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  • Create a Virtual Shoebox
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  • Ways to give
    • Donate Funds
    • Corporate Partnership
    • Donate In-Kind
    • Host an Event
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The Kingston Shoebox Project

Thank You for your support!

Thank you to everyone who supported our Virtual Shoebox Drive in 2020! We are so grateful that we were able to provide gifts to local women impacted by homelessness during this particularly difficult time.

The drive is now over until next holiday season, but you can support our efforts all year long! 

Here's how you can help in the off-season:
  • Create a Virtual Shoebox 
  • Make a Donation to our Local Chapter
  • Get your Company Involved
  • Fundraise for our Local Chapter​

100% of your donation will go toward purchasing gift cards and essentials for local women impacted by homelessness.

Questions? Email us at ​kingston@shoeboxproject.com
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 Thank you for your support!
​Please watch this slideshow from the 2018 Holiday Season:


In The News

The Kingston Whig Standard
December 3, 2018

Help provide a special gift for Kingston-area women in need


Global News, CKWS Kingston Local News
November 5, 2018

Kingston’s “Shoebox Project” will assist homeless women with gifts of food, clothes, toiletries and other items

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Homelessness in Kingston

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> 50%

More than half of Kingston's homeless population are women according to a 2014 point-in-time count.
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4.5 years

On average, a household waits four and a half years for social housing in Kingston. 
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54%

In 2013, 54% of survey participants reported being homeless multiple times during their lifetime.

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​Have Questions or want to get involved? Connect with your Local Coordinator
Kirsten Childs:  kingston@shoeboxproject.com

Kingston Local Coordinator
Kirsten Childs

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My passion is to connect people with
services, knowledge, and each other to empower them to be and do their best.  I have
lived and worked in Kingston for many years and am continuing my personal growth as a
graduate student at Queen’s. My commitment to the community drives me to
continually re-evaluate how we reach out and help those around us. I am involved with
the Shoebox Project because it proves that through kindness, collaboration, and advocacy,
we can make a difference for women in Kingston year after year.​

Our Shoeboxes go to Women Accessing the Following Agencies:

Dawn House
Elizabeth Fry Society 

Hastings, Prince Edward, and Lennox & Addington Victim Services
Kingston Interval House
Kingston Home Base Housing
Kingston Youth Shelter

Lennox & Addington Interval House​
​Morningstar Mission
Street Health
Three Oaks Foundation

United Way
Victim Services Kingston and Frontenac

Thank you to our generous supporters!

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Make a Shoebox

Each Shoebox is special and made unique with your personal touch. It's fun and rewarding and every Shoebox helps a woman experiencing homelessness remember that she is loved and valuable.
Learn More!

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Become an Organizer

Making a Shoebox is a great activity to do with your friends, family, coworkers, or any other group of people in your life! Host a party and do something good. Every Shoebox counts!
Let's make a plan!

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Corporate Donations

Items or in-kind donations are gladly accepted and will be used to fill even more Shoeboxes. If your company would like to donate, please contact us. 
Contact Us!

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Spread the Word

We need help to spread the word in your community. Please consider giving us a shout out or sharing what you're doing on social media. It really helps!
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