On Saturday, January 19, 2019, at 12 p.m., at The Bargains Group, 890 Caledonia Road, over 210 social service agencies, outreach providers and homeless shelters will receive in excess of 3,000 survival kits in an effort to arm frontline relief organizations with lifesaving resources to reach out to the homeless in extreme winter weather conditions.
The Toronto Police Service and 13 Division have been involved in this cause for over 11 years. Our community-minded sponsors along with officers from Traffic Services and Auxiliary Officers from Community Partnerships and Engagement Unit (CPEU) will be on hand to help distribute the survival kits and help to the homeless. Additionally, over 150 volunteers will assist with this 20th annual Project Winter Survival.
Project Winter Survival is an Engage and Change program committed to helping those who are less fortunate endure the hardships of winter by providing such necessities as sleeping bags, clothing, food, toiletries, gloves, socks and various first-aid items. Since its inception in 1999, Project Winter Survival has placed in excess of 30,000 survival kits into the hands of Toronto and surrounding area homeless persons.
Media will have the opportunity to captures volunteers packaging the kits for distribution.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
The Toronto Police Service and 13 Division have been involved in this cause for over 11 years. Our community-minded sponsors along with officers from Traffic Services and Auxiliary Officers from Community Partnerships and Engagement Unit (CPEU) will be on hand to help distribute the survival kits and help to the homeless. Additionally, over 150 volunteers will assist with this 20th annual Project Winter Survival.
Project Winter Survival is an Engage and Change program committed to helping those who are less fortunate endure the hardships of winter by providing such necessities as sleeping bags, clothing, food, toiletries, gloves, socks and various first-aid items. Since its inception in 1999, Project Winter Survival has placed in excess of 30,000 survival kits into the hands of Toronto and surrounding area homeless persons.
Media will have the opportunity to captures volunteers packaging the kits for distribution.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.