Support Triangle

The Triangle Program needs your help to continue supporting our youth in their academic, social and nutritional needs. Without community support we would not be in existence today.

The following graph shows what our operating expenditures were for the 2010-11 school year. The total was over $39,000 which does not include staff salaries and what MCCT‘s costs are to house a full high school in their facility. We would like to spend more on field trips, books, technology in the classroom, community partnerships and other opportunities that will enrich our student’s academic experience but are limited by funding and the current cost of providing a full lunch and breakfast program to our youth.

Triangle Expeditures 2010-2011

Where does our funding come from?

The TDSB provides us a budget based on enrolment, but that is not near enough to provide the quality of education and services our youth deserve and need. Thanks to organizations like Toronto Foundation for Student Success and Mazon Canada, our nutrition program costs are significantly offset. The Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, on top of their current cost to house our program, generously contributes to our operating costs every year. The remainder of our financial health depends on you. Private donors and your contributions at our fundraising events keeps the Triangle Program an effective school and a place where we can show our youth they are truly valued.

Spending priorities for the 2011-12 School Year

We are expecting our normal operating budget to be close to what it was in the previous school year, but we are looking to make some significant investments in a few areas:

Thanks to the MCCT and The Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Triangle Program has 3 brand new classrooms. To make these classrooms functional we will need to furnish them with desks, chairs, shelving, displays and technology. This continues to be priority, but we are making headway.
To increase our breadth of elective courses we offer to our youth we are purchasing more educationsal resources and tools, especially in mathematics and social sciences.
With the current economic climate, some monies need to be put aside to ensure with can continue to provide field trips and basic instructional supplies for many years to come.
Currently our computer network is running off the equivalent of a home high speed line, resulting in very slow and unreliable computers that limit the courses we offer and makes our current computer based classes frustrating. The TDSB has estimated that it will cost approximately $60,000 to run a fibre optic line into our school. We cannot afford this, and we are at a loss on how to make improvements. Please call us if you have any ideas/solutions.

Please contact us directly to find out how you can contribute. Send us a message