The Sims Foundation was established in 2021 to facilitate and oversee family sponsorship at Christmas time and to lend a hand to those in our community who are living with and dealing with poverty. Our story however begins in 2009 where Andrea's dream of having her own charity to serve others began with a charity internship during university. Over the course of several years, moves, life experiences and connections, Andrea found a group of like minded people who were aligned with the values and vision of playing a part in changing and shaping the world especially around those who were falling through the cracks and living on the fringes of society. In 2019 there was a rise of need in the community and working alongside the members of Sims Real Estate Group, the informal group was able to help with providing gift cards so that people were able to have a meaningful Christmas for their families and those families were selected through asking members of the community to nominate families they knew were struggling. This project led to the formation of the official charity, which received charitable status in December 2021. In spring 2022, the charity joined the Global Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation and included human trafficking prevention and awareness as a major project.    

In 2021, we were able to sponsor 6 families and 30 youth living in low income housing. In 2022, we were able to sponsor 10 families and 30 youth living in low income housing.