The Hamilton Shoebox Project

💐 Thanks to shoebox donations from ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions and Green Infrastructure Partners, we were able to support Interval House of Hamilton and The Salvation Army - The Ellen Osler Home with shoeboxes and The Salvation Army - New Choices with gift bags for Mother’s Day. The Salvation Army Ontario Division

Wishing all moms and mother figures joy and a soft place to land this Mother's Day 💐

🌲🎁Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Hamilton Shoebox Project.

❤️ Thank you to our generous community for donating and sharing our holiday drive this season. We wish you a day filled with warmth and a prosperous new year!

🎄 On this Christmas Eve, we’re honoured to share the final count for the Hamilton Shoebox Project.

504 shoeboxes were donated to support at-risk and unhoused women across Hamilton.

Each box represents care, dignity, and a reminder that someone is thinking of them this holiday season.

Thank you to everyone who gave so generously. Your kindness truly made this season brighter ❤️

On Friday, we made a drop-off to the Native Women’s Centre 💜

Each shoebox is more than a gift, it’s a reminder that someone is seen, cared for, and not alone. Inside are small comforts and thoughtful items, but the true impact is dignity, warmth, and hope during a season that can be especially hard.

And the generosity didn’t stop there, 50 more shoeboxes have since been donated and will be dropped at another of our agency partners ❤️

We’re so grateful to everyone who donated, shared, and supported the Hamilton Shoebox Project. Final tally coming this week so stay tuned. ✨

So many deliveries went out yesterday 💝

Shoeboxes were delivered to:
• Womankind Addiction Service
• Good Shepherd – Regina’s Place
• Mission Services – Emma’s Place & Inasmuch House
• Good Shepherd – Martha House, Mary’s Place, West Ave & Dorothy Day Place
• Interval House of Hamilton

We have a few last-minute donations coming in, with our final drop-off happening Friday at the Native Women’s Centre.

✨ Stay tuned for our final Shoebox count — thank you, Hamilton, for your incredible generosity!

🎁 Deliveries of Shoebox donations have started! Yesterday our Local Coordinator, Julie, dropped off so many gift-filled boxes to the YWCA. Thank you to our community for your generosity!

Follow along as we prep and deliver more ❤️

🎁 We are busy preparing donations for drop offs to our community partners!! We love looking at all the special ways people package their Shoebox donations. These are on their way to some very special recipients this season!

❤️Thank you to everyone who chooses the Hamilton Shoebox to help spread some comfort.

✨Today, Friday December 12th, is the LAST DAY of our holiday drive!! Check the link in our bio for our drop off locations ❤️

✨TODAY✨ is the LAST CHANCE to donate to our Holiday Drive!

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. A special Shoebox filled with cozy essentials, and thoughtful treats means so much to the recipients.

Please consider donating today. Visit the link in our bio to find a drop off location near you!

✨3 Days Left ✨ Our Holiday Drive is on until Friday! Have you donated your gift-filled Shoebox yet?

Reminder! Don't forget to include a note with words of empowerment and holiday warmth. This small gesture can mean so much 🥰

✨5 DAYS LEFT✨ Our Holiday Drive ends on Friday, December 12th!

Donate a gift-filled Shoebox for at-risk and unhoused women in our community.
What to include:

🧴Useful daily essentials (body wash, shampoo, deodorant, body lotion)
💅🏽Little luxuries (makeuip, accessories, nail polish, journal, pen, a sweet treat)
❄️Seasonal items (winter socks, gloves, hat, scarf, sunscreen)

Find a drop off location near you: https://www.shoeboxproject.ca/chapters/hamilton

Our agency partners ensure that Shoebox donations reach the women that need it most. Here are our 2025 agency partners that you're donations will be given to. 💜

Want to donate? Drop a Shoebox to any of our drop-off locations by December 12th!
Find a location near you: https://www.shoeboxproject.ca/chapters/hamilton