Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
District 13 Durham

Food Banks and Community Resources

Type of Resource /

Name of Organization

Contact Information and Brief Service Information

Food Banks

Call for current information on hours, location and access

Ajax/Pickering

Salvation Army – House of Hope Church

  • Supplies basic human needs to all persons regardless of race, colour, sex or age residing in Ajax, Pickering or Uxbridge
  • Phone: 905-427-7123
  • Website:  TSA Hope
  • Open Monday to Thursday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Pickering

St. Paul’s On the Hill Food Bank

  • Provides a nutritional supply of food in a welcoming and supportive environment to those residing in Pickering and Ajax
  • Phone: 905-839-9537
  • Food bank Open Tuesday and Friday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
  • Additional pickup hours on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 6:00 pm
  • Fill out application in advance

Beaverton/

Cannington/

Sunderland

Brock Community Food Bank

  • Supports those experiencing food insecurities, providing them access to sufficient and safe nutritious foods to those residing in Beaverton, Cannington and Sunderland.
  • Phone: 1-705-426-1771
  • Email:  brockcommunityfoodbank1@gmail.com
  • Website:  Brock Community Food Bank
  • Open Fridays 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

 

Brock

Nourish and Develop Foundation

  • Phone: 1-705-432-2444
  • Website:  https://tndf.ca/
  • Call to book appointment
  • Open Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Bowmanville

Salvation Army Food Bank

  • Phone: 905-623-2185
  • Call to register & make appointment

Newcastle/Clarington East

Food Bank

  • Phone: 905-987-1418 to register
  • Website:  www.claringtoneastfoodbank.ca
  • Open Tuesdays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and 3:00 to 6:00 pm, and Thursdays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
  • 250 Mill St. South Newcastle, Ontario L1B 1J3 . Location facing out onto Edward St., between Mill St. and Church St.

Oshawa

New Life Neighbourhood Centre:

  • Phone: 905-404-2004to register
  • 33 Olive Avenue, Oshawa

 

Oshawa

Salvation Army Community & Family Services

  • Phone: 905-723-7422 Ext.1 - 1 to make appointment
  • Need photo ID and proof of income and residence
  • 45 King Street East, Albert Street entrance
  • Website:  www.saoshawa.ca

Oshawa

Seventh Day Adventists Clothing and Food Bank

  • Phone: 905-433-8800
  • Food bank: Call to make an appointment
  • Clothing department: Open every Tuesday from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm

 

Oshawa

Simcoe Hall Settlement House

Oshawa

St. Peter’s Anglican Church

  • Phone: 905-728-8080
  • Open Tuesdays 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
  • Take photo Id and proof of residency south of the 401

Oshawa

Zion/Hope Food Bank:

 

  • Phone: 905-436-3255
  • Open Thursday and Friday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
  • 409 Adelaide Ave. East, Oshawa, L1G 2A2

Port Perry

Operation Scugog Food Bank

  • Phone: 905-985-3087

Uxbridge

St. Andrew’s Chalmers Presbyterian Church Uxbridge Loaves and Fishes Food Bank

  • Phone: 905-852-6262
  • Website:  https://uxbridgefoodbank.com/
  • Open Wednesdays 1:00 to 4:00 pm
  • 40B Toronto St. South. Access is through the Church Street Door.
  • Register by visiting in person, no appointment is needed.
  • Photo ID, proof of residency in Uxbridge (mail/bill) as well as personal identification (driver’s license, health card, etc.) for all household members registering.
  • Email:  uxbridgeloavesandfishes@hotmail.com

Whitby/Brooklin

Salvation Army – Family Services:

St. Andrews Community Food Bank

  • Website:  https://standrewscommunityfoodbank.ca/
  • Food bank services available every Friday from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm.
  • 209 Cochrane St. Whitby ON L1N 5H9
  • Please call 905-668-4022 or send us an email if you need help or have questions about our services. A member of our community support team will return your call as soon as possible.

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Community Services

 

ARCH Disability Law

55 University Ave

15th Floor

Toronto, M5J 2H7

  • Legal service for persons with disabilities
  • Phone: 1-866-482-2724 or 1-416-482-8255
  • Website: www.archdisabilitylaw.ca
  • Currently closed to in-person due to COVID
  • Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • No intake on Thursdays

Northstar, formerly Durham Family Court Clinic

44 Richmond St West, Suite 201, Oshawa, ON

L1G 1C7

  • Specialized assessment, counselling, mental health supports for youth in conflict with the law and their families
  • Phone: 905-436-6754
  • Website:  Northstar | From Advocacy to Impact