Facts and Figures

• The Storefront is a collaborative of more than 38 agencies and community groups
  
  
• Storefront partners are bringing their services and expertise to the Storefront for a total of 6330 hours this year
  
  
• Employment Ontario, City of Toronto, United Way, Trillium and Metcalf Foundations funding provides the infrastructure that allows the partners to bring their services, programs and expertise to the Scarborough East community
  
  
• Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park has been identified as a priority neighbourhood
  
  
• The Storefront is located in a community with the highest concentration of Social Housing in Ontario
  
  
• The Storefront supports a thriving community garden and market
  
  
• The Storefront is an active partner in the local Neighbourhood Action Partnership
  
  
• The Storefront’s Action for Neighbourhood Change Project supports resident engagement and capacity building at the “Point” a site dedicated to these activities
  
  
• More than 17,000 people attended Storefront supported events in 2008
  
  
• Storefront and its partners offer services in 19 different languages
  
  
• The Storefront serves refugees and homeless individuals living in the Kingston Road motel strip
  
  
• 393 Storefront volunteers gave more than 11,000 hours to their community in 2008
  
  
• More than 600 people directly participated in civic engagement activities including a campaign to improve local transportation
  
  
• In 2008 the Storefront had more than 50,000 requests for service a 900% increase over 2001
  
  
• Direct resources (computers, fax, telephones) available at the Storefront were used more than 22,000 times in 2008
  
  
• 49086 connections were made for people with the specific services they needed such as housing, settlement, employment and counselling
  
  
• 9629 Storefront visits were made by youth between the ages of 13 and 19 and more than 14605 more by those in their 20s