Guides

Resources for donors, volunteers, and anyone looking to support Toronto-area charities.

• Where to donate clothes in Toronto

  Where to donate clothes in Toronto: which charities take them, what each does with them, what they refuse, and how to spot a business donation bin.

• Where to donate books in Toronto

  Where to donate books in Toronto: what the library, BOOKEnds, the Children's Book Bank, Trinity and Victoria each accept, and where to take them.

• How to volunteer in Toronto and where to apply

  How to volunteer in Toronto: what a police check costs, the age limits, how long the wait runs, and 26 charities with volunteer programmes.

• Soup Kitchen and Food Bank Volunteering in Toronto

  Toronto food charities need sorters, pickers and drivers more than servers. Eleven soup kitchen and food bank volunteer options, and how to apply.