Food banks, food cupboards and meal programs in Ontario
824 Ontario food listings from the directory, organized by city and region — not a sample. Some organisations appear more than once in the source with different sites or hours; call to confirm which site serves you. If you need food tonight, start with 211 Ontario (dial 211) or the listing for your own city below, and call ahead: hours, ID rules and whether an appointment is needed vary by program.
Check the local listing first for hours, whether an appointment or referral is needed, and what ID or proof of address it asks for. There is no universal Ontario rule — banks set their own.
No fixed address? Most community food banks will still serve you. Enter an address or postal code close to you and explain your situation to the bank.
Cannot travel? Some banks offer home delivery or other accommodations for disability or mobility barriers — ask the local bank directly.
Food cupboard vs food bank vs meal program: a food bank or cupboard usually gives take-home groceries; a meal program serves a hot meal on site; a community kitchen cooks together. The notes on each card say which it is, where the source said so.
Showing 3 of 3 matching listings (page 1 of 1). Source: Ontario Resource Directory export, 2026-10-20. Listings are shown in city, then name order.
Echo Bay & Area Food Bank
Echo Bay · Algoma District · 1st & 3rd Wed 1pm-2pm; 2nd Wed 6pm-7pm
Echo Bay United Church, 220 Church St, Echo Bay, ON P0S 1C0
Food bank at Echo Bay United Church; everyone welcome. Hours per Laird Township summer 2023 newsletter (https://www.lairdtownship.ca/documents/newsletters/2023/summer2023newsletter.pdf); also listed in Algoma Public Health's Support Services Directory (Mar 2022). Call to confirm before visiting.
Iron Bridge · Algoma District · Monthly (food boxes delivered)
Iron Bridge Lions Club, 10 Clarissa St, Iron Bridge, ON P0R 1H0
Monthly delivered food boxes run in partnership with the Iron Bridge Lions Club and the ADSAB HPP program; listed on the Municipality of Huron Shores official food-access page.
A note on completeness: these listings come from the Ontario Resource Directory, which is maintained from provider websites and 211 Ontario. A program can move, change hours, or close between updates — call ahead, and if a listing here is wrong, tell EmergencyHousing.ca so it can be corrected. Ottawa-specific programs from the Ottawa Food Bank lookup are being merged next, city by city, as that research returns.