Congregations and Partners in the Building
Alpha Korean United Church, Belmonte Tango Academy, BrickWorks, Codezilla, Cookin', Filipino Christian Fellowship, Global Korean Church Community, Nestle Canada Inc., Network Childcare Centre, New Acropolis, New Light and Salt Church, North Toronto Songbirds, Ontario Genealogical Society, Quilting Group, Rooks to Cooks, Royal Conservatory of Music, School of Historical Fencing, Prostate Cancer Support Group, TCEC Music, Toronto District School Board, TUCC - Toronto United Church Council and UPRC - United Property Resource Corporation
Community Partners
Chartwell Lansing Retirement Residence, NeighbourLink North York, North York Harvest Food Bank and the Willowdale Welcome Centre
Message from Pastoral Care and Outreach…
Earlier this year is was agreed that 75% of the funds raised through the Nearly New Shop would be allocated back out into the community. Here are how the funds of over $20K were distributed in 2023:
❤️ NeighbourLink Food Hub program.
❤️Don Valley Refugee Resettlers Program (DVRR).
❤️ NeighbourLink for their Backpack Program.
❤️ Toby's Place - A safe(r) space for queer, trans, and questioning youth in Scarborough.
❤️ Friends of Ruby's – a support program for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and all gender non-conforming youth (aged 16-29) by providing free counselling, housing and social services.
❤️ Saint Luke's United – to help support their nutritional food program for their encampment neighbours.
❤️The 519 food security program
❤️ City Lights Break Jam event that took place in November 2023
❤️ Fred Victor Centre (a Lansing Ladies tradition)
❤️ Massey Centre for Women (a Lansing Ladies tradition)
❤️ North York Women's Shelter (a Lansing Ladies tradition)
❤️ Doctors Without Borders (a Lansing Ladies tradition)
❤️Sleeping Children Around The World (a Lansing Ladies tradition)
❤️North York Harvest Food Bank
❤️ U of T Ecumenical Chaplaincy Group
❤️ Covenant House - to help support youth homelessness
❤️ Gifts with Vision (United Church of Canada) to support Canadian and Global initiatives
❤️ Cummer Avenue United Church's Drop Inn program
❤️ $500.00 was directed to Cummer Avenue United Church's Drop Inn program
