Support for individuals & families
Safe housing connections, essential services and emotional support help people facing adversity regain stability, with trauma-informed care for women experiencing abuse.
Not-for-profit · Ontario, Canada
Hope, deliveredby hand to the people who need it most.
Ontario Hopes is a volunteer-powered not-for-profit. We build and deliver essentials kits for people facing homelessness, crisis and illness, so no one has to face the hardest days alone.
As featured in
8,050+care kits delivered across Ontario
Our impact
- Care kits assembled and delivered
- 8,050+
- Raised for communities in need
- $480K+
- Volunteers at our build days
- 150+
- Community partners across Ontario
- 12+
Our mission
No one in Ontario should face winter without warmth, a crisis without essentials, or a fresh start without someone in their corner.
Dignity & respect
Everyone we serve is treated with respect, and offered real opportunities to grow through job training, education and legal support.
Stability
We focus on what helps people get back on their feet: security, essentials and a clear path toward long-term independence and well-being.
Empowerment
Shelter, food, healthcare, mental-health support, legal aid, job training and education give people the tools to move forward with hope and purpose.
Our initiatives
Five ways we show up, all year round
From freezing January nights to the hottest days of July, each initiative answers a real, urgent need. Donors can direct their gift to the one closest to their heart.
How your help travels
From your hands to theirs
- 01
You give
A donation, a supply drive or an afternoon of your time. Every contribution is directed to the initiative you choose.
- 02
We source essentials
We purchase and gather the items people actually need: warm layers, hygiene products, food, water and health supplies.
- 03
Volunteers build kits
At our community build days, volunteers of every age assemble kits by hand, item by item.
- 04
Kits reach people
We deliver through shelters, hospitals and frontline partners so help lands where it’s needed most.
Spotlight · The Warm Winter Initiative
When the temperature drops, we show up
Every winter, volunteers pack Warm Winter Kits for people experiencing homelessness. Kits from our build days were donated to the Essex County Homelessness Hub, a story covered by CTV News and the Windsor Star.
- Sleeping bags, hats, scarves, gloves & hand warmers
- Hygiene products, first-aid & pain relief
- Water, protein bars & snacks to get through the night
Build days
A community that shows up
Families, students, faith groups and local businesses fill our build days, packing every kit by hand.
See past and upcoming events
In the news
Recognized for work that matters
Donated winter warming kits help homeless survive cold temps
Warm Winter Kits packed by our volunteers helped people experiencing homelessness through dangerous cold.
Windsor Star · Read the storyCTV News
“‘Demand is super high’: Winter warming kits donated to the Essex County Homelessness Hub”
Our Warm Winter Kits arrived at the Essex County Homelessness Hub just as demand for help was climbing.
Brampton Guardian“Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Centre holds charity event to aid people facing homelessness”
Our Warm Winter Kit build day in Brampton, where the community came together to pack kits for people facing homelessness.
With thanks
Supported by our community partners
Every kit starts with someone like you.
Give once, give monthly, or give your time. However you show up, you help someone in Ontario get through a hard day with dignity.