Shorefast is a registered charity that operates a set of charitable programs and owns social businesses in service of the local community. Together, they represent a determined effort to think holistically about how to find a way of life that is equitable, dignified, sustainable – and joyful.
Our suite of businesses are economic engines for the community: they create meaningful employment, contribute to the local economy and generate income to be reinvested through Shorefast’s charitable programs. There is no private gain — the businesses are operated for the exclusive benefit of strengthening the cultural heritage, supporting ecological sustainability and investing in the economic well-being of Fogo Island.
This form of contemporary philanthropy leverages donations and deploys business strategies toward socially beneficial ends. It is a holistic approach to community development designed to serve Fogo Island for generations to come.
Shorefast’s registered charity #: 858830904RR0001
Shorefast is a community-centred charity, committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are grateful for the opportunity to host guests and welcome employees of myriad cultural, national, and faith identities; across the spectrum of gender identities and expressions and sexual orientations; and with diverse abilities.
We endeavour to create an overtly welcoming and accessible environment. In that spirit, we respect the diverse identities and contributions of each of our team members and our guests at the Inn and are committed to upholding their fundamental rights to feel safe and valued. We are working actively to address imbalances for historically excluded communities through training, promotion opportunities, and mentorship.
We respectfully acknowledge the territory on which we gather on Fogo Island as a part of the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, and the island of Newfoundland as the ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq and Beothuk, and Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and the Inuit of NunatuKavut.
At every opportunity, we commit to using our platforms to encourage a reverence for Indigenous peoples across Canada and their knowledge, and strive for truth, healing, and collective prosperity, as our nation moves forward together on a journey of peace.