Matthew House
About Matthew House
Matthew House is a small shelter in central Toronto that welcomes and assists newly arrived refugee claimants who would otherwise be homeless in the city. Since opening as a permanent home in August 1998, Matthew House has provided shelter and assistance for hundreds of newly arrived refugees in Toronto. They have come to Matthew House from more than 75 different countries including: Albania, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Angola, Burundi, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iraq, Liberia, North Korea, Rwanda, Sudan and Zimbabwe.
For more info about our work, please check out our website at www.matthewhouse.ca.
We Need Your Support!
We would love for you to be a part of the Matthew House Team at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Whether you walk 5 km or run the full marathon, your contribution would be a great help! Last year we raised nearly $25,000 with a team of about 40 members — composed of Canadians and former residents of Matthew House. This year we would like to double our team size and double our income! Our goal for the 2009 run is to bring in $50,000 in sponsorships!
The more people we have on our team, the wider the scope of contacts and potential supporters.
We would love and appreciate your help!
- To sign up a runner/walker please follow the links on the page. * Don't forget that there are two stages to the registration process. You must sign up as a RUNNER and also sign us as a FUNDRAISER in order to send out requests for sponsorships on line.
- The Scotiabank Charity will send you a computer generated note that you can email to all your friends and acquaintances. You can either use it, or create your own personalized version. A link to donate by credit card online will be included in the general note. When friends sponsor you online, a receipt for income tax purposes will be immediately generated and sent to them online. It is fast, easy and a great help to Matthew House! So please sign up and start finding sponsors.
- Unable to participate in the event yourself? No problem! You can show your support for Matthew House by sponsoring an individual participant on the Matthew House Team. There will be a number of former residents of Matthew House from all corners of the globe – including a serious marathoner originally from Ethiopia - who would greatly appreciate your support as they run or walk for Matthew House since they have less Canadian connections to turn to for sponsorship support. Follow the links to become a sponsor!!
Funds raised through this exciting event will go directly towards supporting Matthew House's work of welcoming and assisting newly arrived refugee claimants in Toronto.
For more information on being part of the Matthew House team, contact Armando at 416-364-8287 or admin@matthewhouse.ca.
Thanks for helping us!