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Transforming Lives & Impacting Communities. Doors of Compassion operates three emergency shelters, a service hub, and a food bank in Durham Region, Ontario.

10/27/2026

With a heavy heart, we share the news of the passing of Paulina Okyere, a cherished member of our team. Paulina was a vital part of our community, and their absence leaves a massive void. 🕊️

To honor Paulina’s memory and surround their family with love and support, we are sharing the family’s personal fundraiser. If you are in a position to help, any contribution to support them through this grief is deeply appreciated: https://gofund.me/cf8296b0c

Note: This is a personal fundraiser; donations are not tax-deductible.

10/21/2026

We’re hiring for our Winter Warming Team.

When temperatures drop, people sleeping outside need somewhere warm, safe, and welcoming to go overnight. This winter, we’re building the team that makes that happen.

We’re hiring for two overnight contract roles:

🔹 Overnight Winter Warming Care & Support Team Member
Welcome people in, complete low-barrier intakes, provide refreshments and basic needs support, and connect people with resources. Best fit for someone with a background in social services, mental health, addictions, or a related field.

🔹 Overnight Winter Warming Community Care & Safety Team Member
Keep the site and surrounding area safe through access control, patrols, and calm, de-escalation-first support. Best fit for someone with security or similar experience who cares about doing that work with compassion.

📅 Contract: November 15, 2026 to April 1, 2027
🌙 Overnight shifts, 10 to 12 hours
💲 $24 to $25/hour
📍 Durham Region, onsite

Lived experience of homelessness or housing instability is an asset for the Care & Support role, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Full job descriptions are at www.doorsofcompassion.ca. Accessibility requests can be made to [email protected].

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10/19/2026

💛 Day of Gratitude: Coming Together in Community! 💛

What a wonderful day of connection, reflection, and yummy food! 🥘

Our Day of Gratitude, hosted in partnership with , brought community members together to share a meal, build connections, and reflect on what it means to be grateful for the spaces we inhabit.

As we celebrate community, we also recognize that the lands we gather on are the traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples, whose lands and ways of life were taken through colonization. Gratitude invites us to acknowledge this history with humility and to reflect on our responsibility to reconciliation.

Thank you to Brooklin Village Church for partnering with us to create such a welcoming and meaningful space. ❤️

Together, we’re reminded that gratitude is not only about giving thanks, but also about honouring the people, histories, and relationships that shape our communities.

10/13/2026

Thank you Town of Ajax for their generous donation to our Next Steps Food Market! September was National Hunger Awareness month and the Town of Ajax ran a community food drive to support local initiatives! 👏

10/10/2026

Housing is a human right. Canada wrote that into law in 2019. Today is World Homeless Day, and the numbers show how far we are from living up to it.

Around the world, an estimated 318 million people were homeless in 2024. In Canada, more than 65,000 people were counted on a single night in 2025. In Ontario, nearly 85,000 people experienced homelessness last year, up 50% since 2021.

Here in Durham Region, our shelters were nearly 99% full all of 2025. More than 10,000 times, someone needed a bed and we had none to give. People stayed with us an average of 193 days, not because shelter is the goal, but because Durham's housing market makes exits slow and difficult.

In Kingston, our shelter at 928 Sydenham Road opened in February. In its first six months it ran at 99% occupancy, and 371 times someone asked for a bed when it was full.

Homelessness is not a personal failing. It grows from rents that outpace incomes, gaps between health and housing systems, and policy choices that push seniors and Indigenous community members into shelter at far higher rates.

We also know what works. In 2025, 66 people we served in Durham exited homelessness, and our housing teams supported 90 recently housed neighbours to stay housed. Only 1 needed to be re-housed. In Kingston, 14 people moved into housing in our first six months. Housing with the right support works. What is missing is homes people can afford.

A right only matters if we act on it. Before you vote on October 26, ask your municipal candidates how they will build homes people can afford. Then share this post with one person who still thinks homelessness is a choice.

Support shelter, meals, and housing supports at doorsofcompassion.ca

Sources: UN-Habitat 2025; Everyone Counts 2025 (Government of Canada); AMO, January 2026; National Shelter Study 2024; CFOC-DOC 2025 Impact Report; CFOC-DOC Kingston Six-Month Report 2026.

10/07/2026

🌟LOOKING FOR A WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY?

Want to connect with local organizations, discover meaningful volunteer opportunities, and find a cause that speaks to you? 💙💛

The 4th Annual Durham Region Volunteer Fair is coming to Bowmanville! 🎉

📅 Wednesday, November 4
⏰ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex
2440 Durham Regional Hwy 2, Bowmanville

Hosted by Community Care Durham in partnership with DRAVA, this FREE community event brings together meaningful volunteer opportunities for you and your family!

🙌 Come discover:
✨ Meaningful volunteer opportunities
🤝 Local organizations making a difference
💡 Ways to get involved in your community
🌱 Opportunities to share your skills, time, and passion

Whether you're volunteering for the first time, looking for a new opportunity, or simply want to learn more about the amazing organizations serving Durham Region, this is the place to be!

💙 CFOC–Doors of Compassion is proud to be part of a community that believes in compassion, connection, and giving back - we look forward to sharing our volunteer opportunities and building pathways to ongoing volunteerism that meet the needs of our community!

📣 Save the date and come say hello!

10/06/2026

We're hiring for our Durham & Kingston sites with roles across shelter and building teams.

Be part of the future you want to see in your community by joining and amazing organization committed to transforming lives and impacting communities! Visit doorsofcompassion.ca to learn more!

10/02/2026

Hidden homelessness rarely shows up in official counts. 🏠❓

People couch surfing, staying temporarily with friends or family because they have nowhere else to go, they're homeless too. They just don't show up in shelter data.

For the first time ever, Canada's 2026 Census will ask about this. Two new questions will finally help capture the true scale of hidden homelessness across the country.

It's a small change with a big impact: better data means better-informed solutions. 📊

Will you be part of the solution? Become a donor today. Link in bio 🔗 or visit doorsofcompassion.ca/get-involved/.

09/30/2026

Today we honour the children who never came home, and the Survivors who are still here.

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Residential schools and the policies that followed them did lasting harm, and that harm still shows up today in housing, health and access to support. Indigenous people are overrepresented among people experiencing homelessness in Canada. That's not a coincidence. It comes from decisions made by systems, but systems can change.

Here's how you can take part:

🧡 Wear orange and share why Every Child Matters to you
📖 Read the TRC's 94 Calls to Action and pick one to learn more about
🎬 Watch Indian Horse, based on the novel by Ojibwe author Richard Wagamese.
🤝 Donate to or volunteer with an organization led by Indigenous people in your community
🗣️ Ask your local and provincial representatives what they're doing to act on the Calls to Action

Reconciliation isn't one day. It's the work we choose to keep doing.

09/25/2026

We don't always talk about how close "stable" and "not stable" really are. 🏠

A job loss. A caregiving emergency. An accident that keeps you out of work for a few months. For many people in our shelters, that's how it started.

We believe everyone deserves a safe place to land when life gets hard. 💙 That's what we're here for.

If you can, support that work today: donate or sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop. 🔗 Link in bio.

Address

158 Harwood Avenue S
Ajax, ON
L1S2H6

Website

http://canadahelps.org/en/charities/cfocajax, http://www.cfoc.ca/doc

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