The Nanaimo Shoebox Project

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The Nanaimo Shoebox Project For women who have been displaced from their homes and estranged from their families, special occasions can be particularly challenging.

We are a registered charity that collects and distributes gift-filled Shoeboxes to local women impacted by homelessness
We aim to foster safe, supportive and inclusive communities by facilitating compassionate gestures of kindness Often, women report feeling disconnected from society, invisible and alone. A Shoebox gift is a powerful reminder for a woman that she has not been forgotten and that she remains a valued and respected member of her community. For those giving gifts, The Shoebox Project is a tangible and creative opportunity to give back directly to someone in your very own community. It’s a small, simple gesture of kindness that has an immediate, positive impact on the woman who receives it.

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.It is important to honour the children who never returned home, survi...
09/30/2026

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

It is important to honour the children who never returned home, survivors of residential schools, and the families and communities who continue to carry the impacts of this history.

Truth and reconciliation asks us to listen, learn, reflect, and take meaningful action. As an organization committed to creating communities rooted in diversity, compassion, and belonging, we recognize that this work is ongoing and takes time.
We encourage our community to take time today to learn from Indigenous voices, reflect on the history and ongoing impacts of residential schools, and consider how we can each contribute to reconciliation.

Learn more at www.nctr.ca/education

09/30/2026

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

It is important to honour the children who never returned home, survivors of residential schools, and the families and communities who continue to carry the impacts of this history.

Truth and reconciliation asks us to listen, learn, reflect, and take meaningful action. As an organization committed to creating communities rooted in diversity, compassion, and belonging, we recognize that this work is ongoing and takes time.

We encourage our community to take time today to learn from Indigenous voices, reflect on the history and ongoing impacts of residential schools, and consider how we can each contribute to reconciliation.

Learn more at www.nctr.ca/education

09/21/2026

Hello wonderful supporters of The Nanaimo Shoebox Project! We are organizing everything for this fall and our drive will be happening in November. We are all volunteers and we respond to any questions as soon as possible. Looking forward to another successful season of collecting gifts for wonderful members of our community! 🩷

Happy International Women’s Day! 🌸At The Shoebox Project Nanaimo, we believe that small acts of kindness can make a big ...
03/08/2026

Happy International Women’s Day! 🌸
At The Shoebox Project Nanaimo, we believe that small acts of kindness can make a big impact. Each shoebox we deliver is a reminder that women in our community are valued, supported, and never forgotten.
Today we celebrate the power of compassion, community, and women uplifting women.
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The Nanaimo Shoebox Project is completely run by volunteers! Thank you so much to all the volunteers who fulfilled diffe...
12/19/2025

The Nanaimo Shoebox Project is completely run by volunteers! Thank you so much to all the volunteers who fulfilled different roles to ensure a successful drive this year: Coordinating, connecting with the community, social media managing, driving to pick up shoeboxes and inspecting/assembling the gifts! 🎁💝

We would like to extend a special thank you to London Drugs Nanaimo North Town Centre for their support for the 2025 dri...
12/17/2025

We would like to extend a special thank you to London Drugs Nanaimo North Town Centre for their support for the 2025 drive! Staff really came together to help out in a last-minute situation and we so appreciate you!

Nanaimo, you are amazing!! Not only did we reach our goal but we surpassed it with 232 shoeboxes collected and assembled...
12/15/2025

Nanaimo, you are amazing!! Not only did we reach our goal but we surpassed it with 232 shoeboxes collected and assembled! That’s 232 local, wonderful people who will receive a reminder that we as a community care about them ❤️

The shoeboxes were collected, sorted and assembled last week by a wonderful group of volunteers, then they were picked up by the recipient organizations who will deliver them: Island Crisis Care Society, Risebridge and Pacifica Housing.

It takes a community to achieve this and we’d like to thank everyone who donated shoebox gifts, funding and in-kind donations of products; our five drop-off locations who give their time and space to keep the shoeboxes safe for pickup; the local news organizations for getting the word out; the Royal Canadian Legion Mount Benson Branch 256 for donating space for volunteers to sort and assemble; Ecole Quarterway students for contributing some beautiful hand-made cards; and all the volunteers - and we had more than ever this year! - for giving their time, effort and gas power for this worthy cause!

Thank you to for donating 15 boxes full of beautiful gifts! Our drive is now complete - the volunteers are sorting and ...
12/10/2025

Thank you to for donating 15 boxes full of beautiful gifts! Our drive is now complete - the volunteers are sorting and assembling the many donated gifts for delivery. We will have a total tally soon - thank you! 🩷
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It's the last day of our 2025 drive! Please get your gifts in to one of our drop-off locations as we are delivering them...
12/08/2025

It's the last day of our 2025 drive! Please get your gifts in to one of our drop-off locations as we are delivering them tomorrow to the recipient organizations! Thanks so much to our wonderful donors for supporting some amazing members of our community

Thank you so much to in Nanaimo for hand-crafting these adorable backpack buddies in vibrant colours to help Shoebox re...
12/06/2025

Thank you so much to in Nanaimo for hand-crafting these adorable backpack buddies in vibrant colours to help Shoebox recipients stay visible in the darker months. 🐙
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