Free Food Supplies for PEI Residents

submitted by Tammy MacKinnon, community volunteer

**For Kids**

PEI’s Healthy School Food Program Daily meals available to all school kids across PEI.  Visit their website or email [email protected] or you can call 902-368-5155.

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Take Out Meals (Pick up or Delivered)

1. 4 Love 4 Care will be offering take out meals the 3rd Sunday of each month.  More info to follow. They ask you to please email or phone ahead so they can reserve a plate for you:
   [email protected] or call 902-393-1993  

2. Harvest House Prince Edward Island is offering free hot meals  Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 am – 2 pm and Thursdays between 6-7 pm.  They also offer red wagon street delivery on Fridays; they will be in town between 12 to 1 pm by request or if we find you!!
   
   243 University Ave in Charlottetown. 902-894-5350

3. SUMMERSIDE Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
   Summerside Area – Pope Avenue 
   Contact:  902-436-6044
   Take out meals are provided Monday thru Friday from 11:30am -12:30pm

4. Soup Kitchen – CHARLOTTETOWN
   101 Richmond St., Charlottetown
   Lunch everyday at 11:00am. Supper Monday-Friday at 4:00pm
   TBK Silver Streams Restaurant is donating 70 meals per week to the Soup Kitchen to help with their takeout meals.   

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Montague Community Fridge

Montague Public Library has a community fridge that operates Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. It is stocked with food such as bananas and other fresh fruit, yogurt, apple sauce, juice, bagels and cream cheese.

The library also has a community cupboard for supplies such as period products, toothpaste and toothbrushes. The community fridge is available alongside the community cupboard.

For more information, call the Montague Public Library at(902) 838-2928 or e-mail monta[email protected] 

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PEI Community Fridge

Queen Street, Charlottetown, PE (near Parkdale-Sherwood Lions Bingo Hall)

PEI Community Fridge facilitates access to safe and nutritious food for the community. It is a 24/7 autonomous and accessible outdoor space where people can take what they need and give what they can – no questions asked. It is operated by 4 Love 4 Care.

For more information, contact [email protected]

Gifts From The Heart Inc. is opening community fridges in Charlottetown and Stratford. The three community fridges will be in tiny home buildings, with a staff person or volunteer inside to help give out food.

For more information, call 902-628-6871. 

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Summerside Community Fridge

Summerside Community Fridge project is completely volunteer organized with support of the community. Their goal is to see that people in their local community have a place to get a meal or food items 24/7 with no questions asked.

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Food Hampers:

1. St Francis of Assisi  – CORNWALL, PE
   
   Call 902-566-3876 and leave a message. Someone will respond to arrange a time for food pick up. Service is confidential and available to all in need in the Cornwall area.
2. Gifts From The Heart Inc. is providing food hampers Monday-Friday. They are open 10 am-4 pm so lots of opportunity to get in and get one. Please call 902-628-6871; location is Maple Hills Avenue Charlottetown (near the Charlottetown Airport).
3. The Salvation Army in Charlottetown, PEI –
   Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-11:00 am
   158 Fitzroy Street, Charlottetown
4. Upper Room Food Bank – The Upper Room Hospitality Ministry Inc. –
   Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9-11 am
   33 Belmont St., Charlottetown
5. Cornwall Food Bank Pick Up – Thursdays between 10-10:15 at Lion’s Club on Cornwall Rd (Curling Club building) Please call Upper Room Food Bank by Wednesday to order your box 902-892-7092.
6. First Baptist Charlottetown – Mondays 9-10 am at Fitzroy St entrance.
7. Summerside Salvation Army Food Bank –
   Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 12:30-2:30 pm
   Contact: 902-436-6044
   Location: Pope Avenue
8. Kensington Lions Club Food Bank
   By appointment only. Please call 902-836-5060 and leave a message and they will call you back same day.
9. South Shore Food Share – Crapaud Area. by appointment only. Please message them through FB.
10. Montague Food Bank – Thursday 9-11:30
    Contact: 902-838-3191
    Location: 222 PE – 17 Montague
11. Souris Food Bank – Saturdays 11 am-12:30 pm. Contact: 902-687-2996
12. Caring Cupboard– 4 locations
    Tyne Valley, Alberton & Bloomfield – Thursday 10 am -12 pm
    Tignish – Tuesday 4-5 pm
    
    Call them as needed at 902-882-2559

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