Volunteer

Sundays Glenview Church has partnered with Blessed Sacrament Church and is again serving dinner every Sunday evening. Doors open at 3:00pm. Dinner served at 5:00pm. From Nov 3rd, 2024 through to March 30th, 2025.

Saturday ***Outreach at 2pm in front of Church of the Holy Trinity, off Bay Street, west side of the Eaton Centre.*** Distributing hot meals, winter clothing and personal essentials. From Nov 2, 2024 to April 26, 2025. Staff of Seeds of Hope are usually present to connect with those seeking support.

Saturday Program runs Nov. 9, 2024 to April 5, 2025. Our doors open at 9am for a light breakfast. A full lunch is served at 12pm to 1pm. We offer our neighbours-in-need takeaway food, items from the pantry, used clothing and various social services including haircuts and nurses that visit us once a month during our 20 weeks.

Sunday Outreach support continues with Agincourt Community Services Association on Sundays serving 200 sandwiches and salads - pasta, tossed greens, beans, fruit. OOTC hosts mixers with the residents of shelters in Scarborough. Also providing socks, seasonal clothing, hygiene essentials, and miscellaneous items.

Friday All Saints Kingsway Out of the Cold runs every Friday night from the beginning of November 2024 through to the end of March 2025, from 6:00 - 9:00pm. Each week we offer a hot meal, live music, a movie, popcorn, ttc tickets, new and used clothing, and access to computers and the internet. There are laundry and shower facilities onsite, as well as a Registered Nurse available to meet with guests. We also run a weekly art program.

Friday From November 1st, 2024 to March 28th 2025, we will be providing a hot, nutritious sit-down dinner, and access to our clothing room every Friday evening. Doors open at 5 p.m. with last admittance at 7:30 p.m. Starting November 8th we will provide shelter for 40 guests ,a hot breakfast and takeaway lunch from 7 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.

Monday Tuesday Take-away meals - Tuesday morning breakfast from 7am-8:30am (all year) / Monday Night supper starting Monday November 4, 2024 to April 7, 2025 from 5pm-7pm. We offer our Boutique with all the meals that includes clothing and toiletries.

For volunteer opportunities, email info@standrewstoronto.org

Tuesday From Nov. 5, 2024 to April 30th, 2025. FIOOTC will offer a hot dinner, either indoor dine-in or outdoor takeaway. Doors open at 4:00pm. Snacks and hot drinks will be served. A four-course dinner will be served at 6:00pm. Foot care, toiletries and select new clothing items will be offered. After-dinner activities from 7:30-9:30pm will include: clay sculpture, bingo and board games. From Nov. 12, 2024 to April 30th, FIOOTC will offer overnight shelter for up to 35 people. Arrival by 9:00pm. Breakfast available at the church at 9:00am provided by another program. FIOOTC will also provide weekly lunches to the mobile outreach programs of The Common Table at Church of the Redeemer and Seeds of Hope.

For volunteer opportunities, email infointerfaith.outofthecold@gmail.com

Thursday Out of the Cold season runs from November 7, 2024 to March 27, 2025. We will open our doors, located off of Dewborne Road, at 5:30pm to welcome guests into our Philip and Fanny Smith Congregational Hall for a warm meal and hospitable evening. Activities will continue until 8:00pm. We cannot accommodate overnight visitors at this time. Due to our current elevated security concerns, we cannot admit guests through the main Ava Road doors.

Wednesday Providing indoor hot dinner service from November 1st to early April in the spirit of kindness. Other supports include take-away lunches, basic clothing and toiletries, TTC tickets, occasional gift cards, general information on navigating the system and a modest beginning for reintroduction of overnight shelter.

Wednesday/ Sunday This Out of the Cold operates ALL YEAR ROUND on Sunday and Wednesdays from 5 to 7pm serving 650+ hot meals every week. Our outreach volunteers bring meals to encampments, places where unhoused people meet, and to overdose prevention sites.

Monday & Tuesday Doors open for patrons at 11:30am and stay open until 12:30pm. In addition to lunch (dine-in and take-away), our patrons enjoy a warm sense of hospitality and respite from the weather conditions. The program closes for one month during the summer (usually August 2025) and for two weeks at the end of the year (2024: December 23rd-31st).

Thursday The Beach Interfaith Lunch Program is a drop-in lunch that takes place at different church locations throughout the week, offering a nutritious meal for low income, homeless friends, or anyone who is hungry. All programs start at 11:00 a.m. from October to May. Please click on the website link for more details. *Not a participating Out of the Cold Program

Monday Participation this season to be determined

Saturday We have moved our operation to a Joint-Venture Food Bank at St. Ann Parish. The Food Bank is open every Saturday, by appointment only (Covid Standards) from 9 am to 10:30 am

Monday The Beth Sholom/Beth Tzedec Out of the Cold, 1445 Eglinton Ave W, steps from the Eglinton W Subway Station, runs from Mon. Jan 13 through to March 31 from 5-9 pm. Providing a hot chicken dinner, clothing, Bingo and a one-of-a-kind art program. Artists from our OOTC showcase & sell their work Sun. April 6, 1 to 3:30 p.m.

For volunteer opportunities, email info@bethsholom.net

Sunday Supporting Sanctuary, Toronto Urban Native and St. Felix.

Sunday From November 17th, 2024 to March 30th, 2025. Working with Good Shepherd Ministries and St. Felix Centre to deliver to 650 nutritious meals every week during this period. These agencies will serve the patrons in their space of warmth, dignity, and respect environment. ****Unfortunately our parish hall is unavailable for in-person dining service this season.****

For volunteer opportunities, email ootc@stpatrickstoronto.ca