Full Podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/250430-elgin-street-mission The Elgin Street Mission has been serving some of Sudbury’s most vulnerable residents for decades — but that work does not happen without volunteers. The Mission provides breakfast and supper every day and serves roughly **90,000 to 100,000 meals each year**. It also provides clothing, showers, laundry facilities, counselling, referrals and a safe place for people who may have nowhere else to turn. That amount of support requires people. Volunteers help make meals possible, organize donations, serve food, assist with day-to-day operations and, perhaps most importantly, provide human connection to people who may be going through one of the hardest periods of their lives. For someone walking through the doors of the Mission, a volunteer may be one of the first people that day to greet them with respect, listen to them, or simply treat them like they matter. The Elgin Street Mission operates largely through support from individuals, businesses and churches rather than regular government funding, which makes community involvement especially important. You do not necessarily need specialized skills to make a difference. Sometimes what is needed most is simply your time, reliability and willingness to help. **A meal may bring someone through the door, but volunteers help create the compassion, dignity and sense of community that surrounds that meal.** If Sudbury wants organizations like the Elgin Street Mission to continue helping thousands of people every year, they cannot do it alone. They need the community standing beside them. #ElginStreetMission #Sudbury #Volunteer #Volunteering #CommunitySupport #Homelessness #FoodSecurity #HelpingOthers #GreaterSudbury #NorthernOntario #LoveTheNorth