About A Lot of Love for Cuba
A Lot of Love for Cuba is a registered Canadian not-for-profit (#764167623) dedicated to delivering essential aid to vulnerable communities across Cuba.
Our Story
The Johnston family first visited Cuba in the late 1990s and quickly fell in love with its culture and people. Over the years, they returned often, building close friendships in a small cayo near Morón and becoming deeply connected to the community.
In 2016, during a family health crisis, those friendships became even more meaningful. Their Cuban friends offered steady emotional support through messages and video calls, reminding the family of the strength of connection and community.
When the pandemic halted travel in 2020, the Johnston family watched from afar as their friends in Cuba faced severe shortages of food, medical supplies, power, and other essentials. Wanting to help, they began working through the network “Canadians Helping Cubans” and reached out directly to trusted contacts on the island to understand what was needed most.
What began as helping friends soon grew into a wider effort to support vulnerable individuals, families, and communities. In early 2024, that work became A Lot of Love for Cuba (ALL for Cuba), a Canadian not-for-profit dedicated to delivering essential aid and improving quality of life for people across Cuba.
Our Mission
Our mission is grounded in compassion, solidarity, and sustainability. We are committed to responding to expressed needs with care, respect, and practical action, helping vulnerable individuals and communities across Cuba access the support they need most.
Through essential aid, volunteer efforts, and community partnerships, we strive to reduce hardship, uphold dignity, and encourage greater self-sufficiency. We measure our success not only by what we deliver, but by the positive and lasting impact that support has on the lives of those we serve.
What We Do
Essential Aid
We collect and deliver food, hygiene items, household supplies, and other basic necessities to vulnerable individuals and families.
Medical Support
We provide medical supplies, diabetic supplies, mobility aids, and other urgently needed items to patients, clinics, and healthcare workers.
Community Support
We work with local contacts, volunteers, and partners to respond to expressed needs in families, schools, hospitals, and communities across Cuba.
Our Goals
We work to create practical, lasting support for vulnerable individuals and communities across Cuba by focusing on the following goals:
• Provide access to basic needs
• Support and improve healthcare
• Support education and skill development
• Support self-sustaining economic activity
• Partner with local organizations, communities, and individuals to foster community development
Who We Serve
We support vulnerable individuals and communities across Cuba, including families, seniors, children, people with ongoing medical needs, clinics, hospitals, schools, and local institutions facing shortages of essential supplies and support.
Our work is guided by expressed needs and focused on practical support that reaches people and places where help is needed most.