Chalmers Community Services Centre
41 Macdonell St, Guelph ON N1H 2Z4
Food bank and basic needs support centre in downtown Guelph.
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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- 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.
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Listings — Guelph
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.
Guelph Food Bank
100 Crimea St, Guelph, ON
Main hub plus satellite locations across the city.
Who it serves: Guelph residents in need of food.
Guelph Student FoodBank
Federal Annex Building, 620 Gordon St, Guelph, ON N1G 1Y4
Run by the Central Student Association since 2004; free food and hygiene items, confidential; also offers cooking classes and workshops. Email [email protected].
Who it serves: University of Guelph undergraduate and graduate students in need of emergency food
Hope House (Guelph)
10 Cork St E, Guelph, ON
Food market, tax help, dental and wellness programs.
Who it serves: People living on low income in Guelph.
Stepping Stone (Guelph)
23 Gordon St, Guelph, ON
Emergency shelter, drop-in and meals. Diversion line 226-821-3345.
Who it serves: Adults experiencing homelessness in Guelph-Wellington.
The SEED / Guelph Food Bank
176 Wyndham St N, Guelph, ON
Affordable produce markets and emergency food.
Who it serves: Guelph residents in need of food.
VON — Waterloo Wellington Dufferin Meals on Wheels
VON regional branch program; hot meals $9.00 (entree+soup+dessert), frozen $7.00/entree — cost varies so not 'free'. French/English per 211 listing. Phone verified on Caredove (211-sourced) and a Guelph community resource PDF, both showing 519-323-2330 ext 2. No VON Waterloo Wellington Dufferin MOW record in DB (only generic VON Canada and unrelated VON branches).
Who it serves: Seniors 65+ and adults with physical disabilities in the City of Guelph and Wellington County (Minto, Erin, Centre Wellington, Mapleton, Wellington North)
Welcome In Drop-In Centre (Guelph)
25 Waterloo Ave, Guelph, ON
Meals, showers, laundry and outreach.
Who it serves: Adults experiencing poverty or homelessness in Guelph.
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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.