“The people of St. Andrew’s are called by God to serve in faith, hope and love in the heart of Toronto”. As one way to live out that mission statement, over twenty-five years ago, St. Andrew’s Church began to open its doors for people on the streets of Toronto, offering a place for them to come in out of the cold and have a good meal. Sadly, there are more people than ever responding to our invitation but St. Andrew’s continues to be a place where they find a good meal and some friends who care.
We have been offering community breakfasts year round on Tuesday mornings. From November until April, we have been serving supper on Monday nights. In recent years we have often welcomed OVER THREE HUNDRED guests on some evenings. Our chef works with a large team of volunteers to prepare delicious meals. Our mandate from the beginning is to serve meals that we would be proud to serve our family and friends.
In addition to serving wonderful meals, guests are welcome in our Boutique where they can choose new and gently used clothing as well as toiletry items. All of these items are donated. We now work in partnership with Brands for Canada and the Bargains Group.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR OUT OF THE COLD PROGRAMMES A SHORT VIDEO IS NOW AVAILABLE HERE:
Our Out of the Cold Takeaway Supper is now back each Monday evening from 5 to 7pm until April 8th. Our Tuesday Breakfast continues all year round from 7 to 8:30am. Thank you to all the volunteers.
Our boutique is now open each Tuesday morning for our breakfast guests.
As spring is around the corner, we are now in need of men’s and women’s heavy spring coats and running shoes. We are also in need of men’s pants (jeans and khakis), hoodies as well as men’s and women’s underwear (must be new). If anyone can donate these items they would be greatly appreciated.
In addition to clothing, the boutique is currently managing a high demand for soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Again, any donations of these items is greatly appreciated.
In addition, the Boutique also accepts monetary donations. Donations should be identified as donations to the Boutique.
To arrange a drop off time or monetary donation, please email the Church Manager, Diana Veenstra at: dveenstra@standrewstoronto.org
Our Monday Night, Out of the Cold supper is now well underway, and will continue to April 8, 2024, while our Community Breakfast continues every Tuesday morning at 7:00 am throughout the year. The Boutique is also available every Tuesday morning and every other Monday evening.
If you would like to volunteer with us in any part of the program you must register HERE:
This applies whether you are a new or a returning volunteer.
To learn more about our Out of the Cold Program, please click HERE
