At CLTO we welcomed 353 volunteers between 2024-2025, which includes people with lived experience. We empower people, like Olive, to be part of their community to help promote belonging and inclusion. We provide Olive with the support she needs to do what she loves—devoting her time to many places such as the Foster’s Clubhouse food bank and Toronto Community Housing. “Seeing people that need us and helping them with finding food to eat, a warm jacket, or warm socks are the things that move me to want to do this type of work,” shared Olive.

At our 2024 Leaders in Philanthropy Awards, Olive was the proud recipient of our Ken “Sam” Samler Award for her volunteer work to amplify the voices of people with lived experience. This was the first time she was publicly recognized for her volunteerism, which filled her with immense pride.