Where to donate; Coldest Night of the Year
The Coldest Night of the Year (or the WALK for short) is a 
non-competitive 5 and 10 km winter-walk fundraiser supporting select Canadian charities that serve the hungry, homeless and hurting in cities and communities across Canada.
The WALK is held on Saturday, February 25th and provides walkers the opportunity to experience a hint of the challenges faced by the homeless by walking for a few hours during a cold Canadian night in the dead of winter.
For more information visit; coldestnightoftheyear.org
Who Are We Walking For?
Right now, there are more than 150,000 Canadians experiencing homelessness and thousands more teetering on the edge. They are men and women, families and kids, businessmen and mothers and students. Some were abused, abandoned and ignored. And some were just left behind, broken by the recession, by their choices, and by life.
Homelessness as a condition embraces a wide range of economic and social factors that include poverty, housing, substance abuse, unemployment, discrimination, mental health and social support.
In each community where the WALK is hosted, we partner with one well-known ‘homeless’ charity with a proven, committed history of service to the hungry, homeless and hurting in their town. Walking in February is particularly helpful because volunteerism and contributions are at a peak around the Christmas holiday season and then slows down afterward, so that by February – the coldest month of the year – resources have dwindled. It’s the perfect time to come together to restock the balance sheet while refocusing on the needs while winter wears on.
For more information about issues, statistics and services connected to homelessness, take a look at our List of Partners to learn more about partners at work in your community.
If you have any questions about who we are walking for, please email info@coldestnightoftheyear.org.
