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 5 of 5 matching listings (page 1 of 1). Source: Ontario Resource Directory export, 2026-10-20. Listings are shown in city, then name order.
Leamington Community Hope Centre
Leamington · Southwestern · Resource drop-in centre 6pm-10pm daily; donation centre Mon, Thu, Sat 10am-1pm
58 Erie St S, Leamington, ON
Community support centre offering evening resource drop-in, soup kitchen, donation centre, and hosted AA (English/Spanish/women-only), Al-Anon and NA meetings. Established 2022. Phone verified on the centre's own website.
Who it serves: People in need in the Leamington community
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul – Leamington Food Bank
Leamington · Southwestern
29 Elliott Street, Leamington, ON N8H 3M4
Parish-based SVDP food bank operating out of St. Michael's Parish. Phone 226-340-7233 published on the Erie Shores South Catholic Family of Parishes official site; the ministry's Facebook page (facebook.com/ssvpleamington) showed active food-bank posts through fall 2025. Verified 2026-10-11.
Who it serves: People in need in the Leamington area
Charity 812889681RR0001. Dehydrates donated surplus local produce into free soup mix and fruit snacks distributed locally and internationally. Name/address verified on official site; phone 519-326-7687 cross-verified on Canadian Book of Charities charity listing plus Google business panel for swogleaners.ca (official site lists address only). Distinct from Gleaners Food Bank (Belleville) already in directory.
Who it serves: Distributes free dehydrated food through local hunger relief agencies and community partners; volunteering open to the public
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.