Board Member

OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

Red Door Family Shelter seeks committed and passionate individuals to serve on its volunteer Board of Directors. Red Door is looking for those who want to participate in supporting this vibrant and growing organization that provides critical support services to families experiencing homelessness and women and children escaping violence across the Greater Toronto Area.

As a board member, you will be required to:

• Be an ambassador for the organization.
• Attend quarterly board meetings - please note that currently most of the meetings are held online and when in person, they are held in the Leslieville neighborhood.
• Serve actively on a minimum of one Board committee and support committee initiatives.
• Attend and support fundraising and shelter initiatives.

Candidates must reside in Toronto, Ontario.

We are currently recruiting a Board member with core expertise in finance and accounting, including the ability to review and assess budgets, financial statements, and audit materials.

Additional assets include:

• CPA or CFA designation
• Fundraising or capital project development experience
• Human resources, equity and inclusion expertise
• Prior board experience

We aim to build a Board that reflects the diverse clients we serve and encourage candidates with a variety of lived experiences and backgrounds to apply.

About the Red Door:

OUR VISION

Ending family homelessness one family at a time.

OUR MISSION

We provide safe, temporary refuge and vital services that enable families to rebuild their lives and establish themselves in their communities.

OUR VALUES

Compassion – We believe all people are deserving of respect. Therefore, we celebrate our diversity and uniqueness and treat each other with kindness, empathy, and dignity.

Equity – We recognize that systemic barriers privilege some people and hold others back. Therefore, we strive to deliver inclusive services, work to address discrimination and end cycles of violence and poverty.

Collaboration – We know that we are stronger together. Therefore, we build effective relationships, work as teams and partner for excellence and impact.

Integrity – We are responsible for resources entrusted to us. Therefore, we measure, achieve and report our results, strive to learn and improve continuously, and behave at all times in a manner that is ethical, transparent and professional.

Submitting an Application

If you are interested in this opportunity and wish to contribute your skills and passion to the Red Door, please prepare a CV and a one-page letter of interest that addresses the following: your relevant experience and interest regarding our listed needs above, how your values align with ours, and tell us about your understanding of the issues behind homelessness and violence against women and children. Please submit your application to the Governance and Nominations Committee through our Careers page by April 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Red Door Family Shelter

Nominating Committee

21 Carlaw Ave.

Toronto, ON M4M 2R6

For more information about our organization, please visit our website at www.reddoorshelter.ca.

The Red Door is an equal opportunity agency that encourages applications from all who wish to apply. We especially welcome those with lived experiences and affinities that align with our clients to represent best their interests, including women-identifying people, Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC), newcomers to Canada, those who have experience with homelessness and violence, and those with disabilities. Regrettably, we are not fully wheelchair accessible at our main office or Violence Against Women shelter.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please, no telephone calls.