It is the mission of Seeds of Hope to build self-sustaining communities that create the conditions to enable individuals at a crossroads in their lives develop their livelihood, learning and creative potential through engagement with each other in experiencing social enterprise and community endeavors.
Seeds of Hope Foundation, incorportated in 2001, has a trusted history of providing care and support to individuals most impacted by homelessness in Toronto. Along with numerous outreach programs across the city, we operate a resource centre and three transitional housing projects that work to stop this ‘Revolving Door’ of individuals moving from the street to police arrest to hospitalization and back to the street. Our main focus has been to create ‘centres of friendship’ that are safe places, and to encourage individuals who are at a crossroads in their lives to support one another. People can be at a crossroads in their lives for many reasons, including recovery from addiction or mental health challenges, unemployment or just bad luck. They also bring many skills that allow us to operate with minimal overhead.
Our resource centres operate as ‘open space learning centres’ where meals & learning centre programs are offered at no charge.
To build self-sustaining communities that create the conditions to enable individuals who are at a crossroads in their lives develop their livelihood, learning and creative potential through engagement with each other in learning activities, social enterprises and community endeavours.
Track Record: Incorporated 2001. Current mission established 2003.
Charitable Registration: #13929 8830 RR 0001
Annual Operating Budget: $1,500,000
Visits: Approximately 55,000 annual visits / individual program participation
Volunteers: Operates with a 95% volunteer model
Hospitality: 500 visitors weekly to community space and outreach programs
Broadview Homes supportive housing for 34 men in peer-support abstience-based addiction recovery, with a model of community engagement.
Concord Adex Homes housing for women escaping trafficking.
Lazarus House emergency transitional housing.
Social Enterprise Programs incubating community and social enterprise.
To build self-sustaining communities that create the conditions to enable individuals who are at a crossroads in their lives develop their livelihood, learning and creative potential through engagement with each other in learning activities, social enterprises and community endeavours.
Track Record: Incorporated 2001. Current mission established 2003.
Charitable Registration: #13929 8830 RR 0001
Annual Operating Budget: $1,500,000
Visits: Approximately 55,000 annual visits / individual program participation
Volunteers: Operates with a 95% volunteer model
Hospitality: 500 visitors weekly to community space and outreach programs
Broadview Homes supportive housing for 34 men in peer-support abstience-based addiction recovery, with a model of community engagement.
Concord Adex Homes housing for women escaping trafficking.
Lazarus House emergency transitional housing.
Social Enterprise Programs incubating community and social enterprise.
Holy Trinity Church organization head offices and outreach programming.
Friends of Farm therapeutic health farm.
Oasis Garden community garden providing nourishing food.