The City of Burlington wants to acknowledge community resources available to support those impacted by COVID-19. This page offers residents an opportunity to find information on resources and organizations that offer help. Please review the options below to learn more. If you have questions, contact the organization directly through their contact information.
If you have a question for the City, please contact city@burlington.ca or 905-335-7777.
Businesses offering support or in need of support should contact Team Burlington.
Use the form below to submit your non-profit organization or to edit or update your listing.
Volunteer during COVID
Below is a list of organizations where volunteer opportunities are currently being offered in relation to COVID.
| Better Impact |
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Better Impact, a volunteer management software, is connecting volunteers with organizations who are looking for support during COVID-19. |
| Burlington Food Bank |
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The kind-hearted people, who volunteer with the Burlington Food Bank, help the organization in the most hands-on way possible to move our neighbours beyond hunger.
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| Burlington Together Volunteers |
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This local Facebook group is for residents who want to volunteer to help support and connect the community during COVID-19. www.facebook.com/groups/CareMongeringBurlONVolunteers/about/ |
| Canada Sews – Halton/Hamilton Area |
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We are a movement of volunteers across Canada providing fabric masks and scrub caps to front line workers in need. This is our local Halton/Hamilton Chapter. |
| Canadian Red Cross |
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COVID-19 volunteer opportunities are available. If you’d like to learn more about volunteer roles, please contact the organization directly and they will be in touch as opportunities related to COVID-19 come forward. |
| Community Development Halton – Volunteer Halton |
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Volunteer Halton is developing a roster of volunteers who are wanting to help the community effected by COVID and connecting residents to organizations needing it. |
| Good Neighbour Project – GTA |
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This Facebook group and program, run by volunteers, has created a volunteer-based task force who are on standby to support the vulnerable in our communities who require delivery assistance for supplies and groceries.
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| Government of Canada – I Want to Help |
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The coronavirus pandemic has increased the demand for services provided by charities and not-for-profit organizations in your community — and they need your help. If you’re a registered post-secondary student or a recent graduate, you can help your community by volunteering with a local organization. In recognition for your service, you can receive a grant of between $1,000 and $5,000 |
| Government of Canada – National Volunteer Recruitment |
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The government is building an inventory of volunteers from which provincial/territorial governments can draw as needed to support during COVID-19. |
| Masks for COVID – Burlington |
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This is a group of volunteers who are making masks for long-term care facilities and retirement homes in Burlington to stop the spread of COVID-19. |
| Mask Mate Ear-savers for Front Line and Essential Workers |
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We are a humanitarian organization that sends free mask mate ear-savers to those who must wear masks for prolonged periods of time; specifically, front line and essential workers. Volunteers either knit, crochet or sew mask mate ear-savers. |
| Spark Ontario |
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SPARK and the Government of Ontario are connecting volunteers with community response efforts to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Visit the website and review volunteer opportunities in Burlington. |
Where to Donate
Below is a list of organizations where you can donate resources, non-perishables, supplies or monetary contributions to support the community during COVID.
| Aldershot Food Collection Committee |
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Drive-through and drop-off food donations are accepted every Monday and Wednesday from noon – 3 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church. The food collected is immediately distributed to the Burlington Food Bank and the Compassion Society. |
| Bag Half Full |
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Bag Half Full is a nationwide initiative launched by Canadian medical students. Our mission is to promote community health and accessibility during this pandemic. This student-led not-for-profit initiative would appreciate monetary support in the form of donations, so they can reimburse the volunteer delivery drivers for gas expenses.
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| Burlington Food Bank |
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The food bank’s main goal is being able to provide emergency food relief to people in need in Burlington. You can donate non-perishable items or make a monetary donation. |
| Burlington Community Foundation |
| Burlington Foundation’s Pandemic Response Fund supports front-line charities in Burlington as they struggle to meet growing demands of community most impacted by Covid-19. Please consider donating to create even more granting power at this time of great need. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept item or in-kind donations. |
| Canadian Blood Services |
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Maintaining a blood supply is as important as ever during COVID-19. If you are eligible and well, please consider donating blood.
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| Canadian Red Cross |
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Monetary donations to the Canadian Red Cross Fund are used to support the entire organization as this allows flexibility for the funds raised to be used wherever the current need is greatest. |
| The Compassion Society |
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If you wish to donate, visit the Compassion Society of Halton - Canada Helps donation webpage. |
| Food4Kids Halton |
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With ongoing school closures in response to COVID-19, Food4Kids will be providing gift cards to families registered in our program by mail. They are committed to ensuring children have access to food throughout the closure. |
| Food for Life |
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Food for Life has grown into the largest food recovery program in Halton Region bringing fresh and nutritious food to those in need. |
| The Frontline Fund |
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By donating to The Frontline Fund, which represents Canadian hospital foundations dealing with COVID-19 across the country, you can help arm frontline healthcare workers in Canada with what they need to defeat COVID-19. The Frontline Fund is an initiative of hospital foundations across Canada including Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation. |
| Glad Tidings Church – Love Your Neighbour Program: Digital Food Drive |
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Glad Tidings wants to help those most vulnerable in our community by holding a digital food drive. Many people in our community are facing job loss and economic uncertainty. Donating to our digital food drive allows our team to procure or access and then deliver food and other essential items to those in need. |
| Government of Ontario – Supply Products |
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Considering donating if your business can supply emergency products to help fight coronavirus such as ventilators, masks, sanitization, eye protection, etc. |
| Halton Women’s Place |
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Currently, the best way to support is a monetary donation online, as they are unable to accept donations at the door. Donations will be used to purchase supplies and food as needed. |
| Hope Bible Church – Boxes of Hope |
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Donations are accepted on Mondays from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Donations can be left on the cart left outside of the main covered doors. Please see the items we are needing here: |
| Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH), and hospitals across the country. JBH is well positioned to deliver high quality, compassionate care during this COVID-19 crisis, but we need the community’s support now Your gift will help support our most urgent needs, including critical equipment like safety masks, protective gowns, face shields, medical pumps, research into treatment therapies for COVID-19, and more. Please visit jbhfoundation.ca to find out more about how you can support our community hospital. |
| Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK) |
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ROCK is looking for funds that will help address their key areas of need that have been identified since the COVID-19 pandemic, along with adapting their programs and services to continue to serve clients. ROCK is adapting their service delivery methods, as it has always been face-to-face, they are focusing on providing virtual support. This includes immediately delivering services online through email, teleconference, and over the phone. They want to expand to offer video program delivery to clients, which will include video support, crisis counselling, and an immediate response “chat box”. These new services must remain as a private and confidential connection. |
| Shifra Homes Inc. |
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This is a maternity residence and homeless shelter in Burlington that houses young, homeless, pregnant women between the ages of 16 and 27. While we cannot currently accept in-kind donations, monetary donations are extremely helpful. Donations will be used to purchase food, baby items, and household supplies. |
| United Way – Halton and Hamilton |
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We know the COVID-19 virus is top of mind for members in our community, especially for those most vulnerable. Donations remain hard at work, supporting those in the community who find themselves struggling. |
| Wellington Square United Church |
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If you would like to make a financial donation to support the Meal Bags please contact the Church or go to https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/wellington-square-united-church/ |
Get Support
Below is a list of organizations offering support services to the community during COVID.
| Bag Half Full |
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Bag Half Full is a nationwide initiative launched by Canadian medical students. Our mission is to promote community health and accessibility during this pandemic. This student-led not-for-profit initiative is designed to bridge the gap of accessibility to groceries and household items for vulnerable populations within the Halton (Oakville, Burlington, Milton, Halton Hills) community. Our goal is to assist the elderly, those who are immunocompromised, and those who are self-isolating due to COVID-19 by providing them with free grocery shopping and delivery services.
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| Burlington Animal Services |
Animal Services will continue to provide the following services:
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| Burlington Food Bank |
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Anyone in need of food and living in Burlington is eligible to use the food bank. If you need support from the food bank, contact them directly. |
| Burlington Public Library – We Can Help |
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If you or someone you know needs help, but you don’t know where to turn, we have the resources to get you the help you need. |
| Burlington Together |
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This local Facebook group is for Burlington’s COVID Response. The group was created by residents for locals to post if they are needing anything. |
| Canada Sews – Halton/Hamilton Area |
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We are a movement of volunteers across Canada providing fabric masks and scrub caps to front line workers in need. This is our local Halton/Hamilton Chapter. If you need masks, please reach out through our request page: |
| Canadian Red Cross |
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The Canadian Red Cross is dedicated to supporting individuals, families and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through relationships with government agencies and widespread community partnerships, the Red Cross continues to adapt to emerging needs to assist the country’s most vulnerable as this international crisis evolves. |
| The Compassion Society |
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The Compassion Society of Halton is open and committed to providing nutritious food for those who are food insecure right now with the outbreak of coronavirus. We are distributing non-perishable food bags, produce and frozen food, bread and pizza while quantities last and hygiene products during the following hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from noon to 2 p.m.
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| Connection in Action – Links2Care |
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Resource for older adults aged 55+ who may be feeling isolated or lonely. A Connection Specialist will be able to find resources in the area to assist with isolation and loneliness.
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| Distress Centre Halton |
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Distress Centre Halton provides telephone and online support 24/7 to people in our community to better cope with crisis, loneliness, and emotional stress.
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| Food for Life |
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Food for Life and our community is resilient, we are unwavering in our mission to rescue food, and impact lives. We are privileged to work with you and your community.
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| Halton Community Services Directory |
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This directory provides information on regional/municipal service impacts, assistance and community support, emergency food programs, support for front line workers and assessment centres. |
| Halton Region |
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The region provides information on: incomes support and financial assistance, mental health, emergency food support and homelessness support. |
| Hope Bible Church – Boxes of Hope |
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Boxes of Hope - each box is packed with non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies and paper products. |
| Glad Tidings Church – Love Your Neighbour Program: Store to Door Grocery Deliver and Facebook Groups |
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Due to the current COVID-19 crisis there are a growing number of people in our community who are required to be isolated. Glad Tidings Church would like to serve those who require mandatory isolation with grocery delivery. |
| Government of Canada |
| COVID-19 resources for parents and children. |
| Kids Help Phone |
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Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7 resources that provides telephone, text and live chat counselling and information for children, youth and young adults ages 5 – 30.
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| Ontario 211 |
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This is a free helpline that connects you to community and social services in your area 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in over 150 languages. 211 is answered and updated by highly-trained specialists. Questions can be related to food, family services, employment, community programs and crisis support.
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| Ontario Community Support Association |
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OCSA is leading the government’s new program to coordinate and subsidize deliveries of meals, medicines and other necessities to low-income seniors and people with disabilities in need. To identify a local Meals on Wheels provider and request service, eligible seniors and persons with disabilities, their caregivers, neighbours or families should contact the organization directly.
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| Places of Worship |
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A listing of places of worship that includes only those within the boundaries of the City of Burlington. |
| Salvation Army Community & Family Services |
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The Salvation Army Community & Family Services offer support through their food bank Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. – noon. They have pre-packed grocery bags available for those in need.
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| Wellington Square United Church |
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The Church's Friday Night Community has changed to a Take Home Meal Bag program where already prepared meals and limited other food items are available. Meals Bags can be picked up Monday and Friday from noon - 4 p.m. Delivery available for extenuating circumstances. |
| YMCA |
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Welcome to your Virtual YMCA; an online community connecting you with free health, wellness and resources to support you and your entire family while physically distancing at home. |
| Youth Space |
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Youthspace.ca is an online crisis & emotional support chat. We listen without judgement and keep chats confidential & anonymous. Support is available for youth ages 30 and under, Monday through Sunday from 9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
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Apply for Grants and Funding
Below is a list of grant and funding opportunities available for organizations to access.
| Burlington Community Foundation |
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Burlington Foundation’s Pandemic Response Fund supports front-line charities as they struggle to meet growing demands of Burlington community members impacted by Covid-19. CRA charitable agencies serving Burlington are eligible to apply. |
| United Way – Halton and Hamilton |
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United Way Halton & Hamilton has established the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to help support our community’s most vulnerable in this challenging time. The Fund is intended to provide monetary support to community-based agencies in adapting to the COVID-19. Funding is available for local, front-line agencies supporting individuals and families experiencing poverty, isolation, and other difficult realities. Phase 2 of the emergency fund application is now open. This phase of the emergency fund application is for non-profit agencies in the Halton & Hamilton regions, focusing on supporting seniors. |
Mental Health and Wellness
During the COVID-19 outbreak, there are mental health and addictions services that you can access online or by phone. These services will support children, youth and adults who:
- experience anxiety, stress and other mental health challenges
- can’t access their regular in-person counselling supports
- want to take proactive measures with their mental health
Below is a summary of services and how you can access them.
| Anxiety Canada |
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Resources for adults, children, teens and parents suffering from anxiety. They have released special sections on managing COVID-19 issues (talking to kids about COVID, coping with stress related to COVID, video of a panel of specialists talking about COVID and childhood anxiety). |
| BounceBack |
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BounceBack is a free, guided self-help program that’s effective in helping people aged 15 and up who are experiencing mild-to-moderate anxiety or depression, or may be feeling low, stressed, worried, irritable or angry.
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| Canadian Mental Health Association |
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CMHA is providing case management and peer support by phone and are offering free counselling by phone so that they can continue to support our community in a manner that is safe. You will be contacted by a counsellor within 24 business hours.
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| Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
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CAMH is providing access to mental health and addiction supports for health care workers who might be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These supports will include access to resources, psychotherapy and psychiatric services.
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| ConnexOntario |
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ConnexOntario provides free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness and/or gambling. We are funded by the Government of Ontario.
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| Good2Talk Ontario |
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A free, confidential phone and texting service that provides support to post-secondary students. They can receive professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being.
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| Halton Alcoholics Anonymous |
Alcoholics Anonymous
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| Halton ADAPT |
ADAPT is a non-profit, community based, outpatient addiction, assessment and treatment agency.
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| Halton Women’s Place |
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Halton Women’s Place is an organization providing shelter and crisis services for physically, emotionally, financially and sexually abused women and their dependent children and is dedicated to ending violence against women and their children.
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| Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK) |
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ROCK has put together resources and suggestions to help support children, youth, and families at this time of uncertainty. They are committed to live answering phone calls from the hours of 9 – 5 p.m. each business day. Families will have the ability to speak directly to a ROCK staff person who is available to answer questions. They have also created the opportunity to connect families to a pathway coordinator staff who will assess and support connection to brief virtual consultation services.
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| TEACH |
Provides safe, non-judgmental space for social connections and self-help.
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| WellCan |
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This app provides a hub for mental health resources and tools to help all Canadians maintain positive mental, physical, social and financial health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The WellCan App is free to download and available through the App Store and Google Play. |
| Wellness Together Canada |
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Wellness Together Canada provides free online resources, tools, apps and connections to trained volunteers and qualified mental health professionals when needed. |
| World Health Organization |
| To help parents interact constructively with their children during this time of confinement, these six one-page tips for parents cover planning one-on-one time, staying positive, creating a daily routine, avoiding bad behaviour, managing stress, and talking about COVID-19. |