With the support of our generous partners and community donations, the Hellenic Appeal Foundation is extending a helping hand to families across our community.
It’s important that we know that not everyone is as lucky as we are. There are many less fortunate people in our communities and we have the power to make a difference in their lives. The Hellenic Appeal Foundation believes that giving connects us to others, creating stronger communities and helping to build a more fulfilling society for everyone.
Household food insecurity
Household food insecurity is the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints and is a serious problem in Canada that negatively impacts physical, mental, and social health
1 in 8
households in Canada is food insecure
4 million
amounting to over 4 million Canadians
1.15 million
including 1.15 million children, living in homes that struggle to put food on the table
1 in 6 Canadian children under the age of 18 is affected by household food insecurity. Households with children led by female lone parents are especially vulnerable to food insecurity; one-third of these households are food-insecure.
Tarasuk, V, Mitchell, A, Dachner, N. (2014). Household food insecurity in Canada, 2012.Toronto: Research to identify policy options to reduce food insecurity. Retrieved from https://proof.utoronto.ca/
The foundation's culture is based on caring about the community and the people that live in it
We are very aware of our good fortune and happy that we can come together to provide basic necessities to families in need.
Questions you may have
All donations go towards purchasing of food items and the annual fundraiser. In order to ensure that the highest percentage of donations goes towards providing help to the people that need it, the foundation has no administrative costs – all activities around our food drives and fundraiser are carried out on a volunteer basis.
Although we value all donations, financial donations have the greatest impact on fighting hunger in our community. With the indispensable contributions from our generous partners and the bulk purchases made using your donations, we are able to ensure that the families on our distribution lists receive a variety of fresh and healthy provisions.
Yes – Hellenic Appeal Foundation uses third-party services to make sure that your donation and information is kept secure.
If you do not wish to donate online, you can donate by mail. To do so, please download and complete the mail-in donation form (PDF) and send your check or money order payable to:
Mail your gift:
Hellenic Appeal Foundation
4375 rue Notre-Dame
Suite 201
Chomedey, Laval, QC
H7W 1T4
Canada
Volunteering with us involves the packaging, organization and distribution of the food baskets. There are typically around 600 boxes distributed to approximately 150 families during the food drives and these are all packed and delivered by volunteers. If you’d like to volunteer to be part of the food drive distribution process, please contact us at [email protected].
Whether your organization already has an idea for a campaign, or is beginning to explore CSR options, we invite you connect with us to discuss how you can work with Hellenic Appeal Foundation. HAF has many years of experience working with companies to help fulfill their corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives around alleviating food insecurity and helping people in need.
Donations of cash, cheque or by credit card of 20$ or more will receive a tax receipt by mail.
The HAF, like all Canadian charities, cannot issue tax receipts for the following:
– Sale of lottery or raffle tickets
– Basic event fees or admission
– A gift in kind for which the fair market value cannot be determined
– Gifts of services
– Gift certificates donated by the issuer of the certificate
– Sponsorships
– Gifts from other registered charities