About Havn
No corporate backing, no inflated numbers. Just a Toronto teenager who saw a problem and decided to do something about it.
The name is a stripped-down version of "haven" — a place of safety. That's exactly what we're trying to build access to.
Havn started in 2026 because homeless people in Toronto walk past people every single day who have the means to help but no easy way to do it. We want to be that bridge.
We're not here to replace the shelters and organizations that have been doing this work for decades. We're here to support them — by raising funds, running supply drives, and building small tools that make outreach more efficient.
We also support students facing financial hardship. Being broke shouldn't mean falling behind. School supplies, essentials — if we can help a student stay in school, we will.
Havn is fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation (HCB), a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit. That means donations are tax-deductible in the US and tracked publicly. We're working toward CRA charitable registration in Canada — that takes time, so we're doing this right rather than fast.
When we have real impact numbers to show, they'll be right here. Until then, you can track every dollar through HCB's public ledger.
No fake stats. No inflated impact reports. We tell you exactly where we are, what we've done, and what we haven't done yet.
Every dollar is tracked publicly through HCB's ledger. You can see exactly where donations go — no guessing, no trust-me.
We don't reinvent what already works. We support existing shelters and organizations. Collaboration beats competition.
We're starting in Toronto. We're building systems and habits that work whether we're serving 10 people or 10,000.
I'm a developer and student in Toronto. I started coding in 2025 and have built tools across AI, transit, weather, and web infrastructure under TheAlxLabs.
I started Havn because I kept walking past people who needed help and felt like there was no easy way to actually do something about it. So I built one.
I'm handling everything right now — the website, the fundraising, the plan. When the org grows, that'll change. For now, if you email Havn, you're emailing me.