Why Support Us?
"Your references were excellent,” said one of our new donors last year. He had been asking homeless men on the streets about the services offered by various agencies in Toronto.
If you want to promote human dignity and help the least fortunate members of our community, Good Shepherd Ministries is a good place to start.
Our clients and volunteers offer some of the best insights into how our work changes lives. Read their stories.
When you support Good Shepherd Ministries, you help to:
- serve an average of 900 meals and snacks each day to the hungry;
- provide overnight shelter to more than 1,400 homeless men each year;
- distribute up to 200 items of men’s clothing daily;
- operate a medical clinic that receives more than 300 visits each month;
- provide the DARE Program, which in 2008 helped 110 homeless men enter treatment for addictions;
- provide the Resettlement/Housing Program, which helped 162 homeless men find housing in 2008;
- provide supportive housing for 10 seniors with history of homelessness;
- provide supportive housing for 6 individuals living with HIV and AIDS.
We are committed to using your resources, your time, your monetary contributions and your gifts of food, clothing and other supplies in the most effective way. Click here to see our revenue chart.
I know if I hadn’t come to Good Shepherd, I wouldn’t be alive today. Keep up the good work!
Gary 2007
