Welcome to the Caring and Sharing Exchange

A Century of People Helping People in Ottawa

Since 1915, the Caring and Sharing Exchange has united with local agency partners to ensure no neighbor faces hardship alone. Your support powers our community safety-net programs year-round—equipping local students for classroom success each fall and bringing essential food and comfort to families through the winter holidays.

All our clients are referred to our programs through partner agencies. To speak with a community navigator who can help you find a registration agency, please call Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario by dialing 2-1-1.

211 is a navigation service for community, government, social and health resources, serving all of Ontario. Call 2-1-1 or 613-761-9076 and a Community Navigator will help find you an agency or program that suits your needs. 211 is available Monday to Sunday 24 hours and information is available in over 200 languages.