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Every Wednesday

Free meals and food banks open on Wednesday in Ottawa

58 programs publish hours on Wednesdays, listed by opening time. Statutory holidays can change these hours.

Meals

Meals on Wednesday

Hot meal · Breakfast

Community Kitchen (Soup Kitchen)

Shepherds of Good Hope

216 Murray St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — dinner
  • Every day · 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. — drop-in meal (leftovers/sandwiches)
No appointment613-789-8210

Hot meal · Breakfast · Families

Breakfast and lunch

Caldwell Family Centre

6 Epworth Ave, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. — breakfast (Closed first Friday of the month)
  • Mon–Fri · 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — lunch (Closed first Friday of the month)
No appointment613-728-1800

Hot meal · Breakfast

Centre 454

Belong Ottawa

454 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch (Wednesday the centre closes at 1pm)
No appointment613-235-4351

Hot meal · Breakfast

Dining room meals

The Ottawa Mission

35 Waller St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. — breakfast (Listed as year-round; days not itemized)
  • Every day · 11:20 a.m. – 12 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment613-234-1144

Hot meal · Breakfast

The Well (La Source)

Belong Ottawa

275 Elgin St (entrance), Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast (Women and gender-diverse only until 12:30pm)
  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Mon–Fri · 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — dinner (Open to all visitors)
No appointment613-594-8861

Hot meal · Breakfast

St Luke's Table

Belong Ottawa

211 Bronson Ave (Mac Hall, Bronson Centre), Ottawa, ON; Saturdays at 70 James St

  • Mon–Fri · 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — breakfast (211 Bronson Ave)
  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch (211 Bronson Ave)
No appointment613-238-4193

Hot meal · Breakfast · Youth

Youth drop-in meals

Operation Come Home

150 Gloucester St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — sit-down meal
  • Mon–Wed · 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — sit-down meal
No appointment613-230-4663

Hot meal · Breakfast · Harm reduction

Centre 507 drop-in meals

Centre 507

507 Bank St, Floor 2, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment613-233-5626

Hot meal

Community Meals

Parkdale Food Centre

30 Rosemount Ave, lower level, Ottawa, ON

  • Wed · 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. — community meal (Third Wednesday of each month only)
No appointment613-722-8019

Hot meal

Day drop-in

Capital City Mission

521 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Thu · 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — day drop-in
No appointment613-241-2407

Hot meal · Seniors · Low-cost market

Dining Program

The Good Companions

670 Albert St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Mon–Fri · 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. — beverages, baked goods, snacks
No appointment613-236-0428

Hot meal

Drop-in and lunch

Somerset West Community Health Centre

55 Eccles St, Ottawa, ON

  • Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun · 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. — drop-in (last call 7pm)
No appointment613-238-8210

Hot meal

St. Joe's Supper Table

St. Joseph's Parish

151 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. — coffee and sandwiches (take-out only)
  • Mon–Fri · 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — community dinner (dine-in or take-out)
No appointment613-233-4095

Hot meal · Delivery

Ottawa Mission Food Truck - Wednesday stops

The Ottawa Mission

  • Wed · 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. — food truck meal (710 Carson's Rd - Carson's Community House)
  • Wed · 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. — food truck meal (2339 Ogilvie Rd - Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard)
  • Wed · 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. — food truck meal (1909 Russell Rd - Russell Manor (1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesdays))
  • Wed · 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. — food truck meal (1799 Russell Rd - Russell Heights Community House (2nd & 4th Wednesdays))
No appointment613-234-1144

Food bank · Groceries · Breakfast

Full Choice Food Pantry

Care Centre Ottawa

500 Viewmount Drive, Ottawa

  • Mon–Thu · 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. — food pantry
  • Mon–Thu · 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. — breakfast
No appointment613-693-0890

Hot meal · Delivery · Seniors

Hot Meal Program

Meals on Wheels Ottawa

670 Albert St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Sat · 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. — hot meal delivery (Delivered over the noon hour; exact window not published)

Hot meal · Indigenous · Delivery

Bannock Bus

Odawa Native Friendship Centre

510 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. — mobile hot meals
  • Mon–Fri · 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. — mobile hot meals
No appointment613-722-3811

Hot meal · Breakfast · Families

St. Joe's Women's Centre meals

St. Joe's Women's Centre (Centre espoir Sophie)

151 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, ON (temporary entrance on Cumberland St)

  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Mon, Wed · 4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. — snack
No appointment613-231-6722

Hot meal · Youth

Haven Too youth shelter drop-in

Fourth Avenue Baptist Church

109A Fourth Ave, Ottawa, ON

  • Wed, Thu · 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. — drop-in meal and snacks
No appointment

Groceries

Food banks and more on Wednesday

Food bank · Groceries

Emergency Food Cupboard

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre

221 Nelson St, Ottawa

  • Mon–Fri · 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. — food bank pickup
No appointment613-789-1500

Food bank · Groceries

Morrison Gardens Food Centre

Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre

985-A Morrison Drive, Ottawa

  • Wed · 8:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. — food bank pickup
Appointment needed613-596-6229

Food bank · Groceries · Delivery

Caldwell Family Centre Food Bank

Caldwell Family Centre

6 Epworth Ave, Ottawa

  • Tue, Wed, Fri · 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — food bank pickup
  • Tue, Wed, Fri · 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. — food bank pickup
No appointment613-728-1800

Food bank · Groceries

Debra Dynes Family House Food Bank

Debra Dynes Family House

955 Debra Avenue, Unit 85, Ottawa

  • Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri · 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. — food bank pickup
  • Mon–Fri · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. — food bank pickup
No appointment613-224-3824

Food bank · Indigenous · Baby supplies

Odawa Food Pantry

Odawa Native Friendship Centre

815 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON

  • Wed · 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. — food bank pickup (every 2nd Wednesday)

Good Food Box · Low-cost market

The Ottawa Good Food Box

Rideau Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre

815 St-Laurent Blvd (Room 122), Ottawa

  • Wed · 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. — box pickup (order by Sunday midnight)
No appointment613-745-0073 ext. 122

Food bank · Students

UOSU Food Bank

University of Ottawa Students' Union (UOSU)

UCU 0022, Jock Turcot University Centre, 85 University Private, Ottawa

  • Wed · 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. — food bank pickup
No appointment

Food bank · Students

USC Food Centre

Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA) Unified Support Centre

132 Nideyinàn, Carleton University, Ottawa

  • Mon–Fri · 2 p.m. – 2 a.m. — food bank pickup (Sept 1-Apr 30)
  • Mon–Fri · 4 p.m. – 12 a.m. — food bank pickup (May 1-Aug 31)

Other days

Help Find Food is not an emergency service and cannot promise a program has room. Hours change, especially on holidays — call ahead if you can. If you are in danger, call 911.