About Us

PEIE’s Story

Parents Engaged in Education is a charity established in 2015 by a group of parent leaders, focused on providing resources and skill building opportunities to parents and school council members in order to support and advocate for their children's education and school.

When COVID changed our world and closed schools in 2020, the charity shifted their focus to respond to the educational inequities made more pronounced during the COVID pandemic, recognizing that these inequities were largely experienced by diverse, underserved students.

Realizing that one backpack or one program would not achieve the equity threshold needed, we opened CANADA'S FIRST EDUCATION BANK in February 2021.

Financial challenges led to the closure of our physical location in May 2025, with plans to reopen in 2026. Despite this, we are proud to have continued delivering our programs focused on academic upgrading, STEM/Robotics, and career preparation. Not only have these programs remained active, but they are also steadily expanding.

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When COVID changed our world and closed schools in 2020, the charity shifted their focus to respond to the educational inequities made more pronounced during the COVID pandemic, recognizing that these inequities were largely experienced by diverse, underserved students.

Realizing that one backpack or one program would not achieve the equity threshold needed, we opened CANADA'S FIRST EDUCATION BANK in February 2021.

The Education Bank is a project of Parents Engaged in Education, designed to support underprivileged families by providing learning resources, school materials, and developmental programs from tutoring to competitive robotics.

Who We Serve

The Education Bank supports equity-deserving children and youth, ages 4 to 18, who reside in Toronto Community Housing communities and the Greater Toronto area. We provide free school supplies and programs focused on STEM/Robotics and Career Preparation to help underserved youth access learning opportunities and build future-ready skills.

It is built on the belief that you cannot just give a child a book, and not the support to improve their reading and literacy skills. At The Education Bank, our kids can participate in learning and creative programs that let them increase their learning as well as have an outlet to explore their creativity.  

Refugees, asylum seekers, and families whose household income is less than $50,000 per annum are eligible for free services at the Education Bank. We now serve over 1600 students from the GTA!

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Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure children in lower socioeconomic communities have access to meaningful STEM learning from early childhood through adolescence. By investing early and consistently, we help unlock potential, expand opportunity, and create real, lasting pathways out of poverty.

Our Vision

A future where children from underserved communities are empowered with the skills, support, and confidence to succeed in STEM and create lasting change for themselves, their families ,and their communities.

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The PEIE Staff

Theresa Pastore
Executive Director

Erica Babad
Communications Specialist

Robotics Team Mentors

Sainan Chelvarajah
Robotics Team

Faizan Alam
Robotics Team

Parents Engaged in Education

For more details, contact us at parentengagementgroup@gmail.com or 437-772-5214.

Parents Engaged in Education

For more details, contact us at parentengagementgroup@gmail.com or 437-772-5214.