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Connecting communities to the reality and needs of people experiencing and at risk of homelessness.

The Bread

The making and delivering of sandwiches is an integral part of our work. Through close communication with the shelter staff, we address immediate and critical needs for food.  Several of our partner organizations have experienced challenges created by expanded opening hours, increased demand, rapid turnover in staff and/or inadequate kitchen facilities. With the incredible support that we receive from our volunteers and donors week after week we are able to consistently respond to these challenges by providing a reliable supply of fresh sandwiches.

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Multiple brown paper packages on a countertop labeled 'Peanut Butter and Jelly' with allergen and ingredient icons.
Two children wearing hairnets, face masks, and gloves making sandwiches at a table.
Five people wearing black face masks packing brown paper bags around a table with packaged food items.
Two women wearing hairnets, face masks, and gloves prepare sandwiches with stacked bread slices on a table.
Group of volunteers wearing masks, hairnets, and gloves making sandwiches at a long table indoors.
Group of people wearing hair nets, face masks, gloves, and aprons preparing sandwiches around a long table with bowls and bread in a room with brick walls.
Man wearing black puffer jacket, black hat, and pants standing indoors next to three stacked cardboard boxes labeled 'The Essentials Box Initiative' and a red bucket with cleaning supplies and a mop.
Man with long hair and beard holding a mop in a red bucket next to a stack of three labeled cardboard boxes in a sparsely furnished room.
Smiling man wearing a cap and glasses stands next to stacked cardboard boxes with welcome labels, making a peace sign.
Group of nine people wearing GreenShield Cares shirts smiling and holding large Home Depot moving boxes in a bright office kitchen area.
Smiling man with beard and beanie sitting on a metal-framed bed in a sunlit room beside a large cardboard box labeled fragile.

The Beyond

The making and delivery of sandwiches creates a pathway for frequent communication with the shelters. We use this pathway to inform our community about the current and most urgent needs at the shelters. This provides people with an impactful way to connect and respond while creating important learning opportunities about the homelessness situation in our city.

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The Beyond

The making and delivery of sandwiches creates a pathway for frequent communication with the shelters. We use this pathway to inform our community about the current and most urgent needs at the shelters. This provides people with an impactful way to connect and respond while creating important learning opportunities about the homelessness situation in our city.

Discover the program
Man with long hair and beard holding a mop in a red bucket next to a stack of three labeled cardboard boxes in a sparsely furnished room.
Man with long hair and beard holding a mop in a red bucket next to a stack of three labeled cardboard boxes in a sparsely furnished room.
Smiling man wearing a cap and glasses stands next to stacked cardboard boxes with welcome labels, making a peace sign.
Group of nine people wearing GreenShield Cares shirts smiling and holding large Home Depot moving boxes in a bright office kitchen area.
Smiling man with beard and beanie sitting on a metal-framed bed in a sunlit room beside a large cardboard box labeled fragile.

Our impact

2200

Average number of sandwiches delivered per week thanks to the support of our amazing volunteers and partners. 

10

Shelters in Montreal supported by regular deliveries of fresh sandwiches Monday to Friday. 

63

organizations held external sandwich making events in 2025

1331

essentials boxes were delivered in 2025

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This GivingTuesday, Bread and Beyond aims to raise $15,000 to fund Essentials Boxes for individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness. Your donation can provide crucial items to help them start their new lives with comfort and dignity—click here to make a difference.

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