About Us
What is Project Winter Survival?
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Update! Project Winter Survival Launches in Vancouver - Organization brings winter survival kits to the city's homeless with the help of Hain-Celestial Canada. Read More.
For the past 14 years, Project Winter Survival and our team of volunteers & donors have assembled and distributed over 18,000 winter Survival Kits. These kits provide warmth and essential supplies needed for the homeless and less fortunate to survive on the streets. These kits often make the difference between life and death.
Last year over 11,000 requests for these life saving kits were received from agencies that help the homeless. Our goal this year is to assemble and distribute more than 3000 kits to over 100 front line agencies, which include, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Covenant House, local shelters, and outreach programs in the Greater Toronto Area as well as Vancouver. These agencies then distribute the kits to the most vulnerable people who are living on our streets.
The Survival Kits include 'necessities for the needy' ™ , ideally each Kit will contain the following (new) items.
- Sleeping Bags
- Sport Bags/Knapsacks
- Winter Hats
- Winter Scarves
- Winter Gloves
- Socks
- Towel
- Face Cloth
- Toothpaste & Toothbrush
- Shampoo & Conditioner
- Deodorant
- Shave Cream
- Razor
- Body & Hand Lotion
- Hand Sanitizer
- Hair Brush & Comb
- Rain Poncho
- Lip Balm
- Bottled Water
- Insulated Cup
- Water Bottle
- Kleenex (Facial Tissue)
- Playing Cards
- Food Snack
