DALHOUSIE FOOD CUPBOARD
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OUR MANDATE: To provide emergency food and ease the financial burden of our neighbours who are unable to secure a steady supply of groceries. Our serving area is bounded by Lyon Street (east), Breezehill Avenue (west), the Ottawa River (north), and Carling Avenue (south). Dalhousie Food Cupboard is a registered Canadian charity*, and a Community Food Bank operating in collaboration with the Ottawa Food Bank.
We are dedicated to serving our clients with consideration and respect. *CRA Number: 13577 5500 RR0001 |
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I NEED FOOD
Our food bank is open to serve clients on Wednesdays & Thursdays, from 10:30am to 2:30pm.
You can visit us once/month, every month. Remember to bring with you:
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I WANT TO DONATE
Your donations throughout the year allow us to purchase more fresh foods to fill our weekly orders: milk, meat, fruits, vegetables & ethnic foods.
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WHERE TO FIND US
211 Bronson Avenue
Suite 107 Ottawa ON K1R 6H5 Between Lisgar & Nepean (613) 230-3982 email: mail@dalhousiefoodcupboard.ca 
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GOOD FOOD POLICY
Good food has the power to build health and improve quality of life. We want to provide our clients with healthy, delicious foods to help them achieve a balanced diet within a limited food budget. This includes maximizing our budget dollars to purchase only nutrient-rich fresh fruits, vegetables and legumes, healthy pantry items and meal supplements for our clients with special needs.
We are committed to the following:
Approved by the Board of Directors
January 2020
Good food has the power to build health and improve quality of life. We want to provide our clients with healthy, delicious foods to help them achieve a balanced diet within a limited food budget. This includes maximizing our budget dollars to purchase only nutrient-rich fresh fruits, vegetables and legumes, healthy pantry items and meal supplements for our clients with special needs.
We are committed to the following:
- Purchasing and accepting large donations of only healthy food with high nutritional value
- Focusing on providing culturally appropriate foods to meet the needs of the clients we serve
- Limiting or removing from our shelves items with no nutritional value
- Providing opportunities to improve food literacy and skills by providing recipes and nutritional information, whenever possible
- Purchasing from local merchants and producers, whenever possible
Approved by the Board of Directors
January 2020