I have been working with important local organizations to support our vulnerable populations, such as seniors, homeless residents, youth, and others. Many of them need your help.
Here is a list of organizations that need donations, along with how you can assist them. If you’re able to help, please check their websites.
Centretown Emergency Food Centre
Provide emergency food and ease the financial burden of people who are unable to secure a steady supply of groceries.
Cornerstone Housing for Women
Cornerstone Housing provides emergency shelter and supportive housing, and outreach program to women experiencing homelessness.
Each day we serve almost 200 women, and help 600 women each year transform their lives from crisis to hope and healing.
https://www.cornerstonewomen.ca/make-a-difference/donate
Dalhousie Food Cupboard
Provide emergency food and ease the financial burden of people who are unable to secure a steady supply of groceries.
https://www.dalhousiefoodcupboard.ca/donate.html
Operation Ramzieh
Abbis Mahmoud’s DreamMind Group, which owns popular establishments like The Moscow Tea Room and The Waverly, has launched Operation Ramzieh to leverage its vast network of suppliers and partners to help support Ottawa’s most vulnerable citizens.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/operationramzieh
Options ByTown
Options Bytown provides supportive, permanent housing with rents based on income to single adults who would otherwise be at risk of homelessness
https://optionsbytown.com/how-to-help/donate/
Parkdale Food Centre
Registered not-for profit charity with a view to building healthier, more connected communities through good food and friendship.
https://parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/
Shelter Movers
Shelter Movers provides moving and storage services at no cost to survivors of abuse. Powered by volunteers.
https://sheltermovers.com/donate/
St Luke's Table
St Luke's Table provides much needed community services including meal programs for the homeless or those at risk of homelessness and people living in rooming houses in our neighbourhood
http://www.stlukestable.ca/index.php/how-to-help
The Door / La Porte Opportunities for Youth
The Door is a space where young people aged 12-18 can gain the knowledge and skills that help them to become independent, responsible, and productive members of our community
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-door/
The Well
The Well is a day program for women and women with children based in Ottawa. The current need is to continue to deliver their meal program at noon
https://the-well.ca/ways-to-give
Youth Services Bureau
YSB provides critical services in the areas of youth housing and homelessness solutions, mental health, employment and justice services to at-risk youth and their families in Ottawa.