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Emergency Resources

Emergency Resources

Emergency Resources

NOTE: The following information is subject to change, without notice.

Food, Clothing & Furniture

“People that Love” Crisis Centre
Thunder Bay Free Methodist Church
920 Sprague St.
623-3828 or 622-7686

  • Free clothing, household items, and food available on an emergency basis only; Limit of one food hamper per family per year
  • Closed during holidays and during the months of July and August
  • Open Wednesday & Friday from 9 am - 11 am

AIDS Thunder Bay - Mother’s Cupboard
345-1516

  • Emergency food strictly for AIDS Thunder Bay clients.
  • Contact AIDS Thunder Bay for details

Catholic Action Store
129 Miles Street
622-6139

  • May provide clothing, household items, and furniture for a small fee (items are free to those in need)
  • Closed on Saturday, Sunday, & Monday
  • Open Tuesday - Friday from 10 am - 5 pm

Confederation College Food Bank
475-6110

Current River Churches’ Food Cupboard
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church
494 Leslie Ave.
683-6051

  • For people in Current River only. Must show ID.
  • Limited to every 2 weeks
  • Open Tuesdays 10 am - 12 pm

Lakehead University Food Bank
343-8850

  • For University students only
  • Limited to once a month
  • Please go to the Student Union office if there is no one at the food bank
  • Open from Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
  • Also open during the summer months

Limbrick James Family Resource Centre
87 Limbrick Place
577-8082

  • Resource Centre for families in the Limbrick-James area and other tenants of the Thunder Bay District Housing Authority.
  • Clothing depot for non-residents
  • Food bank for residents only
  • Breakfast served Monday & Friday from 7:15 am - 8:15 am
  • Lunch for local children only on Wednesdays

Rural Cupboard Food Bank
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Highway 11/17, Kakabeka Falls
473-9164

  • For anyone outside the city limits. Must show ID.
  • Open every 3rd Wednesday from 10 am - 1 pm
  • Also open for emergencies

Salvation Army Family Services
545 N Cumberland St.
344-7300

  • Provides assistance for victims of fire
  • Call for more information

Shelter House/Thunder Bay
420 George Street South
623-8182

  • Provides clothing on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday from 2 - 4
  • Provides daily meals from 2 - 3

St. Thomas Anglican Church Food Cupboard
Social Action Committee
1400 S. Edward St.
623-3608

  • For people in the Westfort area only. Phone before coming.
  • Limited to once a month
  • Open Friday from 10:30 am - 11:30 am
  • Closed during July & August

St. Vincent De Paul Society (North Ward Branch)
Corpus Christi Church
664 Red River Rd.
344-4898

  • Food hampers for families with children living in the north ward only.
  • Call before noon to arrange for hamper delivery
  • Limited to 4 times per year
  • Open Monday’s & Thursday’s

St. Vincent De Paul Society (South Ward Branch)
St. Agnes Church
1019 Brown St.
577-3464

  • Food hampers for families with children living in the south ward only
  • Must show ID
  • Call before noon to arrange for hamper delivery
  • Limited to once every 3 months

Thunder Bay Christian Community Centre
132 Dease St.
623-8184

  • Produce hampers on Tuesday starting at 1:30 until all hampers are gone (first come, first served)
  • Community Kitchen on Wednesday from 10 - 12
  • Crafts on Wednesday from 1 - 3
  • Clothing on Thursday from 1 - 1:30
  • Reading readiness for children on Thursday morning
  • Tutor's for adults

Thunder Bay Coalition Against Poverty (T-CAP)
St. Paul's United Church
349 Waverly Street
344-2712

  • Provides food; may be able to help with special needs requirements (eg. diabetes, pregnancy, lactation)
  • Open every 2nd Thursday from 1 - 3

Thunder Bay Food Bank
129 Miles St. E.
626-9231

  • Supplies food to those in need. Limited to once a month. You must provide ID with current address.
  • Donations are accepted on Wednesday from 10 am - 2 pm
  • Open Tuesday & Friday from 9 am - 11 am
  • Closed on the first Tuesday and Friday of every month
Emergency Meals

Dew Drop Inn
St. Andrew’s Church
292 Red River Road
345-0481

  • Provides daily meals from 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Shelter House
420 George Street South
623-8182

  • Provides daily meals from 2 - 3 pm
  • No food hampers
  • Bagged lunches available

The Salvation Army Soup Van
345-7319

North Ward:
Lutheran Community Care Centre parking lot
Corner of Park St. and Court St.
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

South Ward:
Patterson Park
Corner of Brodie St. and Miles St.
8:00m pm - 8:30 pm

School Nutrition Programs

Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
For more information call 623-8914

Heath Park School
For more information call 475-5412

Ogden Community School
For more information call 622-9513

SAM-MISOL
Provides breakfast program for young mothers and young pregnant teens

  • Adult Education Center (435 Balmoral St.)

Sir Winston Churchill
For more information call 473-8100

St. Jude School
For more information call 623-5989

The Red Cross Society
For more information call 623-3073

The Red Cross Society funds the School Nutrition Programs for the following schools:

  • Sherbrooke School
  • Forest Park School
  • Kingsway School
  • St. John School
  • Claude Garton School
  • Vale Community Centre

The Salvation Army
For more information call 344-7300

The Salvation Army funds the School Nutrition Programs for the following schools:

  • McKellar Park School
  • St. James School

Thunder Bay Boys and Girls Club
For more information call 623-0354

The Thunder Bay Boys and Girls Club funds the School Nutrition Programs for the following schools:

  • St. Martin’s School
  • St. Ann’s School
  • Our Lady of Charity School
  • Vale Community Centre (breakfast served from 7:15 am - 8:30 am)

Whitefish Valley School
For more information call 475-3181

Stores that Deliver

Bay Quality Meats
282 Bay St.
344-9501

  • Minimum $25 purchase

Westfort Foods Inc.
111 Frederica St. East
623-4220

  • Minimum $30 purchase
  • Westfort area only - up to Harbour Expressway

Worker’s Co-op
955 Walsh Street
475-3133

  • City wide delivery
  • $7 delivery charge for orders up to $50
  • $5 delivery charge for orders between $50 - $100
  • Free delivery for order over $100

Just Basics Skafs
407 Hodder Ave.
683-3930

  • City wide delivery
  • $7.50 - $11.00 delivery charge

Northwood Foods
425 Edward St. North
577-3363

  • City wide delivery
  • $5 delivery charge for orders less than $50 (not including cost of tobacco products)
  • Place order before noon

Odena Foods
HWY 11/17
Kakabeka Falls
475-4573

  • Minimum $50
  • Delivery limited to the general Kakabeka Fall’s area
Other Community Services

NeighbourLink
767-6722

  • By joining together in a NeighbourLink church network, churches and social agencies cooperate to provide effective services to needy people in their community.

Community Nutrition Promoter
625-8816

  • Community Gardens: Grow your own vegetables in gardens located around the city. It’s a great way to get together with your neighbours and cut food costs.
  • Community Kitchens: Cook several healthy economical meals for your family once or twice a month. Community kitchens are a fun way to cook and share food costs.
  • Gleaning: FREE! Catch a bus to a farm to pick fresh excess produce yourself

 Emergency Resources (pdf file)

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