Thank you so much to our Volunteer Parent Extraordinaire, Astrid Ritz, for compiling this list of food resources for our families in need!
CALGARY FOOD RESOURCES
CALGARY FOOD RESOURCES
Salvation
Army
• Free community meal at 4:00 pm daily
• Breakfast, lunch, & supper for residents
• Emergency food hampers for the homeless
• Ph: 410-1111, located at 420-9th Avenue SE
Salvation Army
Food Hampers
• After-hours emergency food hampers for individuals and families
• Ph: 651-3076 (monitored 4:30 pm – 8:30 am), located at 1826-36
Street SE
Mustard
Seed
• Breakfast for residents
• Drop-in meal 1:00-2:30 pm and 7:00-8:30 pm
• Ph: 269-1319, located at 102-11 Avenue SE
Calgary
Inter-Faith Food Bank
• Individuals and families can receive
3 hampers per year by self-referring and 3 more when referred by agency
or organization where you are participating in programs or services
• Hampers can be picked up at the warehouse or from various depots
around Calgary
• Hamper Request: 253-2055 Warehouse: 5000 - 11Street SE
Society of
St. Vincent de Paul
• Emergency food hampers & continued support
• Delivered to your home by volunteers
• Ph. 250-0319
Calgary
Poppy Fund
• Hampers for veterans
• Mon-Fri Hours: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Ph: 265-6304, located at Suite 109, 315-10 Avenue SE
CUPS
(Calgary Urban Project Society)
• Sandwiches and coffee during the week after 11 am
• Family Resource Centre offers meals to families (everyday except
Saturday)
• Ph: 221-8780, located at 128-7th Avenue SE
Hope Street
Outreach Centre Metro Church
• Hampers for Greater Forest Lawn area (depending on availability)
• Call and leave a message
• Ph: 273-5433, located at 2650 36th Street SE
Care
Connect Christian Society
• Volunteers deliver food hampers from the Calgary Inter-Faith Food
Bank
• Ph: 264-2636
NeighbourLink
Calgary
• Network of churches helping people in Calgary
• Emergency food hampers are available
• Volunteers deliver food hampers from the Calgary Inter-Faith Food
Bank
• Ph: 209-1930
Calgary
Drop-In Centre (CDIC)
• Serves meals throughout the day
• Ph: 263-5707, located at 423 – 4 Avenue SE
St. Mary's
Cathedral
• Located at 219 18th Avenue S.W.
• From 3:30-5 pm on Sundays they will provide a full dinner and
dessert
St.
Edmund's Anglican Church
• Food hampers for community members
• Monday and Thursday, Hours: 9:00 – 2:00 pm
• Ph: 288-6330, located at 8336-34 Avenue NW
Feed the
Hungry
• Sunday dinner from 3:30-5:00 pm
• Hampers for the Homeless picked up at dinner
• Ph: 218-5532, located at St. Mary's Cathedral Hall 221-18 Avenue
SW
Calgary
Meals on Wheels
• Hot meals delivered at lunchtime on weekdays to seniors,
convalescents, and people with disabilities
• Meals are priced to the individual's ability to pay
• Ph: 243-2834
Collective
Kitchens
• Individuals meet monthly to plan, shop and prepare low cost,
nutritious meals together to take home
• Approximately $1.00 per person/dish
• Ph: 943-8127
The Alex
Community Health Centre
• Spinz-A-Round Program (Thurs 9:30-10:00 am)
• Good Food Box & CANS Program
• Food Bank Depot
• Ph: 266-2622, located at 922-9 Ave SE
Community
Kitchen Program of Calgary
• Families meet at 45 kitchens throughout Calgary to plan and
prepare meals
• Community Kitchen
• Program processes food orders and delivers food to the kitchens
• Cost is $1.20 – $1.50 per person for each meal
• Everyone is eligible
• Ph: 275-0258
Good Food
Box Community Kitchen Program of Calgary
• Provides fresh fruits and vegetables at lower cost
• Large Box (40 - 45 lbs produce) $20.00
• Family Box (30 - 35 lbs produce) $15.00
• Senior/Single Box (20 - 25 lbs produce) $10.00
• 60 locations throughout Calgary
• Ph: 275-0258
The PATCH
Project Hull Child & Family Services
• Food hamper referrals
• Emergency food on-site for residents
• CANS Food Co-op Program, Good Food Box, and Collective Kitchens
offered to families in the Lawnview Apartment Complex, Dover and surrounding
communities
• Ph: Lawnview 235-0546 Ph: Dover 273-3984 (3203 31A Ave SE)
Food and
Fellowship Calgary Meals on Wheels
• Hot meals are delivered to be shared by a group in a common area
(weekdays only)
• Bag lunch is also provided for an evening meal
• Cost: $6.25
Inn from
the Cold
• Temporary overnight shelter for individuals and families (various
locations)
• Hot breakfast, dinner and bag lunch for individuals and families
at Inn from the Cold
• Registration 4:00 – 5:30 pm daily
• Ph: 263-8384, located at 117-7 Avenue SW
C.A.N.S.
(Communities Accessing Nutritious Staples) Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank
Society
• Community food-buying cooperative
• Staple food items at considerably reduced prices
• Available to individuals and families accessing programs or
services at The PATCH,
The Alex, and various community resources centers
