Engage and Change

01/29/2026

Do you need more Project Winter Survival kits? Please email me if you do. [email protected]

01/24/2026

01/24/2026

Warming Centres remain open due to extreme cold temperatures:

📍 136 Spadina Rd.
📍 81 Elizabeth St.
📍 12 Holmes Ave.
📍 885 Scarborough Golf Club Rd.
📍 349 George St.
📍 Cecil Community Centre, 58 Cecil St.
📍 Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre, 870 Queen St. E.

Additional street outreach teams have been dispatched to encourage people to come indoors.

Find locations using the map at https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/homeless-help/toronto-warming-centres/

Drop-in programs are also available across Toronto. Locations: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/homeless-help/

01/24/2026

True hero’s!!!

This week, January 19 to 25, is Emergency Shelter & Homelessness Service Worker Appreciation Week in Toronto ❤️🏠— a time to honour the frontline workers who show up every day with compassion, skill and determination in support of our unhoused community members.

In a city where over 10,000 people are experiencing homelessness, these workers are a vital lifeline, meeting people where they are and ensuring access to respectful, non-judgemental and equitable support and essential services because everyone deserves care, and the dignity and the safety of a roof over their heads. Their work not only supports people who are unhoused or precariously housed — it strengthens the health, safety, and wellbeing of our entire city.

At Fife House, we are proud to be part of that safety net. Each year, we support over 1,300 community members through our various programs like transitional housing and Linkage to Care, grounded in the belief that housing and care are human rights.

Stand with this work, and support us:
❤️ Become a donor
🙌 Volunteer
🎉 Participate in or sponsor a fundraising event

To donate or learn more about ways to support us: https://www.fifehouse.org/donate/ways-to-give/

01/24/2026

We are happy to supply you with these.

I'm Here Foundation

*I'm Here Foundation "Project Winter Survival Kits"*

We are pleased to announce the I'm Here Foundation "Project Winter Survival Kits" Once again, IHF will be distributing sleeping bags and winter survival kits to our most vulnerable (homeless residents: including newcomers, international student, refugees) community citizens during this winter. The Winter Survival Kits contain desperately needed items (sleeping bag, backpack, winter accessories, personal care items) that can help our community homeless residents survive on the streets and some of the new refugees sleeping in churches.

I'm Here Foundation "Project Winter Survival Kits contains: Sleeping Bags, Sport Bags/Knapsacks, Winter Hats, Winter Scarves, Winter Gloves, Socks, Handwarmer, Facecloth, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Shampoo, Conditioner, Deodorant, Shave Cream, Razor, Body & Hand Lotion, Hand Sanitizer, Lip Balm, Activity Book (Crossword/Sudoku), Stress Balls, Hand Wipes, Towel, Food Snack, Band-Aids, Insulated Cup, Pen, Notepad, Playing Cards, Body Wash, Hair Brush & Comb.

A big thank you to our community partners, our donors (Engage and Change), and volunteers for their community support and services. Together, we can build a better and healthy community.

**Due to limited packages, Only Extremely Needed Participants Only. Please use the link below to register.*

HTTPS://forms.gle/b7dhiRzzPnj2ftrPA

*No Homeless Person Should Be Left Behind In This Cold, This Winter. By Janet Dankwa, founder of the I’m Here Foundation.*

Thank you.
T. K. IHF Volunteer.
M.B. IHF. Broadcast.
I'm Here Foundation, we bring compassion to life.
https://imhere-foundation.org/
Metamorphosis Network Engage and Change Justin Trudeau City of Brampton – Your Local Government U.S. Embassy Ghana Governor Kathy Hochul John Dramani Mahama Women's Health in Women's Hands CHC Peel Alliance to End Homelessness Ghanaiansabroad.net

01/23/2026

We can’t believe Project Winter Survival was already a week ago ❄️

This cold morning feels a little better stepping into the cold, knowing the impact we made last week keeping people warm on the streets.

Full event + media recap—link in bio.

01/22/2026

The polar vortex has arrived in the GTA ❄️ and the cold isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

With temperatures dropping to -13°C and wind chills making it feel closer to -24°C, this Arctic air is more than uncomfortable it’s dangerous for people experiencing homelessness. As this cold pattern settles in for the rest of January, access to warm winter essentials becomes critical.

This is why we do what we do. 🧤🧣 Every kit packed and every donation made helps provide warmth, dignity, and protection when it’s needed most.

Help us make an impact. Donate today or start your own kit packing journey with us to get winter warmth essentials directly into the hands of those who need them most.

Together, we can turn freezing temperatures into moments of care and compassion.

01/18/2026

The temperatures have risen in Toronto, but the following Warming Centres remain open and are accessible to walk-ins:

📍 136 Spadina Rd.
📍 81 Elizabeth St.
📍 12 Holmes Ave.
📍 885 Scarborough Golf Club Rd.
📍 349 George St.

Find locations using the map at https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/homeless-help/toronto-warming-centres/

The surge Warming Centres, opened to provide temporary capacity in response to extreme cold temperatures, are now closed to new admissions. Staff are working to refer individuals who remain onsite to alternate spaces in the shelter system.

Drop-in programs are also available across Toronto. Locations: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/homeless-help/?WT.rd_id=%2Fhomelesshelp

01/18/2026

what a great idea!!!! City of Toronto we need this!

01/18/2026

Thanks for getting these kits on to those in need!

01/17/2026

Project Winter Survival 2026 is In progress!

We are so thankful for the success of the day so far and can’t wait to share more moments from this special day!

If you can, please donate today (link in bio): https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/engage-and-change/

Stay tuned for more. 💙