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The Big Blue Food Drive is Saturday, September 27. Just place your nonperishable donations at your curb by 10am and our volunteers will come pick them up! If you put your donations out but they haven’t been picked up by 12pm, let us know using this quick form. We’ll do our best to get out Read More

St. Vincent Place is hiring! If you’ve got experience with bookkeeping/accounting, we want to hear from you! The full job description is below. Please only apply by sending your resume to marketing@vincentplacessm.ca, no calls or drop-ins please. Job SummaryThe Office Manager/Bookkeeper is responsible for organizing and managing the financial and administrative functions of St. Vincent Read More

H&R Block is returning to St. Vincent Place the week of March 17-21, offering free tax services. While we may be able to accommodate some walk-ins, we highly recommend setting up an appointment ahead of time. You can make your appointment by calling 705-253-2770 ext. 201 or visiting our food bank Wednesdays 4:30-7pm or Saturdays Read More

Do you have a group of volunteers interested in serving a meal in our soup kitchen? We’ve got a slot open on April 30 for you! Here’s how it works: each day, a different team is responsible for planning, purchasing, and preparing the soup kitchen meal. You’ll decide what you’d like to cook, purchase what Read More

Our thrift store will be closed from December 24 to January 5, inclusive. We will reopen on January 6. We will be unable to accept donations while closed. Please do not leave donations at the door over the holidays. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Our food bank will be closed from December 25 to January 1. If your next scheduled eligibility falls within these dates, you’ll be able to receive your package on either December 18 or 21, so please plan accordingly. The soup kitchen will also be closed during this period.

Our soup kitchen will be serving Christmas dinner on December 18, take-out style as usual. Because we will have a limited number of meals, clients will not be able to take a meal for someone who isn’t present. Many thanks to everyone who has and will contribute, including O’Sullivan’s Funeral Home for donating turkeys and Read More

Our store is currently overloaded with donations, so we are unable to accept anything until further notice. We appreciate the generosity of the community and your understanding as we work through our backlog. We’ll repost when we can accept again.

Do you want to help make sure the Big Blue Food Drive is a success? We’re now recruiting volunteers for the event. Learn more about what each role involves and sign up for the one(s) you’d like to help with at www.vincentplacessm.ca/food-bank/big-blue