Our thrift store is currently overwhelmed with donations. Due to limited space and volunteers, we cannot guarantee that we’ll be able to accept all donations, so we ask that you call the store at 705-541-9478 before coming with your donation to prevent potentially wasting a trip. Thank you for your understanding!
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June Period Pantry Stats
In June, 90 clients accessed The Period Pantry.
Summer Food Drives Every Tuesday
To ensure we can continue to meet the needs of the community, St. Vincent Place will be holding weekly drive-thru food drives throughout the months of July and August. Every Tuesday starting July 11, from 10am to 6pm, just pull up to our main doors at 222 Albert St. E. and we’ll come to collect your donation. Read More
June Food Bank Stats
This June, our food bank helped 280 families for a total of 491 people, of whom 121 were children. This marks a significant increase over 2022.
Numbers are up and our shelves are empty
If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, you’ve seen the ever-increasing cost of groceries, so it likely comes as no surprise to you that the number of families visiting our food bank just keeps going up. For example, this May set a record for the number of individuals accessing our food bank at 526. The Read More
Alworth Place Neighbourhood Sale
Thank you to the residents of Alworth Place, who came together for a neighbourhood garage sale and bake sale last weekend in support of St. Vincent Place! This generous group of neighbours donated $590.10! If you’re interested in running a similar event, get in touch with us today at marketing@vincentplacessm.ca
Can you donate cereal?
Our food bank is nearly out of cereal. Donations of regular size boxes would be much appreciated. (Family size boxes are harder for clients to transport home so we prefer the smaller, regular size boxes.) All food donations can be dropped off to our main office Monday to Friday 9:30 to 3:30. Thank you for Read More
May Soup Kitchen Stats
Thank you to our dedicated soup kitchen teams who made this possible: Bethel Bible Chapel Barker Family Holiday Inn Express Allen’s Side Road The Dinner Party Algoma Steel CLA Friends Who Care O’Sullivan
May Period Pantry Stats
In May, 135 clients accessed the Period Pantry. That’s up from 104 in April and 78 in March, showing just how needed this program really is. Thank you to everyone who has supported The Period Pantry since its launch in March!
May Lunches for Learning Stats
Last month, the Lunches for Learning program provided families with food packages to send 5,255 lunches to school with their kids. Thank you to everyone in the community who supports Lunches for Learning!