IT IS IMPORTANT TO US TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND LIFT UP THOSE WHO ARE MARGINALIZED.

Find some of the charities and causes we donate to below. We are always updating this list, so please reach out if there is an organization you would like to see us support.

GIVING BACK THIS HOLIDAY:

Until December 31st, our Toronto shops will accept canned fish and bean donations to support local Toronto Food Banks.

Customers will receive a $5 off a minimum $25 purchase coupon to spend in January with their food bank donation.

Our College St shop is donating to Fork York Food Bank. Our Leslieville shop is donating to Yonge Street Mission.

Organizations we have donated all or a portion of profits to:

Friends of Ruby

Friends of Ruby is dedicated to the progressive well-being of LGBTQI2S youth (aged 16-29) through mental health services, social services and housing. Their approach is comprehensive, involving mind, body and community – wherever one is on their personal journey.

We support their vision for a world where all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and two-spirit young people feel validated, involved and feel empowered to lead healthier lives.

Good To Be Good

GOOD TO BE GOOD is an intersectional, community-wide, grassroots humanitarian and advocacy organization with a mission to serve women and gender-diverse people from marginalized communities and help build a kind and equal world.

Sistering

Sistering is a multi-service agency for at-risk, socially isolated women in Toronto who are homeless or precariously housed. They have been serving their community for over 35 years, validating women’s experiences regardless of outcomes. These marginalized women come from diverse backgrounds and include: women with substance use and mental health issues; women who have experienced, or are experiencing, trauma and violence; immigrant and refugee women; women with disabilities; and women without legal status.

Black Lives Matter - Canada

Black Lives Matter - Canada is a platform upon which Black communities across Canada can actively dismantle all forms of anti-Black racism, liberate Blackness, support Black healing, affirm Black existence, and create freedom to love and self- determine. They work to forge critical connections and to work in solidarity with Black communities, Black-centric networks, solidarity movements, and allies in order to to dismantle all forms of state-sanctioned oppression, violence, and brutality committed against African, Caribbean, and Black cis, queer, trans, and disabled populations.

National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)

NEDIC provides information, resources, referrals and support to Canadians affected by eating disorders. 

Approximately 1 million Canadians are living with a diagnosable eating disorder — and millions of others are struggling with food and weight preoccupation. Disordered eating affects people of all genders, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic class, abilities, races, and ethnic backgrounds. 

Read more about why this cause is so important to us here.

If you or someone you know is struggling with disordered eating, please call NEDIC’s toll-free helpline (1-866-NEDIC-20).