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
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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
August Food Bank Stats
In August 2021, our food bank helped 266 families. That breaks down as: 182 single-person households50 two-person households20 three-person households8 four-person households3 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: Single person households = $7,007Two-person households = Read More
Seeking volunteers for Big Blue Food Drive
We are currently seeking volunteers to help with this year’s event on September 25. We need help with three tasks for the Big Blue Food Drive: Drivers/RunnersOur driver/runner pairs are assigned a pre-determined route to collect the curbside donations. These volunteers should arrive at St. Vincent Place by no later than 9:45 am the day Read More
ISO Volunteers for Lunches for Learning
We’re looking for some volunteers for Lunches for Learning for the upcoming school year to help with: picking up the grocery order (Thursday mornings) putting together the food packages (Thursday afternoons) delivering the packages (Friday, morning or afternoon) You can volunteer to help with any of these tasks – you’re not obligated to help with Read More
Food bank access
As of September 1, food bank clients will again need to wait 2 months between food bank visits. The food bank remains open on Wednesdays 4:30 to 7 and Saturdays 11:30 to 2. (*Note that we had originally stated this would begin on October 1 but after further discussions with our food bank coordinator, we’ve Read More
July Food Bank Stats
In July 2021, our food bank helped 237 families. That breaks down as: 164 single-person households46 two-person households13 three-person households10 four-person households2 five-person households2 six-person households Based on the costs of each package (if you missed our last post breaking it down, check it out here), that works out to: Single person households = $6,314Two-person households Read More
July Soup Kitchen Stats
In July, our soup kitchen served 1,069 meals, of which 21 went to children. Thank you to our Soup Kitchen teams who put in the hard work to serve so many meals in July! O’Sullivan Funeral Home Team O’Brien Bethel Bible Chapel Team Ruscio Team Rita Bethany Baptist Church Emmaus Anglican Church Mother Theresa Conference
Deanna Dalla-Vicenza, a volunteer extraordinaire
Deanna Dalla-Vicenza has been a part of St. Vincent Place since the beginning. She was part of the group of volunteers who scrubbed and painted the food bank and soup kitchen to prepare the building for opening as a newly-minted charity. She’s volunteered on the front lines in the food bank and soup kitchen, and Read More