Join Us at Market Square St. Catharines
December 9 · 6am-6pm
The 18th annual Great Holiday Food Drive for Community Care St. Catharines-Thorold will be in full swing. Help Bell Media, MNP & our merry team of community elves fill the buses and feel good. Join us for drop-offs at Market Square. Help Make Holiday Magic!
The Great Holiday Food Drive
December 9th marks the 2nd annual Region Wide Great Holiday Food Drive. Filling bags, barrels and busses never felt so good. Over the past few years many are facing challenges they never imagined possible. Job insecurity, the inability to provide basic needs for family, choosing between rent or food. From young families to the elderly living alone no one should go hungry. This year we are spreading holiday joy across all of Niagara. Every donation is important, every can and dollar make a difference. With your help we can make sure every child experiences holiday magic and no one goes hungry. Come on Niagara, it’s time to fill the sleigh… and feel good!
Be a Holiday Helper & donate here today
Community Care St. Catharines & Thorold
GBF Grimsby
Port Cares
Project SHARE
West Lincoln Community Care
Community Care of West Niagara
Pelham Cares
Salvation Army
The Hope Centre
Newark Neighbours
It’s Great Holiday Food Drive time!
It’s Great Holiday Food Drive time!
It’s Great Holiday Food Drive time!
Community Support Services
Click through to your local provider for additional services such as mental health, dental, holiday help, housing & more.
Community Care, St.Catharines & Thorold
12 North Street
St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 6W8
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-685-1349
Hours: Monday- Friday:10 – noon & 1-3 pm
Community Care of West Niagara
4309 Central Avenue PO Box 171
Beamsville, Ontario L0R 1B0
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-563-5822
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-4:30pm
Vineland location: 3831 Victoria Avenue
Vineland Ontario L0R 2C0
Hours: Tues-Thurs 1:00pm-4:30pm
GBF Community Services
Grimsby, Ontario L3M 4G3
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-309-5664 ext. 33
Hours: Tue-Fri: 10:00am – 2:00pm
After hour arrangements can be made if required
Newark Neighbours
310 John Street East
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Website
Phone: 905-468-35191
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:30 a.m.to 2:00 p.m. Saturdays: Closed
Sundays: Closed during winter
Pelham Cares Inc.
191 Hwy 20 E
Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E6
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-892-5300
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am – 12:00pm
Other: Nov-Dec Thursdays 8:30am – 4:00pm
Port Cares Reach Out Centre
61 Nickel Street
Port Colborne, Ontario L3K 1B3
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-835-1914
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Project SHARE
#2-4129 Stanley Avenue
Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 7H3
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-357-5121
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10:00am – 3:00pm
The Hope Centre
570 King Street
Welland, Ontario L3B 3L2
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-788-0744
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30am – 12:00pm &
1:00pm – 3:00pm
The Salvation Army - Fort Erie
255 Gilmore Rd
Fort Erie, Ontario L2A 2M4
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-871-1592
Hours: Mon, Wed, Friday: 12:00pm – 3:30pm
West Lincoln Community Care
2660 Industrial Park Rd.
Smithville, Ontario L0R 2A0
Canada
Website
Phone: 905-957-5882
Hours: Tue: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Wed: 2:00pm – 6:00pm Thu: 9:30am – 4:00pm
News & Media
‘It’s been the busiest it’s ever been’: Port Cares sees food bank usage climb nearly 75%, new families registering
There are three top reasons people accessed a bank, according to Food Banks Canada. Those reasons include “food costs, low provincial social assistance rates and housing costs.” The group’s latest report, the 2022 Hunger Count, titled “From a Storm to a Hurricane”...
Food bank usage across Canada hit all-time high, nearly 1.5M visits in March: report
The number of people using food banks across the country surged to an all-time high earlier this year, with high inflation and low social assistance rates cited as key factors in the rise, a new report from Food Banks Canada indicates. The annual report released...
Save the date: Niagara-on-the-Lake’s holiday Candlelight Stroll is back Dec. 2
Last year marked return of in-person event since pandemic began, raised $13,000 in donations Townspeople lit the streets of downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake in the warm glow of candles last December — for the first time since the pandemic began. This year, they’re back...
‘It’s a lifeline’: Port Cares unveils new outdoor space and food bank addition at Reach Out Centre
The Reach Out Centre is located on Nickel Street in Port Colborne
