Food is another important basic need that you may be struggling with. For immediate needs, food hampers are available from a number of locations: the House of Friendship of Kitchener, the Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul, and many community centres and local churches.
Sometimes you just need a place to get a meal. St John's Kitchen provides a nutritious lunch in Kitchener, and the Trinity Community Table has a meal program in Cambridge.
As with each section of the Basic Needs Guide, we encourage you to contact any program that looks useful to you for more details. We also recommend contacting our office (519-579-3800) for the latest contact information on these or any other community and government services that may benefit you and your family. Our enquiry counsellors are also available to refer you to additional programs that go beyond the scope of this guide, such as congregate dining, community gardens and meal deliveries.
54 Ainslie St S, Cambridge
phone: 622-6550
147 Elgin St N, Cambridge
phone: 623-4639 (Tuesdays), 740-8463 (admin)
807 Guelph St, Kitchener
phone: 742-0662
16 Shade St, Cambridge
phone: 623-1221
1-300 Gage Ave, Kitchener
phone: 745-4215
crisis: 744-4666 (after hours)
phone: 883-2290
175 Waterloo St, Unit 1, New Hamburg
phone: 662-2731
73 Arthur St S, Elmira
phone: 669-5139
1405 King St E, Kitchener
phone: 741-2507, 741-2512 (reservations)
292 Shepherd Ave, Cambridge
phone: 654-9444
37 Market Lane, Box 1652, Kitchener
phone: 744-2794, 744-0833 (Drop In)
328 King St W, Kitchener
phone: 742-8622
Trinity Anglican Church, 12 Blair Rd, Cambridge
phone: 621-8860
185 King St S, Waterloo
phone: 579-6930
97 Victoria St N, 2nd Flr, Kitchener
phone: 745-8928, 743-1151 (admin)
St Joesph's School, 160 Courtland Ave E, Kitchener
phone: 579-5745
Your Kitchener Market, 300 King St E, Kitchener
phone: 585-1866
73 Arthur St S, Elmira
phone: 669-5139
58 Queen St S, Kitchener
phone: 743-1151