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Ve’ahavta:theCanadianJewishHumanitarianandReliefCommitteeisacharitablesocialserviceorganizationfoundedin1996thatisdedicatedtopromotingpositivechangeinthelivesofpeopleofallfaithswhoaremarginalizedbypovertylocallyandnationally.Ve’ahavtaclientsincludehomelessindividuals,Aboriginalcommunities,aswellasothersfacingsocialinequitiesandlackofhealth-promotionresources.Ontheglobalstage,Ve’ahavtaiscommittedtointernationalaidandcrisisresponse.
Ve’ahavtaderivesitsnameandmissionfromtheTorah’scommandment,“ve’ahavtal’rayachakamocha”—loveyourneighborasyouwouldloveyourself.Itisourobligationandprivilegetoreachoutwithcompassiontothosewhoaremostvulnerableregardlessofrace,religion,ornationality.Ve’ahavta’sinnovativeprogramsaimtobreakbarriers,restorehumandignity,fosterinclusivity,andempowermarginalizedindividualstobreakthecycleofpovertyandfulfilltheiruniquehumanpotential.
THETRAGEDYOFHOMELESSNESSINCANADAPovertyisthemajorcontributortohomelessnessinCanada.Therearetwodistinctgroupsofhomelesspeople:thosewhoaretemporarilyhomeless,thetransitionalhomeless,andthosewhoarechronicallyhomelessandlivingonthestreetsformorethanoneyear.ThisisasnapshotofthetragedyonCanada’sStreets:
• Atleast200,000Canadiansexperiencehomelessnessinayear• Anestimated7,350womenandchildrenstayinviolenceagainstwomen shelterseachyearinCanada• TorontohasthesecondhighesthomelesspopulationofanyCanadiancity, withanaverageof5,250homelessonthestreetseverynight• Approximately3,970individualsexperiencinghomelessnessstayinCity-administered shelterseachyearinToronto
(Homelesshub.ca,2013)
VE’AHAVTA:WHOWEARECO
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“Thereisnothingbettertoempoweracommunityofemployees,partners,friendsorcolleaguesbysponsoringamealformarginalizedandhomelesspeople.Icantellyoufirsthandthattheexperiencewasextremelymeaningfulandunifyingforourcampersandstaff”
MarkDiamond,Owner&Director,CampManitou
ABOUTTHECOMMUNITYMEALPROGRAM:
Ve’ahavta’sCommunityMealProgramprovideshomelessandmarginalizedindividualsinTorontowithawarmandnutritiousmealatoneofourpartneragencies.EachyearVe’ahavtaprovidesapproximately2,000individualswith15communitymealsservedbystaffandalmost100volunteers.Thisprogramisuniqueasitgivesgueststhedignityofsittingdownattableandbeingserved,ratherthanliningupforfood.Itoffersavitalsenseofbelonging,safety,andconnection.Forvolunteers,itisauniqueopportunitytomakeadifferenceinthelivesofthedisadvantaged,byreachingouttothemwithcompassionateunderstanding.
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$1,000
COMMUNIT Y MEALS BUDGET(BASEDON13 COMMUNIT Y MEALS)
TOTALCOST$30,300
DIRECTSTAFFWAGES
MISCELLANEOUSEXPENSES
$21,500FOODCOST
$
SPONSORBENEFITS
•sponsorsareinvitedtobringtogethervolunteerstohelpprepareandserveawarmandnutritiousmealtothehomelessonthechosendate•CommunityMealatPARCprovides7volunteeropportunities•CommunityMealattheScottMissionprovides15volunteeropportunities•sponsorshavetheoptionofconductingaclothingdriveinadvance;clothingwillbedistributedtothecommunitymealguests
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ADDITIONALCORPORATESPONSORBENEFITS
•corporatesponsorswillhavetheoptionofinvitingaVe’ahavtarepresentativetotheircorporateoffice,todeliverapresentationonthetopicofhomelessness,followedbyaquestion-and-answerperiod•TheCommunityMealProgrampresentsanexcellentteam-buildingopportunityfororganizationsandtheiremployees
VE’AHAVTA:THECANADIANJEWISHHUMANITARIAN&RELIEFCOMMITTEE200BridgelandAvenue,UnitD-Toronto,OntarioM6A1Z4
www.veahavta.org•TEL:416-964-7698•FAX:416-964-6582CharitableRegistration#BN999042439RR0001CO
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$1,000—willprovideaCommunityMealfor150individualsattheParkdale ActivityandRecreationCentre$3,000—willprovideaCommunityMealfor300individualsattheScottMission$6,000—willprovidesixCommunityMealsfor900individualsattheParkdale ActivityandRecreationCentre$15,000—willprovidefiveCommunityMealsfor1,500individualsattheScottMission$21,000—willprovideelevenCommunityMealsfor2,400individualsatthe ParkdaleActivityandRecreationCentreandtheScottMission*Sponsorshipsabove$5,000areeligibleforVe’ahavta’sgalasponsorbenefits
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