Toronto, ON, April 9th 2015 – Co-working hub, The Vandenberg House today announced it will be partnering with Leslieville’s Red Door Family Shelter on a crowd-funding campaign to raise $10,000, the total annual cost of their Preschool Program at the Violence Against Women Shelter. The program provides early learning and social skills to children, and is especially vital because kids make up over 50 per cent of the shelter’s residents. It also provides support for mothers so that they can search for appropriate housing, attend appointments, job interviews, and counselling without having to worry about the safety and security of their children.
“Since the conception of The VandenBerg House in December, we have had tremendous interest and engagement from the Leslieville community,” said Christiane Tetreault, founding President and CEO, The VandenBerg House. “The Red Door’s recent triumph to keep their doors open received so much support in the community, and resonated with me as the same sense of civic collaboration that The VandenBerg House embodies. So, the crowd-funding campaign is a way for us to tap into those feelings and create interesting opportunities between business and community.”
This bustling shared-office and events space will also be hosting the Eastside Pop-Up Market Summer Series to showcase Toronto’s eastside vibrant business and artisan community. The themed markets will occur monthly from May-October 2015 and include The Good for the Soul Pop-Up, The Baby Be Good Pop-Up, The Fashionista Pop-Up, and The Mom-preneur Pop-Up, among others. Vendors interested in participating are encouraged to contact The VandenBerg House at 647-932-2177 or email contact@thevberhouse.ca
About The Red Door Family Shelter
The Red Door Family Shelter was founded in 1982 in the basement of the Woodgreen United Church. Now one of the city’s largest shelters, The Red Door provides safe and supportive emergency shelter to over 500 families each year.
About The VandenBerg House
The VandenBerg House is an inspiring co-working and events space dedicated to providing high quality shared office solutions for entrepreneurs and artists in Toronto. We are a space where professional worlds mingle, collaborative partnerships are born, and ideas take flight. Open daily from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., we are located at 1400 Queen Street East in Leslieville, a lively business community in Toronto’s east end. Please visit www.thevberghouse.ca for more information.
