Category: Announcements

Every year, a team of volunteers from Emmaus Anglican Church puts an enormous amount of time and energy into preparing and delivering Christmas gifts to many of our clients. You can help with that work by making a donation toward the purchase of the gifts. Donate online today at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/66435

Our store has reopened with regular hours, Monday to Friday 11am to 3pm. Thank you for your understanding the last couple of days!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our thrift store will be closed for a few days. Please watch our Facebook page as we will update the store’s status there. Thank you for your understanding!

Please note that because we need to use the hall for our Big Blue Food Drive, the food bank and soup kitchen are both closed on Sat. Oct. 1. They will reopen as usual on Wed. Oct. 5. Lunches for Learning clients may pick up their packages as scheduled on Oct. 1, but must be Read More

UPDATE: The Lunches for Learning program is now full. You can still register on the form to be added to the waitlist. If you are a family with children in school, you may be eligible to register for our Lunches for Learning program. Learn more and sign up at www.vincentplacessm.ca/register-for-lunches-for-learning.

We’re getting ready for the third year of our Lunches for Learning program, which means we’re prepping our list of volunteers. If you can spare an hour or two a week to help provide school lunch food packages to families in need, visit vincentplacessm.ca/volunteer-with-lunches-for-learning to learn more about how you can help and to sign Read More

Although provincial mandates will be lifted effective March 21, please note that we will still require all those entering our food bank and our thrift store to be wearing masks. This is to ensure the health and wellbeing of all clients, customers, volunteers, and staff. As before, we will offer masks to those who do Read More

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

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

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