Have you ever walked by a homeless person living in a cardboard box or sleeping over a subway grate for warmth and wondered what you could do to make a difference? Out of the Cold can make that difference. Out of the Cold is a volunteer program where churches and synagogues throughout the GTA

provide hot meals, shelter, hospitality, and a sense of community to the homeless who have no home and no hope. Volunteers cook, serve, clean up, and offer friendly conversation to the segment of the population that is largely ignored – the homeless. Below is a schedule and list of locations offering the Out of the Cold program.

Out of the Cold program Schedule

Sister Susan Moran, of the order of Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows, founded Out of the Cold in 1987 with the students of St. Michael’s School after a group of students befriended a homeless man who had frequented the area near the school. Sadly the homeless man passed away soon after, but the impact that he had on the students was dramatic. Together with Sister Susan they tried to find away that they could make life better for the homeless of our city. Sister Susan rallied a number of churches and synagogues to organize volunteers and provide much needed hot meals and a warm place to sleep during the cold weather months. This was meant to be a short term temporary solution. The program has continued to grow thanks to the tireless efforts of Sister Susan who can still be seen dropping into Out of the Cold programs all over Toronto. Her big smile and great sense of humour are always a welcome sight to the dinner guests and the volunteers.

Out of the Cold is not a soup kitchen. The guests are served a 3-course hot meal at tables with table cloths. Thirty years later this terrific program continues to make a big difference in the lives of the homeless in Toronto and of the volunteers. For more information on how to become an Out of the Cold volunteer please follow the link below.

Out of the Cold Volunteers