Our Vision at the Leacock Foundation is world where all children and youth have an opportunity to reach for their full potential.
Our Mission is to confront inequity by empowering children and youth to develop the critical and creative thinking skills to be confident leaders now and in the future.
Our History
The Leacock Foundation was founded in 1992, by Peter Oliver, of Oliver and Bonacini Restaurants, a native South African living in Toronto.
With the success of his business ventures, Peter felt a desire to give back to his local community, and together with a group of friends, the Leacock Club was formed and began raising money for children’s charities based in Toronto.
In Toronto, the Leacock Foundation has empowered underserved youth in Senior Kindergarten – Grade 12 by providing enriched, fully subsidized literacy and leadership development opportunities after school, on weekends, during March Break and during the summer.
Working in partnership with the Toronto District School Board and local independent schools, literacy and leadership programs are offered in several of Toronto’s underserved communities including St. James Town, Jane & Driftwood, Scarborough, and Thorncliffe Park. Over 750 children and youth benefit from the Leacock Foundation’s programs each year.