As a Christian charity, Hope is committed to being a light in a world that can feel dark and uncertain. We walk alongside our clients offering compassion, practical support, and the truth that every life is valuable and precious to God. We receive no government funding by choice, so that Christ remains at the center of all we do. That also means we rely entirely on the generosity of people like you.
Giving matters because consistency builds trust. It allows us to say “yes” when someone walks through our doors unsure and afraid. Your gift—whether $5, $10, $25, $50, or whatever God places on your heart—becomes part of a lifeline. It keeps our doors open, provides essentials like diapers and formula, offers pregnancy tests and support, and allows us to share the Gospel through both words and actions.
We know your gift to Hope is a sacrifice, especially in challenging financial times, and we don’t take it lightly. Behind every dollar given is a story—a mother who chose life, a father who found courage, a baby with a future. Thank you for choosing to walk alongside our clients and helping us to show them the Lord.
If you wish your donation to go to a specific purpose – for example: client assistance; staff and volunteer training; operations, etc. – please indicate that when you donate. At year end, we mail out income tax receipts for all donations over $20.00. Please remember to give us your mailing address so that can happen!
There are 3 ways to donate to Hope: Our preferred method is EFT, Cash or Cheque as there is no delay in our receiving the donation, nor is there an administration fee deducted from your donation:
1. EFT to parrysoundhope@gmail.com.
2. Cheque or cash (made payable to Hope Pregnancy Support Center.)
3. Online:
How are donations used? Here are a few examples:
- A donation of $20.00 per month allows us to have on hand a warm or cold beverage, granola bars, soup, crackers, muffins, etc., for clients as they walk through our doors.
- A donation of $30.00 per month allows us to purchase snacks and hot or cold beverages for clients to enjoy when they come to classes.
- A donation of $35.00 - $40.00 per month allows us to purchase a container of baby formula or small box of diapers.
- A donation of $50.00 allows us to purchase 2 client workbooks for a class.
- A donation of $100.00 would, for example, help us maintain client resources and software used, provide ongoing training for staff and volunteers on support offered, help us meet our rent, etc.
“We respect your privacy and adhere to legislated privacy requirements. We ensure that the personal information we collect about you is safeguarded and compliant with current policy legislation.
This personal information may be used to inform you of our programs and activities including funding needs and opportunities to volunteer and/or donate. This may be through periodic contacts, special events, and surveys.
On occasion, HPSC publicly recognizes the names of our donors. Before HPSC uses any of your personal information publicly, we will obtain your written consent to do so. We do not sell, trade, or rent out any names or personal information.
If you have any questions about the application of our privacy policy or if at any time you do not consent to having your personal information used for the purposes set out above, please contact our Executive Director.”
HPSC does not accept donations intended for individuals or other organizations. If a donation is made with such a request, if we cannot notify the donor prior to the donation being deposited, HPSC will notify the donor that their request cannot be fulfilled.
Spending of funds is confined to programs and projects approved by the HPSC Board of Directors. Should a donor choose to restrict a contribution for use in a particular program or project, we will honour that restriction, with the understanding that when the need for such a program or project has been met or cannot be completed for any reason as determined by HPSCs Board of Directors, the remaining restricted contributions will be used where most needed. Gifts are acknowledged and receipted with an official receipt for income tax purposes at year end.
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