Thank you from FaithWorks!

The Diocese of Toronto’s annual FaithWorks campaign raised $1,532,100 in 2025 in support of Anglican-affiliated ministries throughout the Diocese and around the world.

FaithWorks is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026!

Thirty years ago in 1996, Charles and Diana divorced. Jean Chretien was prime minister. Bill Clinton was elected president. Gas averaged 60 cents/litre. Windows, Amazon, eBay and Yahoo were new. We watched Friends and ER. Cellphones were just phones the size of bricks. Y2K was looming on the horizon. And FaithWorks was founded.

Since 1996, FaithWorks has survived social, economic, political and health-care upheavals to provide stable support for our ministry partners. $45 million has been raised and hundreds of thousands of people have been helped in communities across our Diocese, across Canada and around the world. Last year alone, over 52,000 people were impacted by the work of FaithWorks’ ministry partners. Together, we helped improve the lives of vulnerable people facing difficult challenges.

In 2026, food insecurity is rampant around the world and here in Canada. Food Banks Canada reports that 1 in 4 people living in Canada live in food insecure households. 1 in 4 households relying on food banks are two parent families. 1 in 5 people relying on food banks are employed, an all-time high!

FaithWorks is an expression of the Christian desire to respond to this need. Through our ministry partners, we reach out to those with inadequate food, housing, safety and support. FaithWorks reaches out to victims of poverty, violence and deprivation right here in our neighbourhoods every day.

In this anniversary year the FaithWorks campaign is turning to Jesus’ miracle of the feeding of the multitude for inspiration and guidance. We are being reminded, as “Jesus fed the multitude, now it’s our turn to help.” We are being challenged to “give extra for food.” Our hope is to exceed our annual goal of $1.5 million needed to meet our ongoing commitments and use the extra funds to assist parish food insecurity programs. To realize this hope, we are asking 100% of parishes to participate in this anniversary campaign by setting a fundraising goal that exceeds their 2025 FaithWorks contribution by at least 1% of their overall offertory amount – 100 + 1%. We hope you take up the challenge!

Thank you to all who support and participate in the mission of FaithWorks. Thank you to our generous donors, our tireless volunteers and our dedicated ministry partners. Together, let us follow Jesus’ example and help those in need.

The impact of your donation to FaithWorks was felt across the Diocese and around the world. In 2025 the number of people served by FaithWorks’ ministry partners increased again to over 52,000, including:

• 7,957 people were fed, sheltered, nurtured and befriended
• 3,177 people touched by the prison system
• 1,513 young adults living with mental health challenges
• 1,003 people impacted by HIV/AIDS
• 2,805 Indigenous people
• 1,547 at-risk women, children and youth
• 16,248 refugees, new Canadians and migrant workers
• 10,948 families in need

Thank you to our Parishes!

As communities of compassion and hope, our parishes are the heart of the annual FaithWorks campaign.

90% of parishes participated in the 2025 campaign. 78 parishes saw an increase in contributions to FaithWorks. Contributions from our parishes were $813,100. Parishes retained $90,600 for local outreach ministries.

Thank you to our Corporate and Foundation Donors!

Thank you to our Corporate and Foundation Donors who contributed $438,000 to FaithWorks in 2025. Your generosity makes it possible to improve the lives of thousands of individuals and families.

$100,000 or more

Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation

$50,000

BMO

Fast Family Foundation

$30,000

New England Company

$25,000

Letko, Brousseau & Associates

$20,000

Margaret McCain ODT

$15,000

Anglican Foundation of Canada

Burgundy Legacy Foundation

Canso Investment Counsel

$10,000

Hayhoe Family Foundation

VPC Group

$7,500

Manulife Investment Management

$5,000

Foster Hewitt Foundation

Koskie Minsky LLP

NHI Nurse Homemakers International

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Smith-Boake Designwerke

Rogers Gardham ODT

<$4,999

Clairmark Consulting

M&M Consulting

Our FaithWorks Ministry Partners struggle tirelessly each and every day to share the transforming power of God’s love with thousands of people in need. We thank our Ministry Partners for being powerful agents of the love that is changing lives and changing the world.

• A Place Called Home, Lindsay
• All Saints’ Church – Community Centre, Toronto
• Alongside Hope
• Anglican United Refugee Alliance – AURA
• Flemingdon Park Ministry, Toronto
• Holy Trinity, Trinity Square, Toronto – CommUNITY Hub
• North House, Durham
• One City Peterborough
• Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care, Toronto
• Regeneration Outreach Community, Brampton
• St. James’ Cathedral – Outreach Footcare clinic
• St. James, Orillia – Breakfast & Lunch program
• St. Margaret, New Toronto – Outreach program
• St. Saviour, Orono – Migrant Worker Ministry
• St. Stephen in-the-Fields, Toronto – Outreach program
• The Dam, Mississauga
• Toronto Urban Native Ministry

Give extra for food

In celebration of our 30th anniversary, FaithWorks wants to provide extra help to parish food insecurity programs.

Any extra funds raised beyond the annual goal of $1.5 million needed to meet our ongoing commitments will be set aside for parish food insecurity programs.

Please consider increasing your support to match the increase in need. Visit faithworks.ca.