Every year, IODE chapters contribute incredible value to their communities. In 2024 alone, chapters reported $1,750,000 worth of service, making a real difference across Canada.
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Community Service, together with Education Assistance and Citizenship is one of the three primary areas through which we support our communities. Members, working through their primary chapters, provide assistance to those in need both locally and beyond. At the provincial level, chapters extend their outreach within their own provinces and into northern communities. Nationally, members support programs that address the needs of the most vulnerable populations in the North, with these initiatives coordinated by the National Services Officer.
Primary chapters make a meaningful difference in their communities by responding to both institutional and individual needs. From providing food, clothing, and household essentials to offering companionship and support for vulnerable groups, members extend care where it is most needed. Chapters also contribute to schools, shelters, and community programs, and assist with activities ranging from health care to recreation. Together, these efforts strengthen communities and bring comfort, dignity, and hope to countless individuals and families. Provincial chapters provide similar support to provincial institutions and northern communities. The National Services Fund is supported by chapters and from individual donations. This fund helps provincial chapters with shipping costs when they serve communities outside their provincial boundaries and responds to requests from those in need from communities without IODE chapters. |
Assistance for Local Communities
 IODE Lord Dufferin has a long history of supporting their local hospital - Headwaters Health Care Centre
Across Canada, crisis centres, hospitals, nursing homes, food banks, and many other organizations rely on IODE. Chapters supply a wide range of necessities, including food, toys, baby layettes, children’s hats, mittens and scarves, personal care bags, linens, wheelchairs, afghans, magazines, and slippers for those in need.
Many Canadian hospitals were founded by IODE, and today we continue to support them with donations of equipment and furnishings. Young people are assisted so they can attend community or specialty camps, while children and adults with special medical, dental, or vision needs also receive aid from IODE chapters. 
Chapters across Canada provide strong support for Food for Thought boxes, as well as breakfast, snack, and milk programs in schools. IODE recognizes that children need to be well-nourished to focus and succeed in their studies. Each Food for Thought box contains crackers, juice, raisins, granola bars, cereals, and soup, helping teachers provide students with a nourishing breakfast or lunch in the classroom.
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Please consider contributing to the National Services
by contacting IODE Canada
to make a difference in the lives of those in need.
by contacting IODE Canada
to make a difference in the lives of those in need.
