Optimus SBR Gives Back! Help us fundraise for much needed Hygiene and Winter Warmth Kits that go directly to vulnerable people in our community who are experiencing homelessness and hunger.  

The Community Care Kit Challenge is part of Optimus SBR’s 9th annual Play It Forward (PIF) Fundraiser. PIF involves a variety of fundraising activities that culminate in a mega event to celebrate and support local causes.

Proceeds from the Community Care Kit Challenge will support two local charities that “Play It Forward” everyday, Fort York Food Bank and Engage and Change. This year, we decided to open PIF to our wider network to increase its impact in the community via the Community Care Kit Challenge.

We have included  Hygiene Kits , Winter Warmth Kits, and Support the Greatest Needs options on the Wish list:

• Hygiene Kits are highly requested by the community accessing these services, and the food bank rarely has the supplies to meet those needs.
• Winter Warmth Kits will help those who are living on the streets keep warm in the coming months when the weather will be cold.
• Support the Greatest Needs supplies items based on what is most in demand at any given time.

Fort York Food Bank (FYFB) is a vital service that aims to prevent homelessness of Toronto’s most vulnerable groups. They impact the community by feeding individuals and families in need and providing counselling, training, and advocacy services. FYFB helps over 4,500 people and serves over 42,000 meals each year. The facility has seen demand for its services increase by about a third in the past year!

Engage and Change distributes survival kits that provide essential supplies needed by Toronto’s homeless and less fortunate to survive on the streets. They impact the community by assembling and distributing kits to the homeless to help them survive the winter months. In past years, our PIF donations helped assemble and build more than 3,000 kits!

Optimus SBR is passionate about building a stronger community, improving social equity, helping those in need, and empowering others to make change. With the dramatic rise in food and housing costs this year, need for essential supplies is reaching heights never seen before. We challenge you to help us help those in need by donating Hygiene and Winter Warmth Kits to support these meaningful causes.

Thank you for your generous donations!

*All donations will receive a tax receipt from our partner Unity Values Foundation.