At Ambitious Realty, giving back to our community is of the utmost importance. Over the past year we have come together as a team to fundraise, donate, and volunteer our time to some incredibly deserving organizations in Hamilton. 

Recently, the Ambitious team contributed both time and a financial donation to the Cotton Factory’s Light Up the Night event, where a local artist was sponsored to create a sculpture out of lights with the donation. In addition to this, the Ambitious team created their own light feature!

The people experiencing homelessness in Hamilton are currently undergoing a surge in hardship amidst the pandemic, so in an effort to help support basic needs, the Ambitious team assembled and distributed 100 care packages filled with essential supplies such as toiletries, snacks, and warm winter accessories like hats and gloves to those in need.  They have also been collecting non-perishable food items in the office for Erich’s Cupboard who will distribute them through Care Mongering Hamilton.  

While the holiday season is a wonderful time to give back, charitable organizations are in need of support year round in order to do the important work they do. We have compiled a list of organizations that Ambitious Realty has supported in the past. We encourage you to read through and learn more about how you can support these pillars in the Hamilton community.

Wesley Urban Ministries

Wesley is a long-standing local non-profit organization that offers support to people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and barriers in the community. 

They provide programs and services to meet diverse community needs in Hamilton as well as Halton Region and Brantford – Brant.

As a multi-service organization, they offer Children, Youth & Family Services, Housing & Homelessness Services and Newcomer & Community Services.

The long-term impact of their programs includes improved education, successful employment, sustained housing and supportive independence.

For more information on how you can support Wesley, please visit www.wesley.ca

Erich’s Cupboard

Erich’s Cupboard is a non profit organization started in memory of Erich - a  brother/son/friend lost to suicide.  His spirit of kindness, generosity and giving back is carried on through his family and this organization. 

For more information on how you can support Erich’s Cupboard, please visit https://www.facebook.com/erichscupboard1991

YWCA Hamilton

YWCA Hamilton is a dynamic, multi-impact charitable organization serving 10,000+ women, girls, and families each year. With core values rooted in feminism, inclusion, and innovation, YWCA Hamilton provides a diverse range of programs and services for those who need them most. YWCA Hamilton is committed to building equitable communities and changing lives.

YWCA Hamilton provides critical social services in the areas of women's housing, childcare and youth services, health and wellness programming, services for people with developmental disabilities, leadership development, employment and training programs, advocacy, and support for women and families experiencing violence, homelessness and poverty.

For more information on how you can support the YWCA of Hamilton, please visit https://ywcahamilton.akaraisin.com/ui/2020inspiredtogive/donations/start

Interval House of Hamilton

Interval House of Hamilton opened its doors in 1986 as a non-profit shelter serving women, 16 years and older, with or without children who were fleeing relationship violence/abuse. They offer an array of counselling and legal advocacy services. Today, in addition, to the emergency shelter program, they now have three community-based programs that provide counselling, peer support, legal advocacy, and system navigation. They are committed to a gender intersectional and inclusive evidence-based analysis. They believe in including the voices and experiences of the women they serve, the community and our stakeholders in how we design, improve and deliver services and advocacy.

For more information on how you can support Interval House of Hamilton, please visit https://intervalhousehamilton.org/

Hamilton Jewish Family Services

Hamilton Jewish Family Services is a non-profit multi-service agency. Since 1929, they have been identifying and responding to the needs and challenges of the local Jewish Community. Specifically, but not exclusively, they are committed to the delivery of social services that reflect Jewish values and traditions.

For more information on how you can support Hamilton Jewish Family Services, please visit https://www.hamiltonjfs.ca/

Food4Kids Hamilton

Food4Kids provides packages of healthy food for kids with limited or no food during weekend periods. Packages of healthy foods are prepared by volunteers and delivered to schools each Friday to ensure children have nourishment over the weekend. Each food package contains kid friendly, non-perishable and easy to prepare meals with maximum nutrient value.

For many children, hunger is not an occasional missed meal... it is a way of life. Children are often helpless in controlling the food supply in their homes. Food4Kids ensures children lacking food are provided with nourishment vital to their physical, emotional, cognitive, social and academic success. The cost per backpack is $10.00 or $400 to feed a child for an entire school year.

Food4Kids currently provides food for 1,300 children each weekend and 350 throughout the summer months.

For more information on how you can support Food4Kids Hamilton, please visit https://www.food4kidshamilton.ca/

Wellwood Cancer Support Centre

Wellwood is a community-based, non-profit organization providing support to individuals living with cancer and their families at no cost.

For more information on how you can support Wellwood Cancer Support Centre, please visit https://www.wellwood.ca/

Good Shepherd Centre

Good Shepherd services include emergency food and clothing; daily hot meals; emergency shelters for men, youth, families, women and children; transitional housing and education for homeless and street-involved youth; hospice palliative care; community mental health programs; and supportive housing programs.

The work of Good Shepherd is based on a fundamental belief in providing hope and restoring dignity to the most vulnerable members of our community. Good Shepherd’s innovative programs and services are provided 365 days a year, without judgment, to anyone in need, free of charge.

For more information on how you can support The Good Shepherd Centre of Hamilton, please visit https://www.goodshepherdcentres.ca/

Wishing all of you a safe and compassionate New Year, from our Ambitious family to yours.