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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

we need volunteers! Our meal program continues to provide meals twice a week through the year. Each week we serve about 900 meals & offer 400 bagged lunches! In order to keep going this fall, we need extra volunteers. More information & sign-up: docs.google.com/forms/d/17EC...

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

There is a dangerous air quality index alert today & we still have no 24/7 options for people who are unhoused. On outreach last night, our volunteer teams dropped off water, hot meals, & bagged lunches to people who live outside. Now, will the City do their part?

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

We are yet in another heatwave, and the question remains: what is the City doing to support people who are unhoused? June 22 in the last heat wave,we saw 111 people during 3-hour of outreach. Out of the 111 individuals, only 22 people had access to a shelter bed or a tent. 1/

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

In addition to hot meals, we also give out bagged lunches that are sometimes the only thing our guests have to eat the next day. Is your faith group, work, or friends willing to help us make 200 sandwiches monthly or at a frequency you're able? If so, please contact us: MealProgramStLukes@gmail.com

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

It’s National Volunteer Week! We simply couldn’t do this work without our MANY volunteers’ steadfast commitment & unwavering dedication & compassion. Their generosity make a significant difference in many lives as they support the efforts to fight food insecurity. Thank you!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

We are looking for a part-time coordinator for our meal program! Are you passionate about providing care and support to the downtown East community? Are you good with details & logistics? Job posting here: tinyurl.com/OOTC-Hiring Don't miss the deadline!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Are you passionate about providing care and support to the downtown East community? Are you good with details & logistics? Do you have a knack for creating * nurturing community partnerships? We are hiring a part-time coordinator! Full posting here: tinyurl.com/OOTC-Hiring

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Saint Luke's OOTC.pdf

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

✔️ snowstorm this past wed: we opened and did outreach. ✔️ snowstorm tonight: we are opening and on outreach!! we are committed to supporting our communities through providing hot meals and are so grateful to everyone for partnering with us and cheering on our work!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

📣 shoutout to our longtime outreach volunteer, Fortunato Durutti Marinetti, who rocked the Cameron House this past weekend & was obviously the sharpest dressed guy in the room. The only thing missing was a squeeze box. The music was uplifting. What a night!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

In an unprecedented announcement, the City of Toronto declared a food insecurity crisis. Statistics are grim: 1 in 10 people in Toronto rely on food banks. We see this crisis first-hand in our outreach & meal program. Pls consider supporting us financially to help us continue feeding the community!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Rafi, our coordinator, deputed in regards to the City budget. We need to fund long-term solutions to the housing & food insecurity crisis, NOT spend millions on evicting encampments: a tactic to displace people, cause harm, & invisibilize homelessness. 👇🏼 youtu.be/g3lKy5C2zm0?...

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Budget Deputation: Rafi Aaron - Interfaith Coalition

YouTube video by Lorraine Lam

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Extreme cold warning. Our team is prepping for outreach tonight to bring meals to ppl living in tents in this frigid weather. Tonight we open our doors for a few hours to offer warmth. We are trying to raise $15K this month to continue our work. Please give & tell others!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

We need financial partners to help us continue our work in 2025. Our goal: raise $15K this Jan. Can you help? The polar vortex tonight did not stop us from outreaching, bringing meals to encampments like we do every week & we opened our indoor space to offer respite. Support us!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

we need financial partners to try to raise $10K for our program this month. please consider helping! the numbers are in (and they’re big). in 2024, we served approx 40,000 hot meals (nearly the population of Timmins) through outreach & in drop-in. 1/

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Thank you CityNews for highlighting our program! The frigid temperatures have not stopped us from running our program. In 2024, we served nearly 40,000 hot meals and we expect the need to increase this year. toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...

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'Out of the cold meal program' sees increasing demand

Demand continues to grow for a volunteer-led program that serves food to Toronto's unhoused and precariously-housed community. As Michelle Mackey reports, advocates are calling on the city to do more.

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Cathy Crowe, C.M. 🍁 @cathycrowe.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

⚠️ Jan 8, 8pm. Yesterday Cecil St & Jimmy Simpson opened as additional warming sites. # of people in all centres jumped from 235 to 269. City closed them this am despite severe 🥶 warnings. @mayoroliviachow.bsky.social @alejandrabravo.bsky.social @paulafletcher.bsky.social @ausmalik.bsky.social

Environment Canada chart showing frigid temps to -16 tonight and -19C tomorrow.

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Rain or shine; extreme cold or heat…our program is here and running week after week. We are so thankful to all our volunteers who help make this happen. Today, in -15C weather, Lubomir from the Bike Brigade showed up and helped us deliver meals to people in the community. So much gratitude!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

In Dec 2020, we started our program as a six-month emergency response to alleviate suffering, prevent death & meet people where they are. We are now entering our fifth year. Thank you to all of our volunteers and financial partners; we can’t do this without you!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

We are open on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day and we are so grateful! We can’t operate without our volunteers & financial partners - so thank you! Would you consider being a financial partner in the new year? Thank you, thank you!

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

This week Ford said he was going to invest in “homelessness prevention programs”, but made no mention of social assistance rates and minimum wages. People have to choose between rent or eating and food insecurity is at an all time high. Would you consider partnering with us?

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Many people who access our meal program are on a fixed income or work min wage jobs. They have to choose between paying rent or eating. As the need grows, we are committed to continue to providing meals on outreach & indoors! Would you consider financially partnering with us so we can keep going? 🙏🏼

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Out of the Cold Meal Program: Saint Luke’s Toronto @ootc-stlukesto.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Did you know that across the entire city’s Toronto Drop-in Network of fifty drop-ins, only FOUR places are open on Sunday nights for dinner? Saint Luke’s OOTC meal program is not part of the Network, and is one of the rare places open on Sunday nights!

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