About us
✨ Welcome to Toronto Joy
Come Join Us
Curious about Toronto Joy? We'd love to have you.
Our social gatherings and Journey Home sessions (online) are open, just come out and join us. No registration needed. These are lower key, just people showing up to connect, share, and grow together. They're for connection and support, not professional therapy or medical treatment.
For our volunteer opportunities, we ask everyone to register first at **torontojoy.org**. This helps us collect a few details like emergency contact info and a waiver, needed for everyone's safety at these events.
Either way, we'd love for you to register anytime at torontojoy.org, so you can stay in the loop on everything coming up.
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Toronto Joy is a community where people come together to serve, connect, and make a positive difference. All our gatherings and events are free.
We believe that when people gather with openness, kindness, and intention, meaningful moments can happen, not only within the wider community, but within ourselves as well.
Through volunteer opportunities, gatherings, conversations, and simple moments of connection, we create space for service, reflection, friendship, and genuine human connection.
Whether we are serving meals, supporting community initiatives, spending time in nature, sharing experiences, or simply connecting with one another,
Toronto Joy is about bringing people together in a real and meaningful way.
Many of the photos shared throughout our website and social media come directly from our gatherings, volunteer opportunities, and community events. They reflect real moments, real people, and the spirit of connection, service, and positive energy that continues to grow within the community.
Real moments. Real people. Real connection.
Our intention is to create a welcoming space where people can contribute, grow, connect, and be part of something positive.
Everyone is welcome.
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A quick note: Toronto Joy is a peer community, built on connection and support, not a clinical or professional service. Anything shared through our events, gatherings, or recordings is meant for inspiration and growth, not a substitute for professional medical, mental health, legal, or financial advice. If you're going through something serious, please reach out to a qualified professional. We're always here as a community too, just not in place of that.
Upcoming events
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Community Meal Service at Good Shepherd (Toronto)
Good Shepherd Ministries, 412 Queen St E, Toronto ON M5A 1T3, Toronto, ON, CA✨ Community Meal Service at Good Shepherd
An opportunity to come together as a group to serve the homeless and those at risk in our community.
Registration
Toronto Joy is now using our website as the main place to stay connected and register for events.
To attend this event, please visit:
https://torontojoy.orgAfter completing the quick registration, please select this specific event. This helps us prepare, stay connected, and make sure everything is organized for everyone attending.
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During our recent sessions, we served meals, chopped veggies, made sandwiches, and helped prepare pasta. Each session is similar, but the tasks may vary depending on what is needed that day (e.g., sorting food). We had a great time serving together with lots of smiles, laughter, and good energy.
Every session gives us an opportunity to come together, support the community, and share meaningful moments while serving alongside one another.
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Only 6 spots are available.
If you sign up, please do so with the intention of attending, as the organization relies on our numbers for planning.
We will send a reconfirmation message closer to the date, and if any spots become available, we will reach out to those on the waiting list.
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Arrival Information
When you arrive at Reception, the staff will guide you to the volunteer room, where you can place your belongings in a locker and meet the group.
Below are simple guidelines on what to wear, safety, and other things to know:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1piAyloECv9YUDkPJuoJBdCmh3x8n1un1rGvJSFIkbs4/edit?usp=sharing***
Good to know:
• Closed-toe shoes are required.
• Tie back long hair and wear minimal jewelry.
• Water will be provided, but feel free to bring your own bottle if you prefer.
• Please arrive by 1:40 PM at the latest so we can plan who will be doing which roles and begin together.
• If you can’t make it due to an emergency, please message me as soon as possible 🙏Grateful to serve alongside you.
6 attendees
Community Meal Service at Good Shepherd (Toronto)
Good Shepherd Ministries, 412 Queen St E, Toronto ON M5A 1T3, Toronto, ON, CA✨ Community Meal Service at Good Shepherd
An opportunity to come together as a group to serve the homeless and those at risk in our community.
Registration
Toronto Joy is now using our website as the main place to stay connected and register for events.
To attend this event, please visit:
https://torontojoy.orgAfter completing the quick registration, please select this specific event. This helps us prepare, stay connected, and make sure everything is organized for everyone attending.
***
During our recent sessions, we served meals, chopped veggies, made sandwiches, and helped prepare pasta. Each session is similar, but the tasks may vary depending on what is needed that day (e.g., sorting food). We had a great time serving together with lots of smiles, laughter, and good energy.
Every session gives us an opportunity to come together, support the community, and share meaningful moments while serving alongside one another.
***
Only 6 spots are available.
If you sign up, please do so with the intention of attending, as the organization relies on our numbers for planning.
We will send a reconfirmation message closer to the date, and if any spots become available, we will reach out to those on the waiting list.
***
Arrival Information
When you arrive at Reception, the staff will guide you to the volunteer room, where you can place your belongings in a locker and meet the group.
Below are simple guidelines on what to wear, safety, and other things to know:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1piAyloECv9YUDkPJuoJBdCmh3x8n1un1rGvJSFIkbs4/edit?usp=sharing***
Good to know:
• Closed-toe shoes are required.
• Tie back long hair and wear minimal jewelry.
• Water will be provided, but feel free to bring your own bottle if you prefer.
• Please arrive by 1:40 PM at the latest so we can plan who will be doing which roles and begin together.
• If you can’t make it due to an emergency, please message me as soon as possible 🙏Grateful to serve alongside you.
6 attendees
Community Meal Service at Good Shepherd (Toronto)
Good Shepherd Ministries, 412 Queen St E, Toronto ON M5A 1T3, Toronto, ON, CA✨ Community Meal Service at Good Shepherd
An opportunity to come together as a group to serve the homeless and those at risk in our community.
Registration
Toronto Joy is now using our website as the main place to stay connected and register for events.
To attend this event, please visit:
https://torontojoy.orgAfter completing the quick registration, please select this specific event. This helps us prepare, stay connected, and make sure everything is organized for everyone attending.
***
During our recent sessions, we served meals, chopped veggies, made sandwiches, and helped prepare pasta. Each session is similar, but the tasks may vary depending on what is needed that day (e.g., sorting food). We had a great time serving together with lots of smiles, laughter, and good energy.
Every session gives us an opportunity to come together, support the community, and share meaningful moments while serving alongside one another.
***
Only 6 spots are available.
If you sign up, please do so with the intention of attending, as the organization relies on our numbers for planning.
We will send a reconfirmation message closer to the date, and if any spots become available, we will reach out to those on the waiting list.
***
Arrival Information
When you arrive at Reception, the staff will guide you to the volunteer room, where you can place your belongings in a locker and meet the group.
Below are simple guidelines on what to wear, safety, and other things to know:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1piAyloECv9YUDkPJuoJBdCmh3x8n1un1rGvJSFIkbs4/edit?usp=sharing***
Good to know:
• Closed-toe shoes are required.
• Tie back long hair and wear minimal jewelry.
• Water will be provided, but feel free to bring your own bottle if you prefer.
• Please arrive by 1:40 PM at the latest so we can plan who will be doing which roles and begin together.
• If you can’t make it due to an emergency, please message me as soon as possible 🙏Grateful to serve alongside you.
6 attendees
Past events
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