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A quick graphic look at our new name and look: SOAR Community Services 

St. Leonard's Community Services, a trusted not-for-profit organization serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, and Haldimand for over 55 years, is excited to announce its rebranding to SOAR Community Services.

For this year's Soup Challenge, three young people from our Housing program – who have never cooked before – compete to create the prize-winning soup from donated ingredients in a commercial kitchen. Their creations are then tasted and judged by a panel of top local chefs. It gets spicy.

This year, the kids from St. Leonard's Community Services shelter program take over the kitchen for the annual cooking competition, and they dare to ask the forbidden question. Can you put bacon in soup? See the full video on May 27th, 2022.

Make an online donation to help youth facing homelessness in Brantford and Brant here: Donate Now

See inside the St. Leonard's Community Services shelter and transitional housing residence, Cornerstone House and how your donations can help improve the lives of young people experiencing homelessness here in Brantford, Ontario.

For this year's Soup Challenge, three young people from our Housing program – who have never cooked before – compete to create the prize-winning soup from donated ingredients in a commercial kitchen. Their creations are then tasted and judged by a panel of top local chefs. It gets spicy.

Get another sneak peek of our upcoming 17th annual Soup Challenge as three young people from our shelter program compete in a reality-tv style cook off.

Young people from our shelter program take over the kitchen. Competing mentors, rival chefs, Scotch bonnets and bacon! The full show is coming on May 27th, 2022. Until then, enjoy this sneak peek.

Welcome to our 53rd Annual General Meeting. Once again this year we were unable to do an in person event, so we are presenting our meeting virtually. Thanks to everyone who participated and made this possible.