Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau - Family Centre
140 4th St W, Fort Frances, ON P9A 3B8
Family centre in Fort Frances that includes emergency food support among its services; call for details.
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.
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Listings — Fort Frances
Showing 8 of 8 matching listings (page 1 of 1). Source: Ontario Resource Directory export, 2026-10-20. Listings are shown in city, then name order.
Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre — Maada'ookii Free Food Shelf
1460 Idylwild Dr, Fort Frances, ON
Maada'ookii free food shelf program: check in at front reception or call ahead to arrange pickup; amounts given for an individual or a family. Program record — phone is the centre's shared main line (not a distinct food-program line). Org's main record odt-164 (community_health, mental_health) does not list food services.
Who it serves: Indigenous people in need
Riverside Health Care — Community Support Services Meals on Wheels
110 Victoria Ave, Fort Frances, ON P9A 2B7
Delivered meals 5 days/week (holidays excluded); $8.50/meal Fort Frances and Rainy River, $7/meal Atikokan; minimum 2 meals/week; special diets available (regular, diabetic, pureed, low salt, renal). Atikokan bookings: 807-597-6001. Distinct program line, not in DB phone index.
Who it serves: Seniors 60+ unable to cook independently
Salvation Army Fort Frances - Food Bank
242 Scott St, Fort Frances, ON P9A 3M5
Salvation Army food bank in Fort Frances; phone for appointment and hours.
Salvation Army — Fort Frances
242 Scott St, Fort Frances ON P9A 1G7
Food bank by appointment plus thrift store
United Native Friendship Centre
427 Mowat Ave, Fort Frances ON P9A 3N1
Urban Indigenous programs, drop-in and food bank in Fort Frances
Who it serves: Indigenous people
United Native Friendship Centre - Food Bank
427 Mowat Ave, Fort Frances, ON P9A 3N1
Friendship Centre food bank in Fort Frances serving Indigenous community members and others in need.
United Native Friendship Centre — Homelessness Outreach Program
427 Mowat Ave, Fort Frances, ON P9A 3N1
Phone 807-274-8541 is the United Native Friendship Centre's shared main line (same as the org record odr-415). Distinct program with drop-in centre, street outreach (blankets/food), food bank, emergency shelter assistance (up to 3 days), emergency transportation and discretionary funds. Verified on 211 Ontario (northwesthealthline) and the org's official site page.
Who it serves: Individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; open to all with a focus on off-reserve Indigenous people
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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.