Ontario Volunteer Awards, held June 17
The Ontario Volunteer Service Awards honour those who generously contribute their time as volunteers across Ontario. These awards are an important way to recognize volunteers who have provided service over many years and each year ehm nominates 6 of our hard working and committed volunteers.
This year our volunteer recognition included: Howard for maintaining ehm gardens, Ken for assisting in the clothing donation centre, Larry for 15 years of service at community dinners, Mehari for providing music at ehm functions and Harry for youth program mentoring. The volunteers were treated to a lovely dinner at the Arcadian Court, Simpsons Tower at Bay & Queen and were presented with a certificate and pin designating the number of years volunteer service. The Minister of Citizen and Immigration, the Honourable Eric Hoskins presented the awards.
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Needed Items
Sundry Items
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Disposable Razors
- Deodorant
Food
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fruits
- Canned Salmon/Meats
- Canned Baked Beans
- Kraft Dinner
- Dried Pasta
- Pasta Sauce
- Rice
- Peanut Butter
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Evangel Hall Mission: A special place for more than 90 years.
Since 1913, Evangel Hall Mission has been addressing the needs of disadvantaged and homeless men, women and youth in the Queen and Bathurst Area. Over the years we have grown from being a traditional “soup kitchen” into a full service agency with multiple programs to meet the growing needs of our community members.
Every day at ehm we...
- Serve 150 people in our drop-in centre
- Provide 200 hot meals for the hungry
- House 130 people in fully furnished affordable housing units
- Help to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of socially isolated people
- Support at risk youth through mentoring, social and recreational activities
- Provide free health and dental services to people without access to care
“Miracles happen here everyday. This community is a true example of how love and compassion can transform a persons life, providing both dignity and hope .”
~ Evangel Hall Client. |
A community of compassion and a place of hope. For almost 100 years, Evangel Hall Mission has been reaching out to socially isolated, marginalized and impoverished individuals as well as the homeless population in downtown Toronto. Men and women come to ehm for guidance and support, food and clothing, counselling and assistance. We provide material, emotional and spiritual help, but ehm is much more than a helping hand; it is a supportive community that breaks the bonds of loneliness, isolation and despair. Everybody is welcomed with a warm smile and kind heart.
It is our mission to renew every person’s self-esteem by providing friendship and compassion. Seeds of transformation are planted and nurtured through unconditional love and respect. It is a joy to see the transformation in the lives of people who simply need a second chance in life and someone to believe in their potential.
Community at ehm means a network of supportive relationships in which everyone is valued regardless of their background, race, status or abilities. Community at ehm means being given the opportunity to ‘give back’ through meaningful volunteer opportunities. Nearly 1,500 volunteers contribute 26,000 hours of volunteer service every year. Everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common welfare of ehm in whatever way is practical.
“Something amazing is taking place here. Participants have a sense of ownership at ehm. We feel we belong here and care for this place and one another”. ~ a drop-in participant.
Charity Intelligence Canada chooses ehm as a top performing charity
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