No direct food provision to individuals -- contact Daily Bread Food Bank or North York Harvest Food Bank for referral (see separate entries)
Organization: Second Harvest Canada
Phone Numbers: 416-408-2594
Fax: 416-408-2598
Email: email@secondharvest.ca
Website: www.secondharvest.ca
Address:
120 The East Mall
Toronto, ON
M8Z 5V5
Location: Second Harvest Canada Site Location: Second Harvest Canada

Cross street: The East Mall and The Queensway
Accessibility Notes: arking at entrance
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Public Contacts: Benita Aalto - Sr Manager, Marketing and Communications


Service Description: Rescues fresh, surplus food and delivers daily, free of charge to community agencies and emergency food programs
  • training and education
  • volunteer opportunities
Harvest Kitchens -- surplus food prepared by staff and/or volunteers that are packaged and distributed to non-profite organizations who serve meals but do not have the kitchen space or staff to cook meals themselves

FoodRescue.ca -- online platform connecting businesses with surplus food products to non-for-profit agencies with food programs
  • advance registration required for both food donors and receivers, form on website
  • available throughout Canada
  • also information on how to reduce food waste at home
Feeding Our Future -- summer program providing meals in city camps

Does not distribute food to individuals directly, no food distribution at this location



Eligibility / Target Population: Community agencies with food distribution programs -- churches, hostels, drop-ins, shelters, low income housing developments


  • must have adequate food handling, storage and redistribution facilities
  • must distribute food free of charge




Languages: English
Area Served: Algoma, Barrie & Area, Bolton Caledon, Bramalea, Brampton, Brant, Burlington, Cambridge–North Dumfries, Chatham – Kent, City of Thunder Bay, Cochrane, Collingwood & Area, District of Kenora, District of Rainy River, District of Thunder Bay, Dufferin, Durham North East, Durham West, East Mississauga, East York, Elgin, Etobicoke, Grey and Bruce, Guelph–Puslinch, Haldimand Norfolk, Haliburton County and City of Kawartha Lakes, Halton Hills, Hamilton, Huron and Perth, James and Hudson Bay Coast, Kingston, Kitchener–Waterloo–Wellesley–Wilmot–Woolwich, Lanark, Leeds & Grenville, London and Middlesex, Midland, Penetanguishene & Area, Milton, Muskoka, Niagara, Niagara North West, Nipissing–Temiskaming, North Etobicoke, Malton, West Woodbridge, North Lanark/North Grenville, North West Mississauga, North York, Northern, Northumberland County, Oakville, Orillia & Area, Ottawa, Oxford and Norfolk, Peterborough City and County, Prescott/Russell, Quinte, Renfrew County, Rural Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, Rural Hastings, Sarnia – Lambton, Scarborough, Scarborough North, Scarborough South, South Etobicoke, South Simcoe, South West Mississauga, Stormont/Dundas/Glengarry, Sudbury–Manitoulin–Parry Sound, Toronto, Wellington, Windsor – Essex, York - Toronto, York Region
See Also: Social Action Groups
Vocational and Skills Training
Last Updated: 10/26/2021
Service Profile Web Address: eng/displayService.aspx?id=132772

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