Welfare Avenue
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Your gift turns into home-cooked meals every second Sunday and essentials all year. Thank you for standing with our community.
Our impact
- $75,000+given by our community since 2020
- 14,000+meals served since April 2020
- 250+servings since April 2020, in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa
- 4,500+holiday gifts hand-delivered in 2024 and 2025
- 35+fundraising events
- 100+partners: schools, businesses, community groups and shelters
Our best estimates from our records, April 2020 to September 2026, rounded down.
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What your gift makes possible
- $25One recipe from our cookbookThe groceries for a fruit salad for 8 to 10 people, or a tray of 16 no-bake oatmeal bars.
- $75One volunteer cook’s batchA dish for 30 to 35 people, cooked at home by a volunteer, like our sweet potato and black bean salad.
- $250A whole Sunday servingGroceries for about 50 plates downtown, each with a main, a side and fruit or dessert.
- $20 a monthA recipe every monthAbout 100 portions over a year, served every second Sunday.
Estimates from our 2026 grocery orders and recipe book. Every gift supports all of our programs.
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Welfare Avenue is a registered charity in Canada (713048502RR0001). Eligible gifts receive an official receipt for income tax purposes.
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We welcome new or gently used warm clothing, hygiene products and non-perishable food. Write to us to arrange a drop-off.
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