Goodwill's C-E-O says more than 400 employees affected by outlet closures in the province will not be getting their regular pay tomorrow.
Keiko Nakamura says the company will update all employees about the date of payroll deposits on Monday.
Many of the charity's employees lived pay-cheque-to-paycheque and fear that they won't be able to cover next month's expenses.
"(The) horror of being homeless with my two grandchildren, my husband, my son and my daughter," said Raphelia Debee, who has worked for the company for nine years, explaining her worries.
"I can't pay my rent, if (Goodwill) doesn't pay us this Friday.
Employees gathered alongside union heads in Toronto on Wednesday to express their concerns.
The company closed 16 stores, 10 donation centres and two offices across Ontario, including Barrie, Orillia and Newmarket.
Goodwill’s CEO said on Monday the company was facing a cash flow crisis –donations were down, while staff costs remained high.
The union says it has been approached by a number of investors looking to take over operations, and that it has passed this information on to Goodwill.
But it is also pressuring the non-profit to reveal what's in store for its employees, their final paycheques and potential severance packages.
"Please help us … we need help," said eight-year employee Kausar Hammad.
Goodwill reported making just over $28 million in 2014, but that was exceeded by its expenditures of more than $29 million. That includes Nakamura's $230,000 in salary with benefits factored in.
And only Nakamura remains, after the charity's board of directors resigned en masse on Friday.
While the union waits to get a response from Goodwill's management, it is hoping to hear from the provincial government.
It sent a letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Wednesday.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to raise money for frontline workers who may be left without jobs due to the closures. Donations can be made online.
-With files from CTVNews.ca Staff and The Canadian Press
