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Who We Are

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Guelph Food Bank (GFB) was established by Spiritwind Christian Centre in 1989 to accomplish one major goal:  To help those in our community who are in need of food support while encouraging them to become self-sufficient by supporting them with our various life skills programs.

What We Do

Simply put, we provide food relief for those in need.

No one ever plans to need services such as a Food Bank until they do. The reality is that many in our community just don’t have the means to get by.

The decline in jobs that pay a living wage and employer pensions benefits, loss of jobs due to lay-offs and increases in interest rates, mean that many of our neighbours are unable to get the basic necessities for their families.

We provide emergency food supports to individuals faced with any form of financial hardships. We also work with and support other similarly aligned charities and non-profit organizations working to alleviate the effects of poverty. (For more information, visit Feed Ontario).

We provide emergency food supports to individuals faced with any form of financial hardships. We also work with and support other similarly aligned charities and non-profit organizations working to alleviate the effects of poverty. (For more information, visit Feed Ontario.

Why We Do It

In a world that produces enough food to feed everyone, nobody should be going hungry, but hunger for many is an unfortunate reality. We aim to alleviate these effects by connecting those in need with supplemental food supports that might otherwise be out of reach.

Food Procurement

In addition to the food collected in our blue bins located around the city in participating stores and businesses, we also rely on our reclamation partners, who help us keep our shelves loaded and our fridges and freezers full in support of our various food and distribution partners.

Our procurement partners include:


Buns Master, Cobs Bakery, Costco, Edible Arrangements, Farm Boy, Food Basics, FreshCo, Giant Tiger, Goodness Me, Great Canadian Bagel, Longos, Market Fresh, Metro, No Frills, Planet Bean, Shoppers Drug Mart, Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Walmart, Well.ca, and Zehrs.

  • Buns Master

  • Cobs Bakery

  • Costco

  • Edible Arrangements

  • Farm Boy

  • Food Basics

  • Metro

  • FreshCo

  • Giant Tiger

  • Goodness Me

  • Great Canadian Bagel

  • Longos

  • Market Fresh

  • Zehrs

  • No Frills

  • Planet Bean

  • Shoppers Drug Mart

  • Tim Hortons

  • Walmart

  • Well.ca

Food Programs & Distribution


For more than 30 years, the core focus of the Guelph Food Bank (GFB) has been to ensure everyone in this community has access to the foods they need to thrive. We have evolved over the years to change our services to best suit those needs; from our original hamper program, to our choice driven shopping model, to our current modifed shopping model.  

For more than 30 years, the core focus of the Guelph Food Bank (GFB) has been to ensure everyone in this community has access to the foods they need to thrive. We have evolved over the years to change our services to best suit those needs, from our original hamper program to our choice-driven shopping model, to our current modified shopping model.  

GFB is committed to continually evolving to best serve the needs of our clients and we rely on the support of our community through food drives, on-going bin collections in stores, direct recovery from manufacturers & distributors, and through our affiliations as the local member of Feed Ontario and affiliate member of Food Banks Canada.


For more than 30 years, the core focus of the Guelph Food Bank (GFB) has been to ensure everyone in this community has access to the foods they need to thrive. We have evolved over the years to change our services to best suit those needs; from our original hamper program, to our choice driven shopping model, to our current modifed shopping model.  

GFB is committed to continually evolving to serve the needs of our clients best. We rely on the support of our community through food drives, ongoing bin collections in stores, direct recovery from manufacturers & distributors, and through our affiliations as the local member of Feed Ontario and a affiliate member of Food Banks Canada.

Agency Distribution Program

Guelph Food Bank proudly supports other local member agencies through monthly food offers to help offset food-related program costs.

Guelph Food Bank works closely with nearby Feed Ontario neighbours by cross-docking for smaller organizations and as a member of the Food Bank of Waterloo Regions FBDS program.

Current Member Agencies include:

Community FEWD
CSA Food Bank
Helper Bees
Michael House
Onward Willow
Neighbourhood Group
Royal City Mission
Sanguen Health Centre
Thresholds Supports
Women in Crisis
Wyndham House Inc.

Modified Shopping Model

Those seeking emergency food assistance will first be directed to the closest satellite or service based on their postal code. Those still matched with our location can access our services Monday through Friday between 9am and 11:45am without an appointment.

Single individuals are allowed access twice a month; families are allowed access once a month. Upon visiting, you will receive a pre-filled hamper of non-perishable staples, as well as a variety of fresh produce, breads, eggs, and milk, depending on availability.

Community Food Hub

Guelph Food Bank proudly supports other local member agencies through monthly food offers to help offset food-related program costs.

Current Member Agencies include:

Anishinaabeg Outreach
Brant Avenue Neighbourhood Group
Brant Avenue Neighbourhood Group
Grange Hill East Neighbourhood Group
Parkwood Gardens Neighbourhood Group
Two Rivers Neighbourhood Group
Sanguen Health Centre
West Willow Village

Feed Ontario Neighbours

Guelph Food Bank works closely with nearby Feed Ontario neighbours by cross-docking for smaller organizations and as a member of the Food Bank of Waterloo Regions FBDS program.

Some of these neighbours include:

Community FEWD
CSA Food Bank
Helper Bees
Michael House
Onward Willow
Neighbourhood Group
Royal City Mission
Sanguen Health Centre
Thresholds Supports
Women in Crisis
Wyndham House Inc.

Community Excess Program

GFB continuously works to expand its community supports by providing additional excess foods to non-member food agencies. So far, more than 27 agencies with 45+ locations have been helped through this program.

Farmer Program

GFB actively works to reduce the wastage of food within our community at all levels, including our own post reclamation waste. To do so, we partner with local farmers who are able to use foods beyond their human consumption life to feed their cattle, pigs, or turn to compost, etc.

Location & Hours

Location & Hours

Client Access Hours:

Client food pick up is 9am - 11:45am Monday through Friday
(no weekends or stat holidays)

Office Hours:

9am - 4pm
Monday through Friday