Speroway

Site: Burlington

Record #: BTN5165
Last Full Update: 10 Jul 2024

Contact Information

Office Phone 289-861-1346
Toll Free Phone 1-877-382-2262
E-Mail info@speroway.com
Website www.speroway.com
Contact Form speroway.com/about-us/contact/
Social Media Facebook Facebook, Instagram Instagram
Primary Contact Meredith Kettle, Operations and Support Services Director; Email: meredith.kettle@speroway.com

Agency Information

Description (Agency)

Registered charity that supports and empowers vulnerable children and communities around the world and in Canada without discrimination by providing food, education, and healthcare with Christian love, compassion, and integrity

Legal Status (51) Registered Charity
Established 2004 (in Canada)
Primary Executive Ken Forbes, President
Funding Grants ; Fundraising ; Donations ; Monetary donations from individuals are used to support overseas programs and for shipping containers of food and commodities overseas and within Canada  
* welcomes corporate donations of nonperishable food items and clothing, does not accept donations of individual items

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

Provides children and families internationally and in vulnerable communities in Canada with food and the essential nutrients they need:

  • school feeding programs that not only supply educational and health benefits, but contribute to gender equality, food security and poverty alleviation
  • works with communities to grow sustainable food and promote public health education, improved seeds and better farming practices result in increased agricultural productivity which improves overall nutrition in the community

Seeks to break cycles of poverty by increasing children's access to quality education and developing the next generation of leaders through 

  • secondary and post-secondary scholarships
  • life skills training
  • community education initiatives 

Works to strengthen the well-being of children and families through:

  • promoting health and nutrition practices
  • work on the prevention of major diseases and provide opportunities to augment maternal and child health

Across Canada, Speroway supports communities in need, including First Nations communities, refugees, and other vulnerable groups

  • distributes food, warm clothing, and hygiene items to families in need through partners across the country, including food banks, community centres, women and children shelters, churches and schools
Hours

Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm

Areas Served Canada ; International - Kenya, Malawi, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
Eligibility Children and families in need
Application

Contact for information

Languages English
Fees None

Site Information

Located In Community Burlington
Address & Map
3390 South Service Rd, Unit 101
Burlington, ON L7N 3J5
 
View Google Map
Intersection South Service Rd and Harvester Rd
Mailing Address PO Box 1517 
Burlington, ON L7R 4L9
Physical Access Fully Accessible

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