Food Program with free weekly meal to 250+ of Halton's most vulnerable folks, including take home food and the distribution of emergency clothing and hygiene items. In addition, we provide in-Program access to low barrier wrap-around services including Service Canada; Support House's Medical Team, Peer Support and Social Workers; Halton Housing Help; The Burlington Family Health Team; ODSP and Ontario Works and the Centre for Skills Development. We are a volunteer driven organization with over 120 dedicated volunteers, in addition to our two person staff team.We are proud to be an inclusive, affirming Community Program, where everyone is a valued member and all are welcome.
Open Doors is an organization that has been providing wrap-around services to our community for over 20 years. Open Doors is a volunteer-driven organization and there are many ways you can participate. Through programs and partnerships, we are actively building a diverse and inclusive community that supports the dignity and well-being of the people of Burlington. We offer twice weekly hot meals, Free clothing store services and our community market (food bank)
This Is Your Home Inc. is a community-based organization committed to supporting newcomers to Canada and individuals facing low or no income, especially those experiencing housing insecurity. We believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home. That’s why we provide guidance, resources, and connections to local services that help individuals and families find safe, stable, and dignified housing during difficult times. Anyone can access our support by reaching out directly through phone, email, or social media. We offer personalized assistance based on each person’s unique situation and work closely with community partners to help connect people to essential resources. Our goal is to reduce barriers, provide real support, and help build pathways toward stability, dignity, and hope.
The Cancer Assistance Program (CAP) is a community based, charitable organization that provides practical support to individuals and families affected by cancer across the Hamilton area. Our mission is to ease the burden of cancer by removing barriers to care and helping people maintain dignity, comfort, and independence throughout treatment and recovery. CAP supports thousands of community members each year, including individuals actively undergoing cancer treatment, survivors, caregivers, and families navigating the many challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis. Many of the people we support are facing financial hardship, limited mobility, social isolation, or the physical side effects of treatment. Our services are provided free of charge and include transportation to cancer related medical appointments, home health equipment loans, parking assistance, wigs and mastectomy bras, and personal care supports such as nutritional supplements and incontinence products. Donations of comfort items, such as socks, help us provide warmth, dignity, and care to clients during an especially difficult time. Community members can access CAP services through referrals from healthcare professionals or by contacting our office directly.
The Art of Recovery is an expressive arts program at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton that bridges hospital and community through creativity, connection, and hope. We support individuals living with mental health challenges and addictions across inpatient psychiatry, outpatient clinics, and community recovery programs. Through expressive arts classes, collaborative murals, and community projects, participants build confidence, express themselves, develop new skills, and reconnect with their identity beyond illness or addiction. Our goal is to create safe, welcoming spaces where people experience purpose, belonging, and hope. Many of the people we serve are experiencing financial hardship, homelessness, or housing instability. Basic necessities like clean, warm socks can make a meaningful difference by providing comfort, dignity, and care while supporting people on their recovery journey. Participants access the program through referrals within St. Joseph's mental health and addictions services. Over the past year, we have facilitated more than 329 expressive arts classes and welcomed well over 1,000 participant visits. Every class is built on the belief that recovery is possible and that everyone deserves to feel valued, supported, and seen.
Founded in 1889, YWCA Hamilton is one of the community’s oldest and most trusted charities, providing critical services for Hamilton's most vulnerable women, girls, gender-diverse people, and families. The organization's mission is to provide meaningful, accessible services to build opportunities, amplify voices, and co-create gender inclusive and equitable communities. The YWCA's impacts are wide-reaching, including housing and shelter services, child care and youth initiatives, employment and training programs, services for seniors, newcomers, people with disabilities, and more. Drawing on this multi-service framework, YWCA Hamilton impacts over 11,000 people each year. Under the umbrella of Housing & Shelter Services, we operate Carole Anne’s Place (CAP), an emergency overnight shelter and daytime drop-in space; and the Transitional Living Program (TLP). Over 1,000 women access CAP each year, and they are provided with a private bed area, food supports, access to showers and basic hygiene supplies, warm clothing, wound care, and connection to wider health, housing, and social services. TLP provides safe, affordable, temporary housing and wraparound supports for up to 100 women struggling with the impacts of poverty, homelessness, and/or violence in Hamilton each year. CAP and TLP are low-barrier, life-changing and life-saving programs that prioritize meeting unhoused women’s needs with compassion, safety, and dignity at the forefront of our work. Women often arrive at CAP and TLP with nothing more than what they are wearing and what they can carry – so having access to clean clothes, including socks, makes a huge difference for better health and hygiene outcomes. It’s a small, but practical and impactful reminder to the women we serve that someone cares for them and they are not alone on their journeys from poverty to possibility, and homelessness to hope.
We support every community member who shows up at Our Door hungry for a meal, presently this is over 500 people every day. We serve two meals a day, no questions asked. Many of our guests are homeless and in desperate need of basic essentials, such as socks. We often get asked if we have any, and since we are donation based, it would mean a lot to receive an abundance of socks so we can hand them out during the cold winter months to those who need it the most.
Today, I want to take a moment to tell you something that I hope you will always remember. What you do through Socks for Hope truly matters. Men’s Street Ministry has been blessed to partner with Socks for Hope for many years, and we are so grateful for every donation of socks you have provided. I know that for some people, a pair of socks might seem like a very simple gift. But when you spend time on the streets, you learn that sometimes the simplest things can make the biggest difference. To someone living on the street, what does a pair of socks mean? It can mean warm feet. It can mean dry feet. It can mean protection from the cold. And in the harsh Canadian winter, it can also mean helping prevent frostbite and serious injury. When you don't have a warm place to go, you learn to protect whatever you can. When someone doesn't have gloves or mitts, they may even use socks to protect their hands from the cold. That is why, from Thanksgiving through the end of April, Men’s Street Ministry puts a new pair of socks into every lunch bag we distribute. We provide approximately 600 pairs of socks every week to people living on the streets of Hamilton and Brantford. We provide socks to schools and ask the teachers to keep them in their classrooms. If a child comes back from recess with wet feet, they can quietly receive a clean, dry pair of socks. We also share socks with group homes and residences that may not have the resources or funding to provide everything their residents need during the winter and especially around Christmas. To all of our friends at Socks for Hope, I want you to know that your work reaches much farther than you probably realize. Every pair of socks has a story. Thank you for your tireless work, your generosity, and your commitment to serving people in our communities. Thank you for believing that something as simple as a pair of socks can bring warmth, dignity, comfort and hope. And most importantly, thank you for helping us be the hands and feet of Jesus to people who need to know they are loved and not forgotten. We are truly grateful for the partnership we have shared over the years. May God continue to bless you, your families, and the important work of Socks for Hope. With sincere gratitude, Chaplain Roger Boyd Men’s Street Ministry
Offering Community Support Services across Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills, Acton and Georgetown. We are here to support over 700 client families annually in Halton by providing food, clothing and hygiene items free of charge to all families and individuals that come to us in need.
Have you or a loved one been touched by breast cancer? Barb Daize, founder of the Camisole Project, wants you to know you are not alone. We are a not for profit organization that helps friends facing a breast cancer diagnosis and surgery with a very special care kit to provide comfort along the way. We donate a "Because We Care" package to women having Breast cancer surgery in our community. These packages include essential and comfort items to help people before surgery and for their recovery after.