A registered charity that operates a volunteer run food bank that accepts food donations to distribute to Oakville families in need.

Food Bank

• If you are in need of food assistance please come to the Food Bank during operating hours
• no appointment needed
• can assist with baby food, formula and diapers
• program participants are eligible to receive a week's worth of food, once each calendar month
• currently provides groceries to approximately 700 Oakville families 

Donations

• non-perishable food can be dropped off at all Oakville Fire Stations and most Oakville Grocery stores, in their collection bins
• bulk of non-perishable food comes from food drives held at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas
• for a list of currently needed items, see here
• financial donations are vital and needed to purchase fresh fruit & vegetables, fish, meat, eggs, cheese, and a variety of other items
• tax receipts are issued on site or mailed/emailed if requested
• please call to make sure someone is there to receive your donation; we often have volunteers available outside of our regular operating hours

Mon 9:30 am-2 pm, Thu 2 pm-6:45 pm

• available to residents of Oakville
• participants may be screened for financial need

• visit during open hours
• no appointment is needed
• if you are not a registered client, you will be required to produce government issued photo id for all adult family members (i.e. Driver’s License, Health Card) or Immigration documents/passports; and Health Cards or Birth Certificates for all children in the family
• Unless new to Canada, for each adult over age 18, a Notice of Assessment from Canada Revenue or other proof of income (latest OW/ODSP statement) is required to assess eligibility