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I am honoured to join The Shoebox Project Niagara alongside the fantastic group of volunteers as the Local Coordinator. I am committed to supporting and creating awareness here in Niagara for those who are most vulnerable. As a lifelong resident in the Region, I'm excited to share the joy of gift-giving and helping women at risk feel valued, respected, and unique by bringing a lightness and reminder we are thinking of them, particularly around the holiday season.
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.
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!
Please check this page again soon for more information.
We did it!!
Our 2025 drive is officially closed!
Thanks to our incredible community, this year we distributed 1,053 Shoebox Gifts and additionally over $8,750 in gift cards, supporting the women and agencies we serve across Niagara!
While our box goal of 1,200, requested by our agencies and programs was not reached, we are thrilled to share that every woman they support will still receive a gift from us — and that’s exactly why we do this.
Thank you for helping us spread hope, dignity, and holiday joy.
Through the incredible support of Duliban Insurance and partners their donation of $69, 000, in the new year we are excited to share new achievements, goals and stories in 2026. Follow along and celebrate every success with us as it unfolds!
To learn more about our Niagara Chapter contact us at niagara@shoeboxproject.com
Please email us if you are thinking about doing a drive or to learn how to best support your local Chapter. We are happy to provide resources and answer any questions you may have.
Planning for 2026 Drive is well underway and we are looking forward to connecting with you. Whether you have supported us in the past or are new to Shoebox Project Niagara, 2026 is shaping up to be a great year. Be sure to reach out to us at niagara@shoeboxproject.com to let us know what you are planning!
We did it!!
Our 2025 drive is officially closed!
Thanks to our incredible community, this year we distributed 1,053 Shoebox Gifts and additionally over $8,750 in gift cards, supporting the women and agencies we serve across Niagara!
While our box goal of 1,200, requested by our agencies and programs was not reached, we are thrilled to share that every woman they support will still receive a gift from us — and that’s exactly why we do this.
Thank you for helping us spread hope, dignity, and holiday joy.
Through the incredible support of Duliban Insurance and partners their donation of $69, 000, in the new year we are excited to share new achievements, goals and stories in 2026. Follow along and celebrate every success with us as it unfolds!
To learn more about our Niagara Chapter contact us at niagara@shoeboxproject.com
Please email us if you are thinking about doing a drive or to learn how to best support your local Chapter. We are happy to provide resources and answer any questions you may have.
Planning for 2026 Drive is well underway and we are looking forward to connecting with you. Whether you have supported us in the past or are new to Shoebox Project Niagara, 2026 is shaping up to be a great year. Be sure to reach out to us at niagara@shoeboxproject.com to let us know what you are planning!
Gillian's Place
YWCA
Abbey's House
Birchway Niagara
Southridge Shelter
The Raft
Education Foundation of Niagara
Start Me Up Niagara
Community Care
Bethlehem Housing
ABC Program
Niagara Region Native Centre - Homeward Bound Program
Niagara Region Native Centre - Justice Outreach Program
Niagara Chapter of Native Women
Casa El Norte
Community Outreach Program Erie
The Soup Kitchen
John Howard Society of Niagara
Niagara Reach Mobile
The Standard
November 11, 2024
Shoebox Project “Spark of Hope”
YourTV Niagara
November 7, 2024
The Shoebox Project: Niagara
The Standard
November 30, 2022
Shoebox Project returns to gift packages
YourTV Niagara
November 18, 2022
The Shoebox Project: Niagara
The Standard
November 26, 2021
Care and compassion in a shoebox: Campaign helps Niagara women living in shelters over holidays
YourTV Niagara
November 20, 2020
Interview with Mike Balson and Jess Boulay
The Standard
November 15, 2020
Shoebox Project thinks outside the box
Niagara Falls Review
June 5, 2020
Humanity and love in a shoebox
Niagara This Week
December 4, 2019
Little boxes pack a lot of love for south Niagara women in need
Niagara Falls Review
November 18, 2019
Fill a shoebox and send some love this Christmas
The Standard
December 10, 2017
Care packages assembled for Christmas
Niagara This Week
November 6, 2017
Bringing little luxuries to women in need in St. Catharines
Niagara This Week
December 5, 2013
Shoeboxes a gesture of kindness
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The Niagara & St. Catharines Shoebox Project occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee), Attiwonderonk (Neutral), Wenrohronon, Mississauga, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. In particular, our Chapter resides on land ceded in the Niagara Purchase Treaty 381. 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.
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