When families arrive at Red Door, they need more than a bed. Your gift helps provide safety, care, practical support and a pathway toward a stable home.
Supporting families in Toronto since 1982.
A secure place for families when they need it most.
Essential services, counselling, children’s programs and more.
Ongoing support to help families build stable, independent lives.
Your generosity helps Red Door provide the services families need to rebuild.
Your gift helps provide school lunches for a month for one child.
Your gift helps provide meals for a week for an infant.
Your gift helps with groceries for a family transitioning to a new home.
Your gift helps set up a kitchen for a family beginning again.
Honour someone special with a meaningful gift that supports families.
Create a lasting impact for future generations of women, children and families.
Shelter is the beginning. Home is the goal. Every family arrives at Red Door with a different story, but each shares the same hope: safety, stability and a place to call home. Our Pathway to Housing supports families from the moment they enter shelter through personalized care, housing guidance and continued support after they move into permanent housing.
See how Red Door provides safety, support and guidance while helping families rebuild their lives and move toward safe, stable housing.
Our Pathway to Housing Framework outlines the eight stages of support that help families move from crisis toward long-term housing stability and independence.
— Amina, age 9
Safety can change more than where a child sleeps. It can restore routine, confidence and hope for what comes next.
Share your time and skills to make a direct impact in the lives of families.
Your support goes directly to helping families and is backed by our long-standing commitment to transparency.
Eligible donations receive a charitable tax receipt.
Online gifts are securely processed through CanadaHelps.
Fundraising team: 416-915-5671 ext. 262.
Every gift helps create safety today and possibility for tomorrow.
Not sure what the children at Red Door Family Shelter would like this holiday season? We’ve got you covered with The Wishing Tree! 
Avoid the four stages of gift-giving—“I think they’ll like this!” “I think they’ll like this?!” “Will they like this?” “I hope they like this.”—and remove all the guesswork.
Each child staying in our shelter has written their wish, and we’ve added these heartfelt notes to our Wishing Tree. By choosing a wish to grant, you’ll make holiday dreams come true while keeping your gift-giving stress-free. 