Once again, Team Glenview will be running in the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge on October 15th.
We will be raising money for our special fund, to help a diverse cross-section of Toronto’s most vulnerable citizens.
Evangel Hall: Founded in 1913 by the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Evangel Hall Mission (EHM) is a community service agency delivering programs that address homelessness and poverty in Toronto. They strive to be a haven where people living with mental and physical health challenges, fighting addictions, and fleeing abuse, can access support to work towards brighter futures. EHM offers a continuum of care, meeting the immediate needs of people experiencing homelessness while also providing them with tools and community support to attain stable housing, financial independence, and self-sufficiency.
Portland Place: Since opening in 1991, Portland Place has operated as a long-term not-for-profit housing community, which provides support for tenants, including crisis support, conflict resolution, community meals, skills training, nutritional and budget counseling, and compassionate care for tenants that face ongoing challenges, and that might otherwise experience homelessness.
ARISE: This Ministry empowers individuals involved in the sex trade to reclaim their lives. They offer outreach, case management and spiritual care to people involved in prostitution. ARISE means Advocacy and Reclaiming Individuals involved in the Sex trade through Empowerment.
Native Child and Family Services Toronto: Native Child and Family Services of Toronto strives to provide quality services, well-being, caring and healing for children and families in the Toronto Native Community. They do this by creating a service model that is culture-based and respects the values of Native people, their extended family and right to self-determination. Glenview supports the ongoing work toward reconciliation and right-relationship with Canada's First Peoples.
PCC Honouring the Children, Reconciliation and Residential Schools Fund: Supporting people living with the legacy of residential schools, it also supports initiatives associated with searches for unmarked burial sites in communities where schools were operated. With guidance from Indigenous people and affected communities, we are responding to trauma and supporting healing initiatives.
Daily Bread Food Bank: The staff, volunteers, member agencies and Board work together to end hunger in our community and change the way people think about poverty. In 2022, they distributed over 18 million pounds of food through 118 Member Agencies, an 11% increase from the previous year. Their efforts provide people of all walks of life with food. Many who are clients of the food bank themselves, volunteer and are responsible for its day-to-day operation. It is a place of community building, where people build up skills, and give back. In 2022 DB saw over 1.5 million food bank visits.
Gerstein Crisis Centres: There are two homes, one on Bloor, and one on Charles St. East, that provide 24/7 phone and in-person support, intervention, as well as wellness and recovery support programmes, and information on how to access community services. Respect, autonomy, dignity, collaboration, and accountability are at the core of all that they do.