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
Category: Announcements
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
Sign up for the Fight Hunger Games!
Sign up now to take part in this exciting new fundraising event! Whether you’re a fan of board games with the family or an expert Fortnite gamer, this fundraiser has something for you. You can take part in the fun family game-a-thon or the Fortnite tournament – or both! All funds raised through this event Read More
Food Bank Shelves Getting Low
It’s that time of year – the shelves in our food bank are starting to get quite bare. Are you interested in running a food drive at your workplace, school, or in your neighbourhood to support our food bank? We have a guide to getting started planning a food drive, as well as several posters Read More
Lunches for Learning Registration Now Open
Registration for Lunches for Learning is now open. This registration period will run from March 19 to June 18. There are 40 spots available, with a limited number of delivery spots. They will be filled on a first come-first served basis. Once the spots are filled, families can be placed on a waiting list in Read More
Lunches for Learning Helps Families
Every week our Lunches for Learning program provides school lunch foods for 35 local families. About half of these go out as deliveries. Thank you to all of our volunteers and donors who help make the program possible. If you’d like to support Lunches for Learning, we are happy to receive financial donations, or donations Read More
Thrift Store is Open
We’re happy to say that our thrift store has reopened today with its regular hours, Monday to Friday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Stop in to browse our selection of clothing, housewares, books, children’s toys, and more. Unfortunately we are still only accepting donations by appointment. To arrange to drop off your donations, please call Read More
February Food Bank Needs
As often happens this time of year, donations coming in have dropped off sharply but need for our programs remains high. As such, we’re running low on some items for our Lunches for Learning program and food bank. We are currently in need of the following items: juice boxes (or reusable water bottles) snack crackers Read More
Big Blue Box Food Drive Flyers
Can you drop off some flyers to help spread the word about the Big Blue Box Food Drive? We’re looking for a few more volunteers who want to get some exercise while helping out their community. All you’d need to do is walk around your neighbourhood (or any neighbourhood really, we’re not picky) and drop Read More