Compassion Society of Halton

Compassion Society of Halton We respond to the needs of our community with support and connections by providing food, clothing, hygiene items and referrals.

In a community such as Burlington, our past Mayor, Rick Goldring, has often pointed out, it is easy to forget that a great many of our citizens are suffering hardship and poverty. That's where Compassion Society of Halton steps in. From humble beginnings in Mina Wahidi's basement, Compassion Society has grown from a single rack of donated clothes to one of the major contributors to the well being

of our most vulnerable citizens. With the assistance of our sponsors, donors, staff and volunteers we now help thousands of Halton's needy citizens. We continue to provide clothing, food and community service referrals to all who require these fundamentals of decent living. We demonstrate respect, confidentiality, sensitivity, inclusion, desire for social justice and well being, and transparency in our finances. We help many local men, women and children who desperately need our services and goods from time to time and often more frequently to simply help make ends meet. Compassion Society has been awarded with the Mayors award for Service in 2018. Several volunteers have been recognized for their dedication and work:

+ Jeremy Heatley (Burlington Citizen of the year 2004)
+ Julie Hellam (Burlington award for empowering women)
+ Edwin Broadus (Aldershot Honour Roll 2018)
+ Ron Hardy (Aldershot Honour Roll 2019)

If you have questions about what to and NOT to donate, please check our website: https://www.compassionsocietyofhalton.com/

🎒🍎 A HUGE thank you to DLL for their incredible generosity!DLL originally committed to preparing 200 school snack packs...
06/23/2026

🎒🍎 A HUGE thank you to DLL for their incredible generosity!

DLL originally committed to preparing 200 school snack packs for kids, but when it came time for pickup, we were thrilled to learn that they had gone above and beyond and prepared 400 snack packs instead! ❤️

This generous act of kindness will help ensure that even more children have access to nutritious snacks to support them throughout their school day.

A special thank you to Camila, who coordinated this wonderful donation alongside her DLL colleagues. Your leadership, compassion, and teamwork have made a meaningful impact on the lives of so many children and families in our community.

We are truly grateful for partners like DLL who step up in such a big way to support local children and help strengthen our community.

From all of us, thank you for making a difference -> one snack at a time. 💙

Meet Wally! He recently turned 6 and decided to donate a portion of his birthday and Christmas gift money, along with mo...
06/22/2026

Meet Wally! He recently turned 6 and decided to donate a portion of his birthday and Christmas gift money, along with money he earned doing chores, to us. He was accompanied by his Dad and older brother for the donation — way to go, Wally! 👏👏👏🙏

A huge shoutout to Tyler from the 31st Burlington Cubs, who organized a sock drive and collected an incredible 395 pairs...
06/19/2026

A huge shoutout to Tyler from the 31st Burlington Cubs, who organized a sock drive and collected an incredible 395 pairs of new socks for men, women, and kids in support of Compassion Society! Way to go, Tyler! 👏👏👏🙏

Brian Uloth and Diana Fife, Board members at Compassion Society of Halton, graciously accept a financial donation from o...
06/18/2026

Brian Uloth and Diana Fife, Board members at Compassion Society of Halton, graciously accept a financial donation from our great partner, Gift of Giving Back, Board members: Ai-Ri Brown and Gail Paterson.

Important Summer Update from Compassion Society ☀️CLOTHING DONATION UPDATE!We are incredibly grateful for your generosit...
06/18/2026

Important Summer Update from Compassion Society ☀️

CLOTHING DONATION UPDATE!

We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and the amazing volume of clothing donations coming through our doors. To ensure our volunteer team can efficiently process all donations, we are making a few changes to our donation drop-off days effective June 22, 2026:

⌚ Summer Donation Days:
We will only accept clothing donations on:
👉Mondays from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
👉 Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

⛔No Winter Clothes ⛔
We don't have the storage space right now. Please hold onto your winter gear until September 1, 2026.

🥼👕Planning a Clothing Drive? 👗👚
Please call our office first so we can tell you exactly what our current needs are.

What We Need Right Now (Immediate Needs):
✅ New underwear (all sizes: men, women & kids)
✅ Gently used towels (hand & bath)
✅ Gently used bedding (sheets, blankets, comforters & duvets)

Thank you so much for your ongoing support, patience, and cooperation as we continue to provide help where it is needed most! 🙏🤗🙏👏

Every can, every box, every item counts. 💛 Thank you to the 65th Burlington Pathfinders and Rangers for donating food to...
06/17/2026

Every can, every box, every item counts. 💛

Thank you to the 65th Burlington Pathfinders and Rangers for donating food to help families in our community who need it most. Your generosity goes directly to those we serve, and we couldn't do it without supporters like you! 🥰🙏

This past Saturday, we had a booth at the Lions Club Garage Sale. We handed out approximately 50 food drive bags, gener...
06/17/2026

This past Saturday, we had a booth at the Lions Club Garage Sale. We handed out approximately 50 food drive bags, generously donated by The Morren Group at Remax Escarpment Realty Inc., and spoke to many people about what we do. It was a great day!

A huge thank you to our wonderful neighbours at the Mandarin Restaurants for their incredible generosity and ongoing sup...
06/10/2026

A huge thank you to our wonderful neighbours at the Mandarin Restaurants for their incredible generosity and ongoing support of the Compassion Society of Halton.

For the past few weeks, they have treated our team and volunteers to a delicious lunch and made a generous donation to help support our work in the community. Their kindness and commitment to giving back make a real difference to the people we serve.

We are grateful not only for this thoughtful gesture, but also for the ongoing support and friendship they have shown us as neighbours. Community partnerships like this help us continue provide assistance where it's needed, when it's needed.

Thank you, Mandarin, for helping make our community stronger! ❤️

🍋 From a lemonade stand to 200 lbs of hope.A brother and sister recently set up a lemonade stand, and with every cup sol...
06/09/2026

🍋 From a lemonade stand to 200 lbs of hope.

A brother and sister recently set up a lemonade stand, and with every cup sold, they were thinking of someone else. With the money they raised, they went out and purchased 200 lbs of food and hygiene items, then brought it all straight to our door for the families we serve.

This is what a community looks like. Two young hearts who decided to make a difference — and did.

Thank you both from the bottom of our hearts. You've reminded us all that kindness has no age limit. 🧡

🦁❤️ A heartfelt THANK YOU to Burlington Ontario Lions Club for their incredibly generous $2,000 donation to The Compassi...
06/04/2026

🦁❤️ A heartfelt THANK YOU to Burlington Ontario Lions Club for their incredibly generous $2,000 donation to The Compassion Society!

This kind of community support makes all the difference in the work we do every day. We are so grateful for your partnership and commitment to making Halton a more compassionate place for everyone.

📸 Pictured (L–R): Denny Allison (Market Manager, Lions Club Burlington), Al Fanjoy (Market Co-Chair), Rick Bergen (Board Chairman, Compassion Society of Halton), Brian Uloth (Board Member), Erin Gibson (Volunteer – Programs), and Cathy Allen (Volunteer – Events).

Together, we are stronger. 💙

Address

1881 Fairview Street, Units 4&5
Burlington, ON
L7S2K4

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 3:30pm
Wednesday 4pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 3:30pm

Telephone

+19055923722

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