Neighbours helping neighbours since 2014

Small gifts, full tables.

Upliftly is a community charity in Harlow Bend. We stock a pantry, cook hot dinners, match mentors with young adults and bring clean water closer to home. Every gift moves the meter below.

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Registered charity no. 000-000-000. About 82 cents of every dollar goes straight to programs.

Volunteers handing boxes of fresh vegetables to neighbours at the community pantry

Live appeal

Winter Pantry Fill

$48,250raised of $60,000 goal
80%
812 supporters19 days left80% funded
312,000+
312,000+

meals served since 2014

612
612

mentors matched with young adults

2,140
2,140

families reached every year

38
38

wells and taps built

What your gift does

Pick an amount and see exactly what it buys.

No vague promises. Each amount below maps to a real thing our teams do every week, from stocking pantry shelves to training a mentor.

Gifts go straight to programs, with 82% of every dollar spent on the work itself

Monthly givers keep the pantry open all year

Every donor gets an email receipt

Your $50 provides a week of groceries for a family of four.
Donate $50Registered charity no. 000-000-000. You will receive an email receipt.

What we do

Five programs, one neighbourhood

Each program started with a neighbour asking for help. Together they cover food, friendship, water and the skills to fix things yourself.

Neighbours choosing groceries at the Neighbour Pantry

Food security

Neighbour Pantry

Fresh groceries three days a week, with no sign-up and no questions. Neighbours choose what their household needs.

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Bridge Mentors volunteer talking with a young adult mentee

Youth mentoring

Bridge Mentors

A year of weekly conversations between a volunteer mentor and a young adult aged 18 to 24, about work, study and life.

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Community members and technicians installing a hand pump and storage tank

Clean water

Clear Water Project

Hand-pump wells and community taps, built with local water committees and kept running by trained technicians.

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Neighbours choosing groceries at the Neighbour Pantry

Food security

Neighbour Pantry

Fresh groceries three days a week, with no sign-up and no questions. Neighbours choose what their household needs.

Learn more

Bridge Mentors volunteer talking with a young adult mentee

Youth mentoring

Bridge Mentors

A year of weekly conversations between a volunteer mentor and a young adult aged 18 to 24, about work, study and life.

Learn more

Community members and technicians installing a hand pump and storage tank

Clean water

Clear Water Project

Hand-pump wells and community taps, built with local water committees and kept running by trained technicians.

Learn more

Volunteer cooks preparing soup in the Community Kitchen

Food security

Community Kitchen

Hot meals three evenings a week, cooked by neighbours and served to anyone who walks in. Pay what you can, or nothing at all.

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Neighbours at a Tool Library workshop learning to use a hand drill

Skills

Tool Library and Workshops

Borrow tools for free and learn how to use them, from bike repair and sewing to basic carpentry and job applications.

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Volunteer cooks preparing soup in the Community Kitchen

Food security

Community Kitchen

Hot meals three evenings a week, cooked by neighbours and served to anyone who walks in. Pay what you can, or nothing at all.

Learn more

Neighbours at a Tool Library workshop learning to use a hand drill

Skills

Tool Library and Workshops

Borrow tools for free and learn how to use them, from bike repair and sewing to basic carpentry and job applications.

Learn more

All programs

Live appeals

Four appeals, one goal each

Every appeal has a target and a deadline. Watch the meter rise as neighbours give.

Volunteers stacking boxes of coats, blankets and tinned food for the winter appeal

Winter Pantry Fill

Cold months double the number of families who visit the pantry. Help us stock the shelves before the first frost.

$48,250raised of $60,000 goal
80%
812 supporters19 days left80% funded
A mentor and a young adult reviewing a notebook together at a community centre table

200 Mentors for 200 Futures

We are recruiting and training 200 new mentors this year, so no young adult on our waiting list waits more than a month.

$27,400raised of $40,000 goal
69%
433 supporters41 days left69% funded
Community members and technicians installing a hand pump and storage tank

Wells for Three Villages

Three communities on our waiting list have no safe water within an hour's walk. This appeal funds a well, a tank and trained technicians for each.

$71,900raised of $90,000 goal
80%
1,206 supporters27 days left80% funded
A white food truck serving hot meals on a tree-lined street at golden hour

The Kitchen Truck

A small, fully equipped truck will take hot meals to neighbourhoods that cannot reach the hall, starting with the east side market.

$18,600raised of $35,000 goal
53%
297 supporters63 days left53% funded
Volunteers stacking boxes of coats, blankets and tinned food for the winter appeal

Winter Pantry Fill

Cold months double the number of families who visit the pantry. Help us stock the shelves before the first frost.

$48,250raised of $60,000 goal
80%
812 supporters19 days left80% funded
A mentor and a young adult reviewing a notebook together at a community centre table

200 Mentors for 200 Futures

We are recruiting and training 200 new mentors this year, so no young adult on our waiting list waits more than a month.

$27,400raised of $40,000 goal
69%
433 supporters41 days left69% funded
Community members and technicians installing a hand pump and storage tank

Wells for Three Villages

Three communities on our waiting list have no safe water within an hour's walk. This appeal funds a well, a tank and trained technicians for each.

$71,900raised of $90,000 goal
80%
1,206 supporters27 days left80% funded
A white food truck serving hot meals on a tree-lined street at golden hour

The Kitchen Truck

A small, fully equipped truck will take hot meals to neighbourhoods that cannot reach the hall, starting with the east side market.

$18,600raised of $35,000 goal
53%
297 supporters63 days left53% funded

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From the neighbourhood

Stories worth sharing

News, thank-yous and lessons learned from the people who make Upliftly run.

Neighbours choosing groceries at the Neighbour Pantry

Pantry

Three years, 84,000 visits: what the Neighbour Pantry has learned

Our longest-running program has changed shape every year. Dev Raman explains what we stopped doing and why.

A mentor and a young adult talking at a community centre table

Mentoring

Why a retired welder signed up to be a mentor

Walter spent 40 years on a shop floor. Now he spends Thursday evenings helping a young adult plan her first job application.

Community members and technicians installing a hand pump and storage tank

Water

The tap at Kesi Hill: a year of clean water

Twelve months after the pump was installed, the water committee reports on repairs, school attendance and the new market garden.

Neighbours choosing groceries at the Neighbour Pantry

Pantry

Three years, 84,000 visits: what the Neighbour Pantry has learned

Our longest-running program has changed shape every year. Dev Raman explains what we stopped doing and why.

A mentor and a young adult talking at a community centre table

Mentoring

Why a retired welder signed up to be a mentor

Walter spent 40 years on a shop floor. Now he spends Thursday evenings helping a young adult plan her first job application.

Community members and technicians installing a hand pump and storage tank

Water

The tap at Kesi Hill: a year of clean water

Twelve months after the pump was installed, the water committee reports on repairs, school attendance and the new market garden.

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Neighbours sharing dinner at long communal tables under string lights

I came for groceries and stayed for the singing. Now I cook here on Fridays and bring my neighbours with me.

Dolores, Tuesday pantry regular and Friday kitchen cook

Get involved

Give an hour, a skill or a gift

Time matters as much as money. Pick the way that fits your week.

Volunteer a shift

Two hours at the pantry, kitchen or tool library. We train you on the day and feed you before you go home.

Apply to volunteer

Become a mentor

Spend one hour a week for a year with a young adult who wants a steady person in their corner.

Start your application

Start a fundraiser

Run a bake sale, a quiz night or a marathon. We will send you posters, a page and a thank-you for every guest.

See current appeals

Volunteer a shift

Two hours at the pantry, kitchen or tool library. We train you on the day and feed you before you go home.

Apply to volunteer

Become a mentor

Spend one hour a week for a year with a young adult who wants a steady person in their corner.

Start your application

Start a fundraiser

Run a bake sale, a quiz night or a marathon. We will send you posters, a page and a thank-you for every guest.

See current appeals

Our partners

Backed by local businesses and libraries

Growers, grocers, credit unions and libraries who give food, funds and rooms.

Greenfield Grocers

Harlow Credit Union

Alder and Pine Books

Northgate Seeds

Riverside Library

Copper Kettle Cafe

Meet our partners

Community Fund 2026

Help us serve 250,000 meals this year

Every gift to the Community Fund keeps the pantry, kitchen and water projects open. Watch the total grow as neighbours chip in.

Donate now

Volunteer

$162,400raised of $250,000 goal
65%
3,214 supporters58 days left65% funded

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Upliftly

A community charity feeding neighbours, mentoring young adults and bringing clean water closer to home.

Elm Street Hall, 214 Elm Street, Harlow Bend
(555) 010-0142
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