Alliston Food Bank
52 Wellington St W, Alliston ON L9R 1T9
Food bank serving the Alliston area.
Food banks, food cupboards and meal programs in Ontario
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Listings — Simcoe
Showing 23 of 23 matching listings (page 1 of 1). Source: Ontario Resource Directory export, 2026-10-20. Listings are shown in city, then name order.
Barrie Food Bank
42 Anne St S, Barrie, ON
Emergency food hampers; book online or by phone.
Who it serves: Residents of Barrie and Springwater/Oro-Medonte.
Busby Centre (Barrie)
88 Mulcaster St, Barrie, ON
50-bed emergency shelter, meals and outreach.
Who it serves: Adults experiencing homelessness in Simcoe County.
Canadian Red Cross — Simcoe Muskoka Meals on Wheels
65 Cedar Pointe Dr, Unit 809B, Barrie, ON
Branch-run hot and frozen meal delivery program; active volunteer recruitment confirmed on recent 211/CIOC volunteer listings. Hot-meal ext. 5254 / cold-meal ext. 5267 published in the Town of Penetanguishene seniors directory (may be dated — main line verified current via Red Cross branch listing). No Red Cross Simcoe Muskoka MOW record in DB (only a Burlington-branch MOW entry exists).
Who it serves: Seniors and adults unable to prepare meals safely; serves Barrie, Innisfil, Angus, Wasaga Beach, Collingwood, Midland, Penetanguishene, Bracebridge and Gravenhurst
No More Starving Artists (Food Rescue)
80 Bradford St, Suite 601, Barrie, ON L4N 6S7
Volunteer-run food rescue program of the Canadian Musicians Co-operative redirecting pre-consumer surplus food via the Second Harvest platform; serves 1200+ households/month. Orders placed online by cut-off time, pick up in person. Verified via 211 record and official site nomorestarvingartists.ca (live).
Salvation Army Barrie Bayside Mission Centre
16 Bayfield St, Barrie, ON L4M 3A4
Men's emergency shelter (28 beds) plus 10 transitional rooms, daily community meals, family services with clothing vouchers, ID clinic, showers and laundry, case management and addiction referrals.
Who it serves: Men 21+ homeless for shelter; low-income families for family services
The Salvation Army Barrie (Bayfield)
16 Bayfield Street, Barrie, ON
28-bed men's emergency shelter and meal programs.
Who it serves: Men 18+ experiencing homelessness.
Helping Hand Food Bank
177 Church St, Unit 14, Bradford, ON L3Z 1R4
Registered charity running a marketplace-style food bank for Bradford West Gwillimbury; free groceries monthly with proof of residency.
Who it serves: Residents of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Salvation Army Collingwood Food Bank
499 Raglan St, Collingwood, ON
Food bank and community support.
Who it serves: Residents of Collingwood and area in need of food.
Elmvale & District Food Bank
62 Yonge Street North, Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0
Verified via official website and 211 Ontario.
Who it serves: Residents of Elmvale and district needing food assistance
Innisfil Food Bank
1571 Innisfil Beach Rd, Innisfil, ON L9S 4B3
Church outreach food bank distributing food to Innisfil residents; pre-screening call and photo ID required.
Who it serves: Innisfil residents in need of food assistance
Georgian Bay Food Network
230 Aberdeen Boulevard, Units 1 & 2, Midland, ON L4R 5N4
Independent non-profit food bank run like a grocery store where clients choose their own food; also has a community resource navigator and a Food 2 Door delivery program. Hours from Google listing, not re-confirmed on site.
Who it serves: People in need of food assistance in Midland, Penetanguishene, Tiny and Tay Townships, and Christian Island
Salvation Army Midland Community Food Bank
251 Second St, Midland ON L4R 4K8
Food bank by appointment. Verified via Ontario Health atHome healthline record.
St. Vincent de Paul - St. Margaret's Conference (Midland)
589 Hugel Avenue, Midland, ON L4R 1W3
Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference at St. Margaret's Parish; runs a food pantry and offers emergency help with rent, utilities, furniture, clothing and transportation, plus children's camp programs.
Who it serves: People in need in the Midland area; emergency help assessed case by case
The Guesthouse Shelter (Midland)
522 Elizabeth St, Midland, ON
21-bed emergency shelter for men and women, plus meals.
Who it serves: Adults experiencing homelessness in North Simcoe.
Helping Hands Orillia — Meals on Wheels
575 West Street S, Unit 13A, Orillia, ON L3V 7N6
Not-for-profit community support org (est. 1978, ~1,400 clients/year); Meals on Wheels is one of its core services. Dial ext. 230 for the Meals on Wheels team per the RVH Simcoe Muskoka meal-programs guide. No 'Helping Hands Orillia' record exists in the DB — distinct from Helping Hand food banks in Tillsonburg/Bradford.
Who it serves: Older adults and adults with disabilities in Orillia and surrounding area
The Lighthouse (Orillia)
75 Queen St E, Orillia, ON
50 adult beds and 8 youth beds, plus a soup kitchen.
Who it serves: Adults and youth 16-24 experiencing homelessness.
The Sharing Place Food Centre
95 Dufferin St, Orillia ON L3V 5S9
Food bank serving the Orillia area.
Salvation Army Simcoe Community and Family Services - Food Bank
184 Colborne St N, Simcoe ON N3Y 4L5
Simcoe Caring Cupboard
23 Kent St S, Simcoe, ON N3Y 2X7
Emergency food supply to those in need; food donations accepted Wed 8:00-9:30am.
Who it serves: Simcoe, Renton, Normandale and Turkey Point
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul - Simcoe (St. Mary Conference) - Food Bank
St. Mary's Church, 211 Union St, Simcoe
Our Town Food Bank
18 Queen St N, Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0
Volunteer-run food bank serving Tottenham and Beeton (confirmed on official site). Phone corroborated by Rotary Club of New Tecumseth community listing and business directories citing the official site. Donations accepted Tuesdays and Mon/Tue mornings.
Who it serves: Residents of Tottenham and Beeton temporarily in need of supplementary food
Wasaga Beach Ministerial Food Bank
818 Mosley Street Unit 2, Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 2H4
Charity #BN 856021 5721; 100% volunteer-run.
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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.