For companies
Your team packs the kits. They go out to agencies the same day.
Every January, hundreds of volunteers spend one Saturday packing survival kits for people sleeping outside in the GTA. Companies fund the kits and bring a team to pack them. The 2027 event is Saturday, January 16.
What your team gets
A day your staff can describe to someone else.
A job with a finish line
Your team packs a kit, then another one. By the end of the day the kits are counted and loaded out to front-line agencies across the GTA.
Mixed tables, not departments
An assembly line puts finance beside sales beside the summer student. People who have emailed each other for a year meet properly for the first time.
Photos you can use
The day is photographed. We send you the pictures afterwards, for your internal update or your careers page.
A number you can report
A kit costs $50 to build and holds 30+ items, from a sleeping bag and gloves down to a toothbrush. So a team gift turns into a number of kits, and that number is what goes in your report.
Two ways in
Sponsor a team, or sponsor the event.
Sponsor a team
You fund kits and your own people pack them. Come to the January 16 event with the rest of the city, or run your own kit pack on a date that suits your calendar. Kit packs run with KITS FOR A CAUSE, who supply the items and handle the logistics, so all your group does is pack.
- Kits funded in your company’s name and packed by your own team
- A place at the January 16 event, or your own kit pack on your own date
- Groups from 3 people to 15 and up
- Your logo on the partners wall at engageandchange.org, and a mention on our social channels
- Photos from the day, and a tax receipt issued through the Unity Values Foundation
Sponsor the event
Some companies fund the campaign and skip the packing. That money buys the items that go into the kits and gets the finished kits where they are going. Your calendar stays clear and your recognition does not change.
- Funds the 2027 campaign, with no event day required
- Your logo on the partners wall at engageandchange.org
- A line in the 2027 Spotlight strip on our homepage
- A mention on our social channels
- A tax receipt issued through the Unity Values Foundation
How the day works
From your first email to the photos.
You send the form.
We reply with the 2027 package: what each level includes and what a team day actually looks like.
You pick a date and a team size.
January 16 with everyone else, or your own kit pack on your own date. Groups run from 3 people to 15 and up.
Your team packs.
Doors open at 7:00 AM. Volunteers check in and form assembly lines, and each kit gets its 30+ items.
The kits leave, your photos arrive.
Finished kits are sorted by agency request and loaded out to more than 200 front-line agencies across the GTA. Photos and your tax receipt follow after the event, and your logo goes up on the partners wall.
Companies that already do this
Scotiabank, CIBC, RBC, KPMG, Allstate, Optimus SBR, Starbucks, the Bargains Group, the RONA Foundation, Toronto Police Service, Origo, KITS FOR A CAUSE and Yumba have all backed Project Winter Survival.
survival kits assembled and distributed since 1999.
kits packed in a single day.
requests received each year from agencies.
Questions companies ask
Before you send the form.
What is the smallest group you will take?
Three people. Groups run from 3 to 15 and up. Put your number on the form and we will tell you what fits.
Can we pick our own date instead of January 16?
Yes. Your group can run its own kit pack at your own location on a date that suits you, through KITS FOR A CAUSE, who supply the items and handle the logistics.
Do we get a tax receipt?
Yes. Receipts for donations are issued through the Unity Values Foundation. Engage and Change is a registered charity, number 80541 8647 RR0001.
What if nobody from our team can make it?
Sponsor the event instead. Your money funds kits, other volunteers pack them, and your recognition does not change.
How does recognition work?
Your logo goes on the partners wall at engageandchange.org. Sponsors can also get a line in the 2027 Spotlight strip on our homepage and a mention on our social channels. Photos from the day are yours to use.
When do we need to decide?
Companies book October to December. Every item in a kit has to be bought and delivered before January 16, so the earlier your number lands, the more of it we can turn into kits.
Request the package
Request the 2027 sponsorship package.
Tell us roughly how many people you would bring and we will send the package by email, with what each level includes and what happens next.