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A SANCTUARY FOR ELDER HOMELESS MEN

A SANCTUARY FOR ELDER HOMELESS MEN

HAVEN TORONTO

The only facility in Canada dedicated to serving elder homeless men age 50+
Preventing Homelessness
Programs & Services

Haven Toronto reduces barriers to health care, housing and food security and provides access to a full-time nurse, counsellors, healthy meals and more. LEARN MORE

Hope
A Source of Hope

Haven Toronto is a source of hope for elder men impacted by poverty, homelessness and isolation. "If you don't have hope, what do you have?" WATCH VIDEO

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How Can I Help?

Our online store sells items most needed by elder homeless men. Your purchases are donated to our clients. You receive a tax receipt.

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NUTRITIOUS MEALS

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Haven Toronto serves healthy, nutritious meals

2 times a day,

every day, all year,

including major holidays.

Housing services are provided to Haven Toronto

HOUSING WORKERS

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Haven Toronto helps clients navigate the housing market to find housing and negotiates with landlords to keep clients housed.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Haven Toronto provides clients with onsite access

to social workers, nurses, dental hygienists and barbers.

T-shirt from te clothing room at Haven Toronto.

BASIC NEEDS

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Things many people take for granted, Haven Toronto provides to clients, like clothing, laundry, computers and internet.

Services

NEWS

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3 Pillars Of Success

There are three pillars on which Haven Toronto’s success is built; they are reducing barriers to food security, health care and housing. Record levels of client engagement in 2022 remind us of just how vital these supports are. A spike in the number of new clients reinforces that the need has never been greater.

 

Our monthly intake of new clients in 2022 was up 69% versus pre-pandemic numbers (2019). Compare that with the 2% to 3% percent increase in new clients that we historically experience year-over- year. Poverty and homelessness are at crisis levels… READ MORE

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Why Price Doesn't Matter For Some People

The rising cost of living is in the news almost daily, though people are never more aware of the situation than when they go for groceries, scan thinning flyers, and partially gas-up a vehicle. The problem is not regional, and it’s not going away any time soon.

 

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, unstable prices in the Canadian market and in other parts of the world have increasingly impacted millions of Canadians. And this inflation is not just an unfortunate coincidence. Rather, it is an indirect result of the pandemic itself.

 

Higher prices are one of the many negative impacts felt during the pandemic, especially for those with reduced income due to lockdowns, individuals who have lost their jobs, and the working poor… READ MORE

Recent News

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Your Monthly Donation Means Year-Long Support.

It is unbelievable to think that in Toronto people are living in parks and alongside highways during the coldest nights and on the hottest days of the year. How they prepare for each season is very different than most people, and for that, most people should be grateful.

 

Haven Toronto supports clients in their preparation for the upcoming season, and impending extreme weather, by providing Care Kits including ‘Weather-Ready’ Kits featuring items vital to their survival.

 

Care Kits are made available to those less fortunate by donations in our online store. Your monthly donation means year-long support for the most vulnerable in our community... LEARN MORE

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For Everyone Who Has Ever Said, "I Am Fortunate."

Success is not a matter of luck. Successful people work hard, invest long hours, take risks and overcome adversity. That said, successful leaders will tell you they are fortunate.

 

The FORTUNATE 500 is a network of successful business and community leaders, advocates and donors. They recognize that they are fortunate for their success and they accept a role in assisting those less fortunate... JOIN NOW

10000+

# of Torontonians
Who Are Homeless
On Any Given Day

100%

% of People Who Are Homeless That
Are Food Insecure

83731

# of Meals Served
In 2022 – Up From 41,795 in 2019
(Pre-pandemic)

100%

% of Increase In
Breakfasts and Lunches Served
vs Pre-pandemic
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