OUR IMPACT
Impact begins with being seen.
When a household comes to us, the first need may be groceries, personal care items or another essential. The deeper impact comes from how that help is offered: with room to choose, time to ask questions and respect for what matters most in that moment.
A useful item eases pressure today, and a thoughtful conversation can help someone see a practical next step. Together, those moments create breathing room for people facing rising costs, housing pressures, health concerns or a sudden change in their lives.
Approximately 750 Halton families rely on these services each year.
This is our current planning estimate.
OUR IMPACT
Impact begins with being seen.
When a household comes to us, the first need may be groceries, personal care items or another essential. The deeper impact comes from how that help is offered: with room to choose, time to ask questions and respect for what matters most in that moment.
A useful item eases pressure today, and a thoughtful conversation can help someone see a practical next step. Together, those moments create breathing room for people facing rising costs, housing pressures, health concerns or a sudden change in their lives.
Approximately 750 Halton families rely on these services each year.
This is our current planning estimate.
BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE NEED
One conversation can open more than one door.
Food or personal care may be the reason someone first walks in. What weighs on a household may also involve housing, health care, work or another challenge that is bigger than any one organization.
Our Referral Partner Program connects neighbours with the right local services. A $184,200 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow grant over 24 months is helping us grow the program and the partnerships behind it.
Listen
Start with what matters most to the person in front of us.
Clarify
Work out together which kind of local support could help.
Connect
Share the right service and exactly how to reach it.
Next step
Make sure they leave with a practical way forward.
$184,200 over 24 months
Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow grant supporting expansion of the Referral Partner Program.
COMMUNITY CAPACITY
The right support matters most when it arrives at the right time.
Needs shift through the year. A run on personal care products, a back-to-school rush or a full storeroom can quickly change what is most useful, so we share our priorities and work with volunteers, donors, businesses and funders to meet them.
In October 2026 alone, schools, churches, residences and families brought in more than 1,700 pounds of food and essentials. Volunteers sorted and shelved it, our staff matched it to the families who needed it and our partners carried the help further.
Priority supplies
Food, personal care items, diapers and school supplies arrive in answer to what families need.
People power
Volunteers receive, sort, stock and prepare supplies so they are ready when neighbours visit.
Stronger pathways
Funding and partnerships keep our referral program and daily operations running.
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Review the complete record, year by year.
Every year's statement is here in full, with the auditor's or reviewer's report, the financial statements and the notes that go with them.
2025
Year ended December 31, 2025 · PDF, 12 pages · Issued May 21, 2026
The independent auditor's report contains a qualified opinion. Please read the opinion and its basis in the complete PDF.
Previous years
Choose a year to open the full PDF. Each label shows which kind of report is included.
Understanding what's in each report
- Independent auditor's report
- Gives the auditor's opinion and the reasons for it. The wording changes from year to year, so please read it in full.
- Review engagement report
- Gives a lighter level of review, so these statements are marked unaudited.
- Complete PDF
- Read the report, the statements and the notes together for the full picture.
Questions about public financial information? Contact Compassion Society of Halton.