Past Recipients
Helping Our Community, One Giving Circle At a Time
As of June 2026, our Chapter has collectively donated $207,354 to 16 Mississauga-based charities. Charities that have received our collective donation are ineligible for nomination for two years following receipt of the donation. Charities which have received a donation and are currently re-eligible for nomination are marked with an asterisk (*).
June 2026 – Luso Canadian Charitable Society
Several members of our Steering Team and sponsors came together to present our $16,669 cheque to Luso Canadian Charitable Foundation,—our largest collective donation to date. 🎉 The funds will go towards their Overnight Respite Program.
Their Overnight Respite Program provides weekend respite care for individuals with developmental disabilities while giving caregivers an opportunity to rest and recharge. Funding from tonight’s Giving Circle will help support program and transportation costs, creating a meaningful impact for both participants and their families.
March 2026 – ErinoakKids
Last week we had the honour of presenting a cheque for $15,658 to ErinkoakKids — our largest collective donation to-date for our chapter. 🎉
The morning began with a warm welcome, where Chris Hartley, President & CEO, shared a heartfelt thank you and spoke about how these funds will be used to support the iCan Bike Program. 🚲
This incredible program helps children with disabilities learn how to ride a two-wheeled bike using adapted equipment and 1:1 support. With 75 minutes of daily specialized instruction, kids gain more than just a new skill — they build confidence, independence, and a sense of accomplishment that stays with them for life.
November 2025 – EveryMind
CONGRATULATIONS once again to EveryMind 🎉🎉 for being voted as this quarter’s Giving Circle Recipient!
Our collective $15,000 donation will support EveryMind’s Counselling for Youth and Young Adults Program to help expand capacity, reduce wait times, and remove barriers to care, ensuring more youth receive the support they need, exactly when they need it.
June 2025 – Options Mississauga Print & Office Services
Members of the Steering Team, along with generous sponsors, had the honour of presenting a cheque for $15,150 to Options Mississauga Print & Office Services the recipient of our June collective donation.
Funds will support the hiring of additional trainers and mentors for their Employment Training Programs—empowering adults with mild intellectual disabilities to build skills, confidence, and independence.
Options Mississauga Print and Office Services offers four key programs—Retail, Culinary, Visual Arts, and Horticulture—designed to help participants succeed in real-world settings. Thank you to Christine Barlow for giving us a tour of their space.
March 2025 – Start2Finish Canada
Members of the Steering Team had the honour of presenting a cheque for $15,325 to Start2Finish Canada in support of their incredible Running & Reading Club.
Start2Finish Canada’s mission is to break the cycle of child poverty by providing ongoing educational support to Canada’s at-risk children throughout their school years, nurturing mind, body and social health so they are empowered to succeed and become role models for change.
Their vision is to eradicate the effects of child poverty in Canada.
Here is a Thank You letter from Brian Warren, Founder & Executive Director.
November 2024 – Food Banks Mississauga
Congratulations to Food Banks Mississauga, our November 2024 Giving Circle Recipients! They received our biggest donation to date, $15,529.38.
Food Banks Mississauga will be using the donation to invest in temperature controlled bags to maintain the safety of fresh products, and improve their Food Bank 2 Home program, which does home delivery to the Elderly and disabled people.
Here is a lovely Thank You letter from Stacey Kelly, Community Partnerships Coordinator.
June 2024 – Seva Food Bank*
Congratulations to Seva Food Bank, who received the most votes and will receive the group’s collective donation for June! Accepting the big cheque is Vipin Saini, Executive Director at Seva Food Bank.
With our collective donation of $14,000, Seva Food Bank will be able to provide food to over 1,500 people for 1 month.
March 2024 – EFRY Hope and Help for Women*
Congratulations to EFRY Hope and Help for Women, the recipient of the collective donation from the Winter 2024 Giving Circle. Members of the Steering Team went to their Mississauga Office on Monday, April 22nd to present the Big Cheque in the amount of $15,023 – our largest donation to date.
EFRY Hope and Help for Women empowers women and girls through a trauma-informed, inclusive, and gender-responsive lens. Their client-focused approach strengthens emotional, cultural, and social well-being through prevention, support, reintegration, and advocacy.
November 2023 – Armagh House*
Congratulations once again to Armagh House, the recipient of the collective donation from the Fall 2023 Giving Circle! The final total donation, thanks to all our generous members and an extra, one-time corporate donation, was $13,100.
In addition to the member donations to Armagh House, totaling $12,600, we also received a very generous, one-time corporate donation from Surpreet Warna, COO, Wealth and Personal Banking Canada at HSBC.
Armagh House offers secure and affordable housing to abused women, with or without children, for extended periods of time. Armagh House will be opening 10 new suites for new residents in January 2024 and they will be using the funds from our collective donation to help furnish them. Because our donation will exceed $10,000, Armagh House will be recognizing our community group by naming one of the suites after 100 Women Who Care Mississauga.
June 2023 – Lady Ballers Camp*
Congratulations to Lady Ballers Camp, the recipient of our collective donation for June 2023! Our collective donation at time of presenting the big cheque was $12,600! Our largest collective donation to-date. Including donations received after the cheque presentation, our entire collective donation totaled $13,000!
Lady Ballers Camp develops girl-centered programs which encourages non-competitive physical, emotional and educational development.
Here is a lovely Thank You Letter from Toyo Ajibolade, Founder and Executive Director.
March 2023 – Embrave: Agency to End Violence*
Congratulations to Embrave: Agency to End Violence, the recipient of our collective donation for March 2023!
Embrave has received our largest collective donation to date–a total of $12,000! Our collective donation will fund their 24-hour helpline for a 3-4 month period and is the largest individual donation they have ever received dedicated for this purpose.
Embrave: Agency to End Violence is an anti-violence organization providing shelter, counselling and advocacy supports for women, two-spirit, genderqueer, trans and non-binary folks and their children experiencing any form of violence.
December 2022 – Vita Centre*
On December 2nd, we were greeted by Vita Centre’s Executive Director, Tanya Pereira, to present our collective donation of $11,000.
Vita Centre is dedicated to providing support, education and counselling to vulnerable families, including pregnant and parenting youth, with the goal of empowering them to move forward and thrive.
Our donation is being used to fund their Care Closet of baby food, formula, diapers, clothing, etc, that are provided to the families to help relieve the financial stress of affording these essentials while focusing on their goal of raising healthy babies.
June 2022 – The Compass Food Bank*
Members of the 100 Women Who Care Mississauga Steering Team gathered on the morning of September 1st to get a tour of The Compass Food Bank before presenting our collective donation of $8500.
A message from Melinda Prain, Communications and Fundraising Manager
“Thanks to the generosity of 100 Women Who Care Mississauga, The Compass Food Bank & Outreach Centre was able to provide summer snack kits to an average of 324 school-aged children per week. Each kid’s pack included healthy snacks such as cheese strings, yogurt, fresh fruit and vegetables, granola bars, and more. The donation also enabled us to provide families whose kids are usually part of a school meal program with nutritious food for breakfasts and lunches. 100 Women Who Care Mississauga – you made a big difference in a lot of families’ lives over the summer.”
March 2022 – Heart House Hospice*
On April 1st, several 100 Women members joined together with Heart House Hospice staff to present our collective donation of $8500.
Our donation will support the *Help Us Understand Grief Program (HUUG)* that provides support for children and youth who are living in a home where someone they love is dying or has died. Hospice and Bereavement counsellors are assigned to geographic areas and a donation would support the Mississauga catchment area team.
We also learned that some of our donation will go to creating a small library of books and workbooks for grieving children and youth.
December 2021 – EveryMind*
On December 8th the Membership voted EveryMind as the recipient of our collective donation for Fall 2021.
Our collective donation of $9000 was used for programs to help young adults between the ages of 18-25 years old. There is currently a waiting list for this age group to get the help they need.
EveryMind is an accredited organization that provides help and hope to infants, children, youth, young adults (up to age 25) and families who live in the Region of Peel.
Due to Covid restrictions, we had an online cheque presentation. Â
June 2021 – The DAM*
On June 8th the Membership voted The DAM as the recipient of our collective donation for spring 2021.
The DAM serves 3500 Mississauga youth each year, providing programming, mentoring, lunch & after school programs, and more.
Here is a lovely update/Thank You Letter from Carol Reist, Executive Director
