Throughout its history, the mandate of the St. Andrew's Society of Toronto has included support for members of the community who are in need. The aid of the Society was originally given only to individual members of the Scottish community who would be interviewed by the committee and accepted or rejected on the basis of their Scottishness and their worthiness: repayment was expected! Charitable donations are still made with the needs of the most vulnerable people in the City of Toronto in mind, but we now provide most of this support through agencies which provide food, counseling, housing, recreational programs and other needed services.
In order to make sure that the funds of the Society are needed and that they are used in accordance with the goals of the Society, members of the Grants Committee visit each charity regularly. The charities we support assure us that our support is important to them, especially as government funding is being cut back, new affordable housing for the poor is not being created, and the income of the poor is not rising as quickly as the cost of living in our city. All of the funds raised through membership donations and profits from events of the Society are used to help comfort, feed, teach and support others.
A number of the charities that we currently support are shown. Click on any of these to get more information on their work and a possible link to their web site
St. Andrew's Society Charities
