Social Enterprise Gift Guide 2017
If you’re a social enterprise and you’d like us to showcase your products & services please fill out this form.
Looking for a gift? Why not make a purchase that won’t just make the receiver happy, but will also benefit Ontario, and your local community? Throughout the year SEontario will be showcasing different Social Enterprises that you can purchase your gifts from.
If you find this guide useful, please let the social enterprise know when you purchase a gift from them.
Browse through the goods and services that Ontario Social Enterprises have to offer you.
Gift Guide Partners & Funders
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Crafts (artisanal)
Wood products made from maple or black walnut. Youth learn the stages of manufacturing products from wood.
YOU Made It social enterprise provide participants with a chance to learn employment and life skills. Proceeds from each sale go directly to support youth in programs of YOU.
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Delicious YOU’s Market Quality Preserves, hand-crafted cutting boards and an assortment of specialty items.
Youth participants receive opportunities to learn employment and life skills. Proceeds from each sale go directly to programming support.
$50 -$100
At The Social Beehive we strengthen your spiritual and emotional body through meaningful events, welcoming space and supportive community. Gift cards can be redeemed for any services offered.
We are a community organization that focuses on creating a safe space for vulnerability and authenticity. Our programs are focused on strengthening community.
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300 g Cheddar Mild White 300 g Cheddar Mild Marble 300 g Cheddar Medium White 300 g Cheddar Medium Colour 300 g Cheddar Old White 300 g Dill Cheddar 200 g Brie 1 jar of fruit spread 1 box of crackers
We are financially involved in projects in its municipality, in environmental protection initiatives, in the development of sports, cultural, economic, educational and tourism activities in the region.
$50 -$100
Refurbished Laptop - HP Compaq 6730b
Electronics are diverted from the landfill and put into reuse for those who lack access to technology
$100 +
Eco-friendly, creative items made by homeless and at-risk youth using recycled bicycle tires and tubes. Every purchase helps to reduce youth homelessness and all sales proceeds return to the youth program.
UWV programs enable vulnerable individuals to build sustainable livelihoods and become more integrated within their community.
$10 - $50
Flagbarer offers unique Canadian-made products made from banners that represent our Canadian heritage.
Social impact: integration, connection, community & hope! Environmental impact: Recycling 10,000 lbs of fabric annually
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Complete with suede or leather and decorative fringe trim, our range of Indigenous-inspired Moccasins and Mukluks will keep feet of all ages comfortable, warm and stylish.
We provide a safe environment for women and children when in a situation that involves violence in their home.
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Our pottery is created in our state of the art pottery studio. Our potter's creativity and skilled craftsmanship make each piece unique. Every piece is food safe and can go in the dishwasher and microwave.
Proceeds go towards our services for people with disabilities which include pottery classes, creative arts classes, fitness classes, help with finding employment, adult education, and life skills programs.
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Unique hand made purses and totes made out of recycled inner tube rubber
This project represents a new beginning for both participating refugee women by giving them the chance to integrate in their new community and also a new start for the recycled material.
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Enright Beef Ground in House Patty | Soft Potato Bun | House Cheese Whiz | “BIG MAC” Sauce | Fries + House Dip and guest draft beer ($20 plus taxes and gratuity)
Hawthorne uses local-inspired, seasonal, and sustainable dishes. Additionally the restaurant is a member of the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance FeastON program.
$10 - $50
Cyber Smart Parent Club - A membership program that helps every parent to keep their kids safer online in a snap, and easily stay up to date on scams & traps targeting kids online.
Empowering caring adults in the protection of children through teaching them understanding social media, online dangers, and technology issues affecting children today and in the future.
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Cyber Smart Parents: A Guide To Internet Safety Book - This book contains the #1 Canadian system to protect your kids from online predators, scammers & cyber criminals.
Our goal is to educate 250,000 families across the country by the end of 2021 through our in-person and online cyber safety awareness training programs.
$10 - $50
Big Bike Giveaway gift cards for social, health-wellness and cycling enthusiasts, supports costs of repairing hundreds of bicycles given out free to the community each year.
Helping people with social and financial challenges and positively impacting the environment by recycling and reusing man-made materials to change the cycle of buying goods for desire.
$50 -$100
Collars, Leashes, Bandanas, Bow Ties
Our locally sourced and manufactured products support the local economy and environmental sustainability. We upcycle fabrics from worn out products for brand-new ones. 5% of every sale is donated to ARFO
$10 - $50
Turmeric Teas is a line of organic loose leaf tea blends with the turmeric - making it easy and delicious to add turmeric into your diet! For every bag purchased, one meal is donated to Food Banks Canada.
As of today, we have donated over 40,000 meals to our giving partners, including Food Banks Canada & Akshaya Patra, in India.
Less than $10
Grow-With-Me Pants: These pants are the opposite of fast fashion! The cuffs and waistband unfold to grow with your child in their early years (yes years!).
100% waste free production:
$10 - $50
With the holiday season coming, a cleaning service gift card could be an ideal gift for a friend who is moving, or a senior who needs some regular cleaning at home.
Empowering marginalized individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and abilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency; promoting capacity and social participation of the community.
$10 - $50
Tortiere
The West End Food Co-op Bakery program trains marginalized people how to bake in an inclusive environment, as a stepping stone to other employment.
$10 - $50
Cultivate Northumberland Holiday Hamper
Cultivate Northumberland has a positive impact on the local economy by fostering collaboration between food entrepreneur and farmers, and raising awareness about local food.
$50 -$100
We sell used and new furniture and building supplies.
For every dollar spent in the ReStore, 1.3 pounds is saved from the landfill!
$10 - $50
Doula's offer continuous physical and emotional support to pregnant women, labouring women and new mothers. This service has been proven to improve the outcomes for both mother and baby.
Our double impact improves birth outcomes for mothers and babies while offering economic development opportunities to young mothers.
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Enjoy shortbread rosettes, mint chocolate crinkles or iced gingerbread snowflakes made by Fred Victor Women’s Bakery Program, supporting women who’ve struggled in life to overcome employment barriers.
We increase people’s access to healthy and nutritious food and provide training and meaningful social and economic opportunities to individuals.
Less than $10
Unique titles that embrace a child's desire to ask "Why?" Packed with activities, famous thinkers, creative pages, and characters that bring out the philosopher in all of us. This year, give gifts of wisdom!
Our products focus on the development of critical thinking, communication, and creative thinking skills. They are used to improve thinking skills, and to promote character development and social awareness.
Less than $10
Give the gift of music. At Aeolian Hall, we believe that the arts can enlighten inspire and transform, as well as in universal access to music, art, culture, education and community.
El Sistema Aeolian is a free, intensive after-school music program based on a program founded in Venezuela in 1975. Each El Sistema program is free to adapt its methods in a way that is unique to its community.
$50 -$100
These scarves are 100% silk and handmade by our talented youth! Eco friendly and one-of-a-kind, what a great addition to any wardrobe!
Jubilee Designs employs and trains street youth to design, craft, and lead workshops on up-cycled decor items.
$50 -$100
women's active & eco-conscious Apparel: Made in Canada
We encourage people to live with strength, purpose and social consciousness. We are partnering with local yoga and fitness Professionals across Canada to bring free classes to marginalized groups in our local
$50 -$100
The animal and travel lover in your life wants to make a difference, you can help by giving them a gift certificate that can be used towards their AEI fees.
In 2014, 2015 and 2017 AEI was honoured by being named the Best FOR the World, by scoring in the top 10% of all B Corps for Environmental Impact. Our clients change the world through community conservation.
$100 +
Say goodbye to dryer sheets forever! Use chemical free Wool Dryer Balls in your dryer, less wrinkles, static and drying time!
Since 2015 we have provided 19 free events, and 3800 free loads of laundry. Saving people in need almost $15,000.
$10 - $50
Cambio Market features thoughtful & responsible goods that empower artisans from Philippines and elsewhere
All our products are Fair Trade and empower the artisans who made them. Every products give back.
$10 - $50
Online Gift Guide Designed and created by:
Frederic Sune; he is also the Cofounder of the Ottawa Tool Library
