The Shoebox Project: Greater Toronto Area (North)
Local Shoebox Chapter

Greater Toronto Area (North)

Local Coordinator

Janine Morton

I'm excited to introduce myself as the new Chapter Coordinator for the GTA North with The Shoebox Project. My volunteer journey in Toronto began in December 2014, when the company I worked for during the holiday season chose to support The Shoebox Project, and I felt compelled to get involved. Understanding the challenges many women face, especially individuals experiencing homelessness, makes this mission very personal for me. Throughout my life, my family and I have been involved with organizations that provide support to families in need. I am passionate about the positive impact we can create together. I look forward to collaborating with the GTA North team and working together to bring about meaningful change in our community.

Searching for Local Coordinator

While we are searching for a local coordinator for this chapter, our agencies are still being supported. If you are interested in being a local coordinator, please click here to learn more about the role and apply.

Searching for Local Coordinator

Our Kingston Chapter is currently without the necessary leadership to keep this Chapter active. If you are interested in this rewarding Volunteer opportunity to bring this chapter back to your community to support women in the region, please click here to learn more and apply!

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The Shoebox Project Spring Drive is ON!

Dates: April 8 - April 15, 2026

This spring, support women in your community by creating a Shoebox filled with essential items and small comforts. Each Shoebox helps provide care and dignity to women experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

This drive is in support of Jane Finch Centre, helping to meet the needs of women in the local community.

Whether you donate a Shoebox virtually or in person, your gift is more than just a collection of items—it is a meaningful reminder that someone res.

Learn how to make a Shoebox

Drop-off Locations:

Squibb's Stationers
1974 Weston Road
M- F 10:30am - 6pm

Previous Drive Updates

GTA North is happy to announce that 50 Shoeboxes were donated to women at WoodGreen Community Services- St Hilda’s Senior’s Community, for International Women’s Day.

The Shoebox Project Spring Drive is ON!

Dates: April 8 - April 15, 2026

This spring, support women in your community by creating a Shoebox filled with essential items and small comforts. Each Shoebox helps provide care and dignity to women experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

This drive is in support of Jane Finch Centre, helping to meet the needs of women in the local community.

Whether you donate a Shoebox virtually or in person, your gift is more than just a collection of items—it is a meaningful reminder that someone res.

Learn how to make a Shoebox

Drop-off Locations:

Squibb's Stationers
1974 Weston Road
M- F 10:30am - 6pm

Previous Drive Updates

GTA North is happy to announce that 50 Shoeboxes were donated to women at WoodGreen Community Services- St Hilda’s Senior’s Community, for International Women’s Day.

We're Seeking Volunteers!

Driver
Pick up and safely deliver donated gifts throughout your community, helping ensure they reach the women who need them most.
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Age suitability:

18+/retired

Gift Inspections Support
Inspect each Shoebox to ensure it is safe, appropriate and beautifully presented with care and dignity.
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Age suitability:

21+/retired

Our Gifts Go to Women At the Following Agencies...

Shelters, Agencies and Programs We Support

Ernestines

Mooreland kids

Positive community development

Fred Victor

Salvation Army (Norfinch Dr)

Homes First

We care department of Christ supreme ministry (Adeola)

Toronto Community Housing

WoodGreen Community Services (St Hilda's)

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Thank You to Our Supporters

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Contact This Chapter

gtanorth@shoeboxproject.com

The Toronto Shoebox Project occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinabewaki, Wendake-Nionwentsïo, Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee), Mississauga, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. In particular, our Chapter resides on land ceded in the Toronto Purchase & Treaty 13, 1805. We recognize and support the Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.