Homes for Dinner:
Chapters of Hope
Toronto Reference Library ⋅ November 15, 2025
Toronto Reference Library November 15, 2025
Presented by
Homes for Dinner:
Chapters of Hope
Toronto Reference Library ⋅ November 15, 2025
Toronto Reference Library
November 15, 2025
Presented by
Introduction
Homes for Dinner:
Chapters of Hope
Date
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
Time
7p.m. – 11p.m.
Location
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St 2nd floor, Toronto, ON M4W 2M9
Dinner & Drinks
Enjoy a delicious menu prepared by 10tation Event Catering and our premium open bar.
Silent Auction
Bid on specialty items including luxury experiences, jewelry, sports tickets, works of art and more!
Homefull Draw
Purchase tickets for your chance to win an exciting prize!
1 ticket for $15 | 4 tickets for $50
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Introduction
Homes for Dinner:
Chapters of Hope
Date
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
Time
7p.m. – 11p.m.
Location
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon,
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St 2nd floor,
Toronto, ON M4W 2M9
Dinner & Drinks
Enjoy a delicious menu prepared by 10tation Event Catering and our premium open bar.
Silent Auction
Bid on specialty items including luxury experiences, jewelry, sports tickets, works of art and more!
Homefull Draw
Purchase tickets for your chance
to win an exciting prize!
1 ticket for $15 | 4 tickets for $50
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I’m a person with good attitude
I’m feeling positive about life
I have an emotional time in the garden
I’m a human being that likes freedom thinking
I’m doing my best to be successful
I’m a person with good inspiration about the world
I’m going to enjoy everything that I like to do
I’m sure that the future can be better for me.
– Carmen
Homes First Resident,
Streets to Script
I’m a person with good attitude
I’m feeling positive about life
I have an emotional time in the garden
I’m a human being that likes freedom thinking
I’m doing my best to be successful
I’m a person
with good inspiration about the world
I’m going to enjoy everything that I like to do
I’m sure that the future can be better for me.
– Carmen
Homes First Resident,
Streets to Script
The Problem
Homelessness &
Housing Precarity in Toronto
12,000+
In the City of Toronto, there are over 12,000 individuals experiencing homelessness on any given night.
This is up 17% from 2023.
9,500
The approximate number of shelter beds in the City’s available shelter inventory.
On average, 200 people are turned away each night from accessing a shelter bed due to full capacity.
100,361
Total number of active applications on for centralized waiting list for subsidized housing administered by the City of Toronto.
Subsidized housing (in this context) include rentals and supplements available through the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Toronto Seniors Housing and Co-Op/PNP/Rent Supplement.
Approximately 1 in 3 active applicants are seniors.
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The Problem
Homelessness &
Housing Precarity in Toronto
12,000+
In the City of Toronto, there are over 12,000 individuals experiencing homelessness on any given night.
This is up 17% from 2023.
9,500
The approximate number of shelter beds in the City’s available shelter inventory.
On average, 200 people are turned away each night from accessing a shelter bed due to full capacity.
100,361
Total number of active applications on for centralized waiting list for subsidized housing administered by the City of Toronto.
Subsidized housing (in this context) include rentals and supplements available through the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Toronto Seniors Housing and Co-Op/PNP/Rent Supplement.
Over 1 in 3 applicants are seniors.
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The Solution
The Homefull Commitment
in ACTION
548
The number of individuals Homes First supported in 2024 to find permanent housing.
25%
Homes First currently operates just over 25% of all active shelter beds in the City of Toronto.
As a part of the city’s 10-year Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy, at least 20 emergency shelters are slated to open in the coming years.
1,400
The number of unique clients supported by Homes First’s Intensive Case Management (ICM) teams in 2024.
There was a 19% increase in our ICM caseload of clients experiencing chronic homelessness (being without a home for six months or more) between 2023 to 2024.
167
The number of unique clients supported by Homes First’s Follow-Up Team to maintain their newly acquired permanent housing in 2024.
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The Solution
The Homefull Commitment
in ACTION
548
The number of individuals Homes First supported in 2024 to find permanent housing.
25%
Homes First currently operates just over 25% of all active shelter beds in the City of Toronto.
As a part of the city’s
10-year Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy,
at least 20 emergency shelters are slated to open in the coming years.
1,400
The number of unique clients supported by Homes First’s Intensive Case Management (ICM) teams.
There was a 19% increase in our ICM caseload of clients experiencing chronic homelessness (being without a home for six months or more) between 2023 to 2024.
167
The number of unique clients supported by Homes First’s Follow-Up Team to maintain their newly acquired permanent housing.
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Tears fall down like lead
I know I’ll be ok
I’ll keep going forward
Always forward
Never looking back
Never looking over
I need to reach what’s in front of m
hold it, feel it, live it
I can’t look at what’s beside me
I can’t look back, I can only look forward
I won’t allow myself to fall
Keep going forward
Pushing forward
Always forward
Never looking back
Never looking over
I’ll be ok.
– Phoenix
Homes First Resident, Streets to Script
Sponsorships
Homes for Dinner:
Chapters of Hope
Presenting Sponsor – $30,000
Category Exclusivity | Two Dedicated Lounges – 25 Tickets | Food & Bottle Waitstaff
Presenting Sponsor
$30,000
Partnering Sponsor – $20,000
Category Exclusivity | Two Dedicated Lounges – 20 Tickets | Food & Bottle Waitstaff
Partnering Sponsor
$20,000
Category Exclusivity
Two Dedicated Lounges – 18 Tickets Food & Bottle Waitstaff
Supporting Sponsor – $15,000
Partnering Sponsor
$15,000
Category Exclusivity
One Dedicated Lounge- 16 Tickets
Food & Bottle Waitstaff
Category Exclusivity | One Dedicated Lounge – 15 Tickets | Food & Bottle Waitstaff
Homefull Sponsors – $10,000
Several Opportunities Available | One Dedicated Lounge – 10 Tickets | Food & Premium Bar Included
Homefull Sponsors
$10,000
Several Opportunities Available
One Dedicated Lounge – 10 Tickets
Food & Premium Bar Included
Corporate Sponsors – $5,000
Several Opportunities Available | One High-Top Table – 8 Tickets | Food & Premium Bar Included
Corporate Sponsors
$5,000
Several Opportunities Available
One High-Top Table – 8 Tickets
Food & Premium Bar Included
Contributing Sponsors – $3,000
Several Opportunities Available | One High-Top Table – 6 Tickets | Food & Premium Bar Included
Contributing Sponsors
$3,000
Several Opportunities Available
One High-Top Table – 6 Tickets
Food & Premium Bar Included
All sponsors will receive meaningful recognition and exclusive networking opportunities.
A business receipt will be issued for the full sponsorship amount.
A tax receipt will be issued for donations of $20 or greater.
All sponsors will receive
meaningful recognition and
exclusive networking opportunities.
A business receipt will be issued
for the full sponsorship amount.
A tax receipt will be issued
for donations of $20 or greater.
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Sponsorships
Homes for Dinner:
Chapters of Hope
Presenting Sponsor
$30,000
Partnering Sponsor
$20,000
Category Exclusivity
Two Dedicated Lounges – 20 Tickets
Food & Bottle Waitstaff
Supporting Sponsor
$15,000
Category Exclusivity
One Dedicated Lounge- 15 Tickets
Food & Bottle Waitstaff
Homefull Sponsors
$10,000
Several Opportunities Available
One Dedicated Lounge – 10 Tickets
Food & Premium Bar Included
Corporate Sponsors
$5,000
Several Opportunities Available
One High-Top Table – 8 Tickets
Food & Premium Bar Included
Contributing Sponsors
$3,000
Several Opportunities Available
One High-Top Table – 6 Tickets
Food & Premium Bar Included
All sponsors will receive
meaningful recognition and
exclusive networking opportunities.
A business receipt will be issued
for the full sponsorship amount.
A tax receipt will be issued
for donations of $20 or greater.
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Purchase
Tickets & Sponsorship
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Signature Fundraising Event
Presenting Sponsor
Event Coordination
Caterer
Venue
Epilogue
Homes for Dinner:
Chapters of Hope
No one who calls Toronto home should live without one.
For over 40 years, Homes First has supported those whose stories of homelessness are as unique as they are. Each client carries chapters marked by struggle, but also resilience—reminding us that homelessness can happen to anyone. These chapters may be difficult, but they don’t have to be the whole story.
For every story of hope, for every journey toward stability and success, Homes First is there—central to the support, the housing, and the community that make these chapters possible.
The next chapter is one of hope. One where every person has a home and the support to thrive. But this chapter can only be written together. A Homefull Toronto is not just a dream—it’s a future we can create, word by word, action by action.
We invite you to join us in writing this collective chapter of hope—where we reject the status quo, embrace compassion, and build a future where no one is left behind.
Together, we can turn the page.
Let’s create a Homefull Toronto, one chapter at a time.
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I sit and ponder
Why life has turned out this way,
I had thought my life would turn out differently.
I ponder what I can do with the events that
I know have made me the woman I am today.
There are some people who don’t like me,
Some have yet to know me,
And some still that love me.
I have had things happen
That gives most people nightmares for the rest of their lives.
As I think about my future I am filled with peace.
I know I can make it, I may fall but I will get back up.
Obstacle ay be in my way but I will get around them.
I see myself as a business woman,
I know I have the skills and personality.
I will make it, I can reach these goals,
I will make a better life for myself.
So I sit and ponder,
How my life can move forward.
– Phoenix
Homes First Resident, Streets to Script
