Fill out our donation form below to give a Hand-Up for
Healing and support First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals.
Spirit Bundle Donations
If you would like to support this program, please consider donating any of these items below:
- Cleaning supplies (disinfectant, laundry soap, dish soap, etc.)
- Diapers (For ages 3 and up)
- Toiletries (shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.)
- Toilet paper, tissues, and paper towels
- Children’s clothing (new or used)
- Bicycles – children, youth, and adult (new or used)
- Scooters (new or used)
- Tricycles (new or used)
- Child carriers for bikes (new or used)
- Helmets (new)
- Training wheels (new or used)
- Bicycle pumps (new or used)
- Bicycle repair parts (new or used)
- Gardening supplies (pots, seeds, etc.)
- Homemade face masks (children and adult sizes)
Items can be dropped off at our location at 236 Woodhaven, Kitchener, for a contactless drop-off we have bins available in our front vestibule.
DonATIONS AS A GIFT
AO has a series of gift programs over the year for families including Christmas bundles, Halloween Costume Bundles, Back-to-School Supple Bundles, and Winter Season Bundles.
Families in our programs sign up to receive a gift from one of these bundles when the time of year arrives for them to receive it. Please note that these programs are seasonal, and calling beforehand to see if we have space to store these items is important. Please give us a call in advance prior to dropping of the item at 519-208-5333, or email us at info@aocan.org.
If you would like to support these gift programs, then consider donating any of the items below
- Halloween costumes.
- Jackets, scarves, boots, pants, gloves, hats.
- Pencil cases, lunch boxes, notebooks, calculators, backpacks.
- Toys for children who are babies, to teens in their adolescence.
Items can be dropped off at our location at 236 Woodhaven, Kitchener, for a contactless drop-off we have bins available in our front vestibule.
If you would like support in transporting any of these items, we can also provide a pickup if you contact us in advance at info@aocan.org or call us at 519-208-5333.
Hand-up for Healing
A Hand-up for Healing is simple. By providing a hand-up, instead of a hand-out, we as a community come together to help heal, up-lift and support those within Indigenous and marginalized communities out of poverty and social systems. Anishanabeg Outreach (AO) has partnered with agencies, organizations and businesses across Ontario to develop and pilot Essential Lifeskills programs and a self-directed Virtual Mental Health Management system to support Indigenous and marginalized communities in their journey to achieve healing. These systems can currently be accessed virtually on AO’s cloud-based learning system, the AONest.
To learn more about our self-directed Virtual Mental Health Management System and Employment Resources, click the link below.
Every donation of $100 is a sponsorship for one community member to acquire access to essential supports. Sponsoring an individual provides them an opportunity to achieve healing, become employable and have economic prosperity. Your support will help lift community members experiencing homelessness and other challenges out of poverty, into employment fields and on a path to acquire safe and secure housing.
