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.
The Montreal Chapter of The Shoebox Project for Women is in significant need of donations to meet the needs of the shelters and agencies we serve. Please consider making a monetary donation or a virtual shoebox donation to help us fulfill these requests. By making a donation, you bring awareness to our cause and support vulnerable women in need. Please make an impact and spread kindness and compassion to local women experiencing homelessness all year long.
If you wish to make a monetary donation to the Montreal Chapter, please click on the following link: https://shoeboxproject.kindful.com/?campaign=1150042
Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram to find out how you can support women experiencing homelessness.
For all product donations, volunteer opportunities or general inquiries, please send an email to : montreal@shoeboxproject.com
Thank you for your generous support!
The Montreal Chapter of The Shoebox Project for Women is in significant need of donations to meet the needs of the shelters and agencies we serve. Please consider making a monetary donation or a virtual shoebox donation to help us fulfill these requests. By making a donation, you bring awareness to our cause and support vulnerable women in need. Please make an impact and spread kindness and compassion to local women experiencing homelessness all year long.
If you wish to make a monetary donation to the Montreal Chapter, please click on the following link: https://shoeboxproject.kindful.com/?campaign=1150042
Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram to find out how you can support women experiencing homelessness.
For all product donations, volunteer opportunities or general inquiries, please send an email to : montreal@shoeboxproject.com
Thank you for your generous support!
Thank you for your participation in our 2022 Holiday Campaign!
Whether you are a volunteer, a Shoebox creator, a corporate team, or an in-kind or monetary donor, you are invaluable to us! Our success relies on your empathy and your will to help communities thrive. We can’t thank you enough, as we couldn’t do what we do without your kindness and generosity.
Keep an eye out on this page for more events in 2023. Until then, you can support our efforts all year long!
Here's how you can help our Local Chapter right now:
100% of your donation will go toward purchasing gift cards and essentials for local women impacted by homelessness.
100% of your donation will go toward supporting our chapter, purchasing gift cards and essentials for local women impacted by homelessness.
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Aidez l'équipe à mettre en œuvre des initiatives de collecte de fonds en soutenant la logistique de divers événements et d'autres activités de levée de fonds.
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Aidez (au besoin) au ramassage et à la livraison des articles tout au long de la collecte des boîtes à chaussures de votre chapitre et à la livraison des boîtes à chaussures à nos partenaires d'agence d'hébergement.
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We are currently seeking volunteers for the following positions for our 2023 Holiday Shoebox Drive in London, Ontario. Applications are open between September 15 - October 22, 2023.
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Acte d'amour
Action Jeunesse de l’Ouest-de-l’Île (AJOI)
Anne's House (Nazareth)
Assistance aux femmes
Auberge Madeleine
Auberge Shalom pour femmes
Auberge Transition
Chez Doris
CLES
Elizabeth House
Escale pour Elle
Inter-Val 1175
L'abri d'espoir
L'abri en ville
La Dauphinelle
La maison du réconfort
La Maison Grise
La Maison Marguerite
La Rue des Femmes (Olga+Wolfe)
La Sortie
Le Chainon
Le Parados
Logifem
Logis Rose-Virginie
L’Arrêt-Source
Maison Dalauze
Maison de l'Ancre Inc
Maison Flora Tristan
Maison l'Esther
Maison Secours aux femmes
Native Women's Shelter
On Rock
PAQ
Passages
PasserElle
Patricia Mackenzie Pavilion
Pour Multi-femmes
Resilience Montreal
Shield of Athena House
Societé Elizabeth Fry
St Michael's Mission
The Open Door
Transit 24
West Island Mission
West Island Women's Shelter
Women on the Rise
YWCA
"The 2021 Holiday season has been the seventh year we have partnered with the Montreal Shoebox Project. This year in particular, with the impact of Covid continuing, the shoebox ensured us a guaranteed gift for all the residents. They arrived early and were well organized by the Montreal Team, plus already wrapped. We had enough for our 28 residents, and everyone had items that covered their basic needs with a few extra treats. The impact it has on our residents is filled with appreciation and gratitude. Since the items are things that are used everyday it allows for the residents to save this amount if they would have purchased it on their own. The amount saved allows for an increase in their own personal budgets which is truly helpful during these expensive times. The gift cards to McDonalds this year have surely helped the residents break isolation and treat themselves together.
The Holiday season is extra special because we get gift boxes from the Montreal Shoebox Project. We thank you all so very much for the continous generosity, and ensuring all of our residents have a gift to unwrap each year. We hope to be able to have your support each year."
- J.W., Manager Client Services at a Montréal Shelter
"The women were very happy to find practical items, items they use on a daily basis. Some were so excited and overjoyed that they called the intervention workers by their side, smiling from ear to ear, showing the contents of the boxes.
All were very grateful to receive the boxes and touched that they had been thought of. The Holiday Season can be a sad time of the year and offering a present to the isolated/lonely can make a huge difference. I hope you know that you have made a difference in hundreds of women’s lives during the past holiday season."
- A. B., Communications and Volunteer Coordinator at a Montréal Shelter
"I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the ladies and families, to extend our thanks and gratitude for your support during the holiday season. Your donations were received with grand smiles and much joy. Oh the smiles they give you when they reached in and found the personal care products, mittens, hats and scarfs. It is encouraging to know that community can work together and share in such a loving way. Thank you for your devotion and to making a difference."
- T.M., Outreach Worker at a Montréal Shelter
"Once again, this past holiday season, the women really enjoyed opening up their boxes to find all kinds much needed items. They were actually quite surprised as they really thought there would be no celebration in the context of the pandemic. So, this made the day that more special. The Shoeboxes are most definitely a big part of our celebration during the holidays!
A big thank you to everyone who participated. What a difference a Shoebox can make!"
- I. J. Intervention Worker at a Montréal Shelter
"Your Shoeboxes are amazing, filled to the brim with all types of goodies and gift cards! It is so nice that everything is new too. A real box full of all kinds of surprises and treats that make the ladies feel so special. The gift cards are so nice too! The women get to pick something they like which is really important.
The ladies made comments such as "c'est du vrai bonheur ça!", "ah mon dieu...!", and "wow, c'est magnifique!"
Having all the Shoeboxes so beautifully wrapped created a lovely decorative element in our pavilion too. We used the wall full of wrapped Shoeboxes as an attractive backdrop for photographs. Your Shoeboxes are assembled with a lot of love and it shows!"
- C.R., Assistant to Director of Services at a Montréal Shelter
"I learned about the shoebox project on Social media and from the first time I got to meet with Lora from the Montreal chapter I knew we would build an amazing partnership and with her help and guidance a successful event. Having the opportunity to volunteer and to be able to help and support women was extra special. We are looking forward to many more events."
- Sabrina C.
"I am extremely touched to know that there are awesome organizations that help women rise up and help them get back on their feet. We have all experienced hard days in our lives; and to me it’s extremely important to be able to help those in need especially women and kids. I hope this little box brings a smile to one amazing woman. Xoxo Dina"
- Dina Y.
"For me, this was an opportunity to give back to someone in my community. Someone who at this point in time is at their lowest and could use some basic necessities just to feel somewhat normal. A lot of us don’t know what it’s like to have nothing, and we take the things we have for granted. That’s why any chance we get to help people in our community, we should take it."
- Joseph N.
"Having the opportunity to participate in creating a shoe box was a great way to bring our district together and work towards a great cause. Creating this box reminded me that with kindness you have the ability to shape the world around you in whatever way you choose one box at a time. Besides this being a valuable contribution, it is an excellent exercise of self-observation and humbleness. Thank you for allowing us to spread love, kindness and respect to women in need within our community."
- Chris H-S.
"It meant a lot for us to participate in this shoebox drive because we love every occasion for women to support women!"
- Marissa Y.
"The 2021 Holiday season has been the seventh year we have partnered with the Montreal Shoebox Project. This year in particular, with the impact of Covid continuing, the shoebox ensured us a guaranteed gift for all the residents. They arrived early and were well organized by the Montreal Team, plus already wrapped. We had enough for our 28 residents, and everyone had items that covered their basic needs with a few extra treats. The impact it has on our residents is filled with appreciation and gratitude. Since the items are things that are used everyday it allows for the residents to save this amount if they would have purchased it on their own. The amount saved allows for an increase in their own personal budgets which is truly helpful during these expensive times. The gift cards to McDonalds this year have surely helped the residents break isolation and treat themselves together.
The Holiday season is extra special because we get gift boxes from the Montreal Shoebox Project. We thank you all so very much for the continous generosity, and ensuring all of our residents have a gift to unwrap each year. We hope to be able to have your support each year."
- J.W., Manager Client Services at a Montréal Shelter
"The women were very happy to find practical items, items they use on a daily basis. Some were so excited and overjoyed that they called the intervention workers by their side, smiling from ear to ear, showing the contents of the boxes.
All were very grateful to receive the boxes and touched that they had been thought of. The Holiday Season can be a sad time of the year and offering a present to the isolated/lonely can make a huge difference. I hope you know that you have made a difference in hundreds of women’s lives during the past holiday season."
- A. B., Communications and Volunteer Coordinator at a Montréal Shelter
"I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the ladies and families, to extend our thanks and gratitude for your support during the holiday season. Your donations were received with grand smiles and much joy. Oh the smiles they give you when they reached in and found the personal care products, mittens, hats and scarfs. It is encouraging to know that community can work together and share in such a loving way. Thank you for your devotion and to making a difference."
- T.M., Outreach Worker at a Montréal Shelter
"Once again, this past holiday season, the women really enjoyed opening up their boxes to find all kinds much needed items. They were actually quite surprised as they really thought there would be no celebration in the context of the pandemic. So, this made the day that more special. The Shoeboxes are most definitely a big part of our celebration during the holidays!
A big thank you to everyone who participated. What a difference a Shoebox can make!"
- I. J. Intervention Worker at a Montréal Shelter
"Your Shoeboxes are amazing, filled to the brim with all types of goodies and gift cards! It is so nice that everything is new too. A real box full of all kinds of surprises and treats that make the ladies feel so special. The gift cards are so nice too! The women get to pick something they like which is really important.
The ladies made comments such as "c'est du vrai bonheur ça!", "ah mon dieu...!", and "wow, c'est magnifique!"
Having all the Shoeboxes so beautifully wrapped created a lovely decorative element in our pavilion too. We used the wall full of wrapped Shoeboxes as an attractive backdrop for photographs. Your Shoeboxes are assembled with a lot of love and it shows!"
- C.R., Assistant to Director of Services at a Montréal Shelter
La générosité de Montreal Shoebox Project a permis d’embellir la vie de ces femmes qui viennent trouver refuge à notre Auberge pendant la période des Fêtes de Noel.La remise des cadeaux s’est déroulé le 24 décembre au soir. Organisées par nos intervenantes; cette fête et la remise des cadeaux ainsi que le souper ont contribué à créer une ambiance de chaleur et de partage et donnent à ces femmes désireuses d’améliorer leur condition de vie l’occasion de célébrer avec joie.
Également, au cours de la semaine qui a suivi le Réveillon, plusieurs anciennes résidantes sont passées à l’Auberge M. et ont reçu une boite cadeaux Shoebox. Nous avons distribué au total 38 boites cadeaux, 26 boites cadeaux aux femmes hébergées et 12 autres aux anciennes résidantes qui bénéficient de nos services de soutien post-hébergement.
Toutes les femmes ont beaucoup appréciés les cadeaux et vous remercient pour votre générosité et solidarité!
Au nom de toute l’équipe, je vous remercie chaleureusement pour votre engagement et votre soutien envers toutes les femmes de l’Auberge chaque Noel!
Merci.
- A. F., Adjointe administrative pour un refuge pour femmes de Montréal
J'aimerais d'abord te remercier ainsi qu'à tous les donateurs et à toutes les personnes impliquées pour les boîtes à chaussures de Noël que nous avons distribuées pendant la période des Fêtes!
Ce fut énormément apprécié! Les commentaires sont que positifs de la part de notre clientèle! Elle trouvent que c'est un cadeau qui est complet, un peu de tout sans oublier une petite carte de souhait et des sucreries! Un GROS MERCI du fond du cœur de la part de la clientèle! Vous avez donné un peu de soleil dans leurs cœurs à toutes nos femmes pendant cette période difficile pour elles...!!!!
- P.G., Coordonnatrice des bénévoles pour un refuge pour femmes de Montréal
L'événement nous a permis de sensibiliser les membres de l'équipe à propos des besoins des autres et surtout cette activité nous a permis de découvrir une autre façon d’aider ceux dans le besoin. Merci.
- Natalia M.
I have extensive administrative and managerial experience from having worked in the not-for-profit sector and within the healthcare and research network. In my free time I enjoy reading, cooking, baking, nature walks, and summer and winter sports activities. I am inspired daily by the brave, beautiful, and resilient women who receive our gift-filled shoeboxes. I am committed to helping them and making a difference in the lives of women experiencing homelessness or in need.
Hi, I’m Marissa. I have been involved with the Shoebox Project for over 10 years, curating and delivering carefully selective items to women’s shelters in the Montreal area, I am a lover of footwear and sell to many Canadian Retailers across Canada! I Am an especially Proud Mom to an amazing boy, who I take along with me when collecting, making boxes, and doing shelter drop-offs, for the beautiful women in our lives. I am a firm believer, that we all have the time to give a little, especially to causes that directly affect our hearts!