The St. Vincent Place office will be closed from December 24 to January 3, inclusive. We will resume our regular hours on January 4 at 9:30am. The St. Vincent Place thrift store will be closed the same dates, resuming regular hours on January 4 at 11:00 am. Our food bank and soup kitchen are closed Read More
Author: Sara McCleary
Lunches for Learning Registration Now Open
If your family would like to register for the Lunches for Learning program for January 2022, click here. We ask that families do not call to register if they have access to the internet. If you must call, please be sure to use extension 4.
Christmas Hours
Main office and Thrift Store: closed December 24 to January 3 (inclusive) Soup kitchen and food bank: closed December 23 to January 4 (inclusive) Men’s shelter: remains open 24/7
Soup Kitchen Christmas dinner
Our annual Christmas dinner will be served on Wednesday, December 15. The meal will be served at the usual time and take-out style in order to protect all clients and volunteers. No need to book a spot this year – the dinner will be served first come-first served, but we hope to be able to Read More
November Food Bank Stats
In November 2021, our food bank helped 248 families. That breaks down as: 153 single-person households52 two-person households24 three-person households11 four-person households2 five-person households5 six-person households Based on the costs of each package (if you missed our post breaking it down, check it out here), that works out to an estimated $11,754 worth of food given Read More
Donate to client Christmas gifts
Every year, a group of thoughtful volunteers from Emmaus Anglican Church coordinate Christmas gifts for our clients. While they are usually given out as part of our Christmas dinner, this year, in order to limit potential exposures at our food bank, all gifts are being given to our Lunches for Learning clients. You can support Read More
October Food Bank Stats
In October 2021, our food bank helped 218 families. That breaks down as: 146 single-person households36 two-person households14 three-person households11 four-person households8 five-person households3 six-person households Based on the costs of each package (if you missed our post breaking it down, check it out here), that works out to an estimated $10,310 worth of food given Read More
AGM on October 26, 2021
Our AGM will be held in the hall at St. Vincent Place (222 Albert St. E.) at 7pm on Tuesday, October 26, with doors opening at 6:30pm. A virtual option will be available if required, but please register no later than 1pm on October 26 if you would like the link. You can do that Read More
September Soup Kitchen Stats
In September, our soup kitchen served 1,041 meals. Thank you to our Soup Kitchen teams who put in the hard work to serve so many meals in July! The Dinner Party Murphy & Friends Knights of Columbus Laidlaw, Paciocco, Dumanski, Spadafora & Johnson BDO St. Basil’s School (teachers/staff) O’Sullivan Funeral Home Bethel Bible Chapel
September Food Bank Stats
In September 2021, our food bank helped 265 families. That breaks down as: 177 single-person households52 two-person households21 three-person households10 four-person households1 five-person households4 six-person households Based on the costs of each package (if you missed our post breaking it down, check it out here), that works out to: Single person households = $6,814.50Two-person households = Read More