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.
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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Garden Volunteering at Garden@Kimbourne
Garden@Kimbourne, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd, M4C 1S2, Toronto, ON, CA🌱 Community Garden Volunteering at Garden@Kimbourne
An opportunity to come together to help in the garden where 50% of the produce/harvest goes to the food bank in Toronto's east end, at a time when more than 1 in 10 Torontonians now rely on food banks to get by.
All are welcome: New and experienced gardeners.
You'll get to help with:
✦ Watering, weeding, harvesting
✦ Pruning, sowing, transplanting
✦ Removing invasive species
✦ Mixing soil and compost
✦ Sign painting and light carpentry for raised bedsYou'll pick up permaculture basics along the way, and help grow food for people who need it.
We have three quick steps to join
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Register with Toronto Joy (one-time, a few minutes): name, emergency contact, and a quick agreement checkbox.
Register here: https://torontojoy.org/register/ -
Find this event on our Events page and click "Register."
Event page: https://torontojoy.org/event/garden-volunteering-at-gardenkimbourne/ -
Fill out the short Garden Participation form on the event page, this is specific to Garden@Kimbourne.
We're looking for 5 to 10 people. If you sign up, please do so with the intention of attending.
Good to know
✦ Gloves and tools are provided
✦ Closed-toe shoes recommended, though it depends on the task
✦ Bring your own sunscreen and water
✦ Meeting point: side lawn of Kimbourne Park United, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd
✦ Parking: street parkingHope to see you there!
4 attendees-
Garden Volunteering at Garden@Kimbourne
Garden@Kimbourne, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd, M4C 1S2, Toronto, ON, CA🌱 Community Garden Volunteering at Garden@Kimbourne
An opportunity to come together to help in the garden where 50% of the produce/harvest goes to the food bank in Toronto's east end, at a time when more than 1 in 10 Torontonians now rely on food banks to get by.
All are welcome: New and experienced gardeners.
You'll get to help with:
✦ Watering, weeding, harvesting
✦ Pruning, sowing, transplanting
✦ Removing invasive species
✦ Mixing soil and compost
✦ Sign painting and light carpentry for raised bedsYou'll pick up permaculture basics along the way, and help grow food for people who need it.
We have three quick steps to join
- Register with Toronto Joy (one-time, a few minutes): name, emergency contact, and a quick agreement checkbox.
Register here: https://torontojoy.org/register/ - Find this event on our Events page and click "Register."
Event page: https://torontojoy.org/event/garden-volunteering-at-gardenkimbourne/ - Fill out the short Garden Participation form on the event page, this is specific to Garden@Kimbourne.
We're looking for 5 to 10 people. If you sign up, please do so with the intention of attending.
Good to know
✦ Gloves and tools are provided
✦ Closed-toe shoes recommended, though it depends on the task
✦ Bring your own sunscreen and water
✦ Meeting point: side lawn of Kimbourne Park United, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd
✦ Parking: street parkingHope to see you there!
1 attendee- Register with Toronto Joy (one-time, a few minutes): name, emergency contact, and a quick agreement checkbox.
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
Hi everyone, we have an opportunity to come together as a group to serve the homeless and those at risk in our community.
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's needed that day (e.g., sorting food). We had a great time serving together with lots of smiles, laughter, and good energy.
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Only 7 spots are available.If you sign up, please do so with the intention of attending, the organization relies on our numbers for planning.
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Quick One Time Free Registration
We'll need a few details, name, emergency contact, and a quick agreement checkbox, to keep everyone safe and coordinated.
Once you're registered, head to our Events page and click "Register" on this event, that's it.
Register here: https://torontojoy.org/register/
Events page: https://torontojoy.org/events/Arrival Information
When you arrive at Reception, 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, please ask reception for a bottle if you'd like one.
✦ Please arrive by 1:40 PM so we can assign roles before we start.
✦ If you can't make it due to an emergency, please message me as soon as possible 🙏Grateful to serve alongside you.
Amar and Team3 attendeesGarden Volunteering at Garden@Kimbourne
Garden@Kimbourne, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd, M4C 1S2, Toronto, ON, CA🌱 Community Garden Volunteering at Garden@Kimbourne
An opportunity to come together to help in the garden where 50% of the produce/harvest goes to the food bank in Toronto's east end, at a time when more than 1 in 10 Torontonians now rely on food banks to get by.
All are welcome: New and experienced gardeners.
You'll get to help with:
✦ Watering, weeding, harvesting
✦ Pruning, sowing, transplanting
✦ Removing invasive species
✦ Mixing soil and compost
✦ Sign painting and light carpentry for raised bedsYou'll pick up permaculture basics along the way, and help grow food for people who need it.
We have three quick steps to join
- Register with Toronto Joy (one-time, a few minutes): name, emergency contact, and a quick agreement checkbox.
Register here: https://torontojoy.org/register/ - Find this event on our Events page and click "Register."
Event page: https://torontojoy.org/event/garden-volunteering-at-gardenkimbourne/ - Fill out the short Garden Participation form on the event page, this is specific to Garden@Kimbourne.
We're looking for 5 to 10 people. If you sign up, please do so with the intention of attending.
Good to know
✦ Gloves and tools are provided
✦ Closed-toe shoes recommended, though it depends on the task
✦ Bring your own sunscreen and water
✦ Meeting point: side lawn of Kimbourne Park United, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd
✦ Parking: street parkingHope to see you there!
1 attendee- Register with Toronto Joy (one-time, a few minutes): name, emergency contact, and a quick agreement checkbox.
Past events
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