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
Category: Announcements
Thrift Store still not accepting clothing donations
We want to thank everyone who has reached out to us recently interested in donating clothing to our thrift store. Unfortunately, our storage areas are still just too full to be able to accept any further clothing donations at this time. If you’re able to hold onto them for a few weeks, we hope to Read More
Thrift Store Closed Over Canada Day
The Thrift Store will be closed from July 1 to July 4. It will reopen on July 5 at 11am for usual hours. Thanks for supporting the SVP Thrift Store!
Thrift Store Not Accepting Donations
We have been overwhelmed by the community’s generosity and are truly grateful for your support. Unfortunately we are not able to accept any donations to our store until further notice as all of our storage areas are overflowing. Please do not drop donations off at the door. We have no room left and there is Read More
Volunteer Recognition – Peter Hewgill
This month we recognize volunteer Peter Hewgill. Peter volunteers in our soup kitchen on Serge Viau’s team “Friends Who Care.” This is the team’s, and Peter’s, third year with St. Vincent Place. “Peter is in charge of the kitchen duties for our Saturday lunches,” said Serge. “He gets the soup ready and pours it into Read More
Thrift Store Reopening
We’re excited to announce that the St. Vincent Place Thrift Store will be reopening on Monday, June 14. Hours will return to Monday to Friday 11:00am to 3:00 pm (except holidays) All COVID protocols will continue to be followed – the number of customers in the store at any given time will be capped to Read More
May Soup Kitchen Stats
In May, our soup kitchen served 1,092 meals, of which 29 went to children. Thank you to the soup kitchen teams who served meals in May: Bethel Bible ChapelTeam Rita WagnerEmmaus Anglican ChurchMother Teresa Conference (two teams)Bethany Baptist ChurchMcDougall EnergyBarker FamilyFriends Who Care
May Food Bank Stats
In May 2021, our food bank helped 220 families for a total of 310 people. That works out to: 156 single-person households45 two-person households6 three-person households6 four-person households6 five-person households1 six-person household. Based on the costs of each package, that works out to an estimated $9,871.50 worth of food given out in our food bank Read More
April Soup Kitchen Stats
In April, our soup kitchen served 997 meals, of which 27 went to children. Thank you to the Soup Kitchen teams who served meals in April: Bethel Bible Church O’Sullivan Funeral Home Allen’s Road Knights of Columbus Team O’Brien The Dinner Party Team Ruscio Social Services
How Our Food Bank Works
Have you ever wondered how our food bank packages work? Under normal circumstances, it’s a bit different, but under our current COVID regulations, here’s what we do: We prepare all packages ahead of time, to ensure that clients can be in and out quickly rather than having to wait in the building for their package. Read More