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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.

Ottawa detail page — 28 programs from the Ottawa Food Bank public map → That page is a different, smaller list than this page's Ottawa filter, which includes every directory food listing in Ottawa. Both lists are shown, with the difference explained on the Ottawa page.

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Listings — St. Thomas

Showing 6 of 6 matching listings (page 1 of 1). Source: Ontario Resource Directory export, 2026-10-20. Listings are shown in city, then name order.

Harvest Hands Canada

St. Thomas · Southwestern · Mon-Thu 9am-5pm; Fri 9am-4pm

2 Currah Rd, St. Thomas, ON N5P 3P9

Non-profit food rescue/distribution centre; rescues surplus food for re-distribution to agencies, food banks, shelters, soup kitchens. Phone and address from org's own site.

Who it serves: Agencies and missions across SW Ontario (re-distributes rescued food to 100+ agencies)

St. Thomas Elgin Food Bank

St. Thomas · Elgin · Helpline Mon-Thu 10am-3pm

24 John St, St. Thomas N5P 2X3

Call or text the food helpline to request a hamper; office line for other inquiries.

Who it serves: hamper every 21 days; ID plus proof of address/income

St. Thomas Elgin Food Bank – The Caring Cupboard

St. Thomas · Elgin · Mon-Thu 10:00am-3:00pm

24 John St, St. Thomas, ON N5P 2X3

Registered charity since 1986 (CRA #823668587); donations line 519-633-5308.

Who it serves: St. Thomas and Elgin County residents in need of food

The Annex - Addiction Recovery (St. Thomas)

St. Thomas · Southwestern · Mon-Fri 8:30am-12:30pm; Thu to 4:30pm

321 Talbot St, St. Thomas, ON

Addiction recovery support centre beside The Grace Cafe; phone and address from org's own site. Distinct program from The Grace Cafe soup kitchen (separate listing).

Who it serves: People facing substance use / addiction challenges

The Grace Café

St. Thomas · Southwestern · Mon-Sat 7:00am-11:30am

323 Talbot St, St. Thomas, ON N5P 1B5

Registered charity street mission and soup kitchen serving free coffee, soup and lunch meals; free clothing as available. Official site lists 519-860-2513; Southwesthealthline (Jan 30, 2026) lists 519-495-6257.

Who it serves: People in need

The Salvation Army St. Thomas — Community and Family Services

St. Thomas · Elgin County

380 Elm St, St. Thomas, ON

Food bank and emergency assistance (clothing, household, emergency accommodation referrals) at the St. Thomas ministry unit. Phone/address confirmed on the org's official site; program details via thehealthline listing (call for appointment, wheelchair accessible).

Who it serves: People and families in need; St. Thomas and area.

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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.