Food & Clothing

Daily Morning Drop-In

Each morning, Good Shepherd Centre opens its doors to anyone seeking a snack, a cup of coffee and safe shelter from the elements.

Five days a week, a Drop-in Worker welcomes guests and connects people with services both inside and outside of Good Shepherd Centre. The purpose of this program is to offer a place to socialize but also as a point of contact to assist individuals in securing assistance for housing, medical care, and counselling.

The Drop-In operates from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. daily.

Clothing Room

Volunteers distribute men’s clothing from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., five days a week. The clothing room relies on donations of new and gently used items.

More than 200 items of clothing are distributed each day.

Meal Service

In 2008, Good Shepherd Centre served an average of 800 meals and snacks each day. Currently, the Centre is serving 1200 meals each day - a 50% increase from 2008.

Meals are served daily from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.

Meal guests include seniors, people living on disability payments, people earning minimum wage and homeless men and women.

Groups of volunteers – corporate, faith based, community organizations and schools – serve the meal. Experienced staff work behind the scenes, accompanied by volunteers, to prepare balanced meals using donated and purchased food.

Meals include soup, a main course, vegetables or salad, bread, dessert and a beverage.

Donations of food are received by companies in the food industry – caterers, meat packagers, grocery.

You can make food donations with confidence. Food donors are protected by Ontario's Donation of Food Act, 1994. This legislation protects those who, in good faith, donate or distribute food.

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