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Covid-19 Update:
Take out is only available.

Bullwinkles Eatery is a restaurant whether you are choosing to eat here on your lunch break from work or relying on Bullwinkles for your hot meal that day.

In affiliation with Hospitality Training Centre

Adelaide Soup Bowl is currently on hold. Discussions are underway on if, how, and when they might resume providing meals to the community.

Lunch program offering free hot meal * lunch programs sponsored by 25 churches, local businesses and non-profit organizations.

This service/program is on hold until further notice.

Offers free hot lunch for elementary students and adults in the community * buses kids from their Ingersoll schools to the church and back for a hot lunch during school year * arranged through the school principal on a yearly basis

Weekly hot meal for anyone in the community and beyond.

Cooking Connexions prepares nutritious, home style cooking and everyone participates in the preparation, cooking and clean-up

Provides hot meals for anyone in need

Emergency food and clothing assistance

• additional services are available at Christmas time (in Brantford only)
• runs Backpack Program for kids and Free Income Tax Clinic

This organization also participates in the City of Brantford's Monthly Food Program

• visit http://www.brantford.ca/residents/support_services/Pages/MonthlyFoodCalendar.aspx to see this month's food locations

Worship Services - 10 am (with childcare provided) in person by registration or live on YouTube. Nursery, Kids Church (SK-Grade 5) and Jr High (Grades 6-8) programs available - 10 am. Coffee time immediately follows the service. Community Meals - in-person, at the church at 5;15 pm, on the fourth Thu of every month from Sept - May. MBC Young Adults meeting Mon 7 pm. MBC Youth meet Tue 7 pm-8:30 pm - for kids in Grades 6 - 12. Moms and Munchkins is an informal drop-in program for parents and their infants, toddlers and preschool aged kids - 9 am-11 am. VBS Kids' Day Camp offered each summer. Children's program for families going through divorce, see separate entries for details. All volunteers working with children have signed Child and Youth Ministry Protection Policy. Contact the church office or refer to website for more information on small groups, Bible studies and Divorce Care program.

No community meals until further notice

COVID19 All staff and volunteers now required to be fully vaccinated including a booster shot, in order to work directly with the public. Those accessing services are not required to show proof of vaccination. COVID19 Community Meals - Monday from 5pm - 6pm; Wednesday 'Seniors' Lunch from 11:30 - 12:30; Friday Market Cafe from 11am - 1pm The in-person, low-cost Access Market has returned to Fridays from 11am - 1pm. The Friday Market Café resumed on Fri, Jun 1, 2022. COVID19 Peer Advocacy office - if you or someone you know is in need of support services for income, access to healthy food, addictions, mental health, domestic violence, housing, tax filing, or just need someone with whom to talk - remote consults available with Community Connector Matthew by appointment. Contact by EMAIL or Ext 1005. Programs and services: Community Health Clinic Fri from 1 pm-4 pm community paramedics, addictions councilors, peer support available. Compost Club - Wed 9 am- 1 pm, learn about composting and food skills regarding food waste Contact: Lucas Tingle 519-3663 Ext 1002, EMAIL Seniors Green Team - Wed 9:30 am-11 am, start your morning by getting your hands dirty in the greenhouse Contact: Lucas Tingle 519-3663 Ext 1002, EMAIL 13 Grandmother Moons - Held on the fifth day after the new moon each month, we will learn about Indigenous ways together and make some handcrafts. Facilitated by Contact: Matthew Maynard 519-508-3663 Ext 1005, EMAIL Seed, Feed, and Lead - Fri 4 pm-7 pm, a fun hands-on program for youth 9 - 13 yrs to learn how to cook nutritious meals. Participants bring home a batch of what they've made to share with their families. Contact: Ben Ingoldsby 519-508-3663 Ext 1003, EMAIL Loving Spoonfuls - Tue 10 am-1 pm, new and expecting parents learn family-friendly recipes and cooking tips along with access to a family health nurse for any parenting questions. Kid friendly environment with activities by Stratford EarlyOn Centre Contact: Ben Ingoldsby 519-508-3663 Ext 1003, EMAIL Welcome Kitchen - Thu 3 pm-5 pm. Program is focused on cooking and eating a communal meal, get together for a small group of individuals being introduced to The Local for the first time. Contact: Erin Innis 519-508-3663 Ext 1001, EMAIL Kids can create their own pizzas cooked in the Stratford Chefs School wood-fired oven in the back garden at The Local. Families of all configurations welcome. Wed 5 pm-7 pm during the summer months. No registration required - just drop in. Contact Ben Ingoldsby EMAIL or call 519-508-3663 Ext 1003 for more information. A community kitchen to prepare community meals and to teach others how to prepare wholesome meals at home. Also provides The Storehouse that accepts large-scale donations from industry and agricultural sector to distribute to not-for-profit agencies, food banks and school nutrition programs throughout Perth County. Have a low-cost produce market, community meal program plus many other community programming around food and advocacy. For current programming schedule see the website HERE Urban Farming at Dufferin Park - Mon and Tue, 5 pm-7 pm. Program looks at urban farming techniques and participants work in teams. Teams share final produce items from the program. Contact: Lucas Tingle 519-508-3663 Ext 1002, EMAIL

Worship service Sunday at 10 am. Choir practice and bible study currently on hold. Community Meals Jubilee Christian Fellowship hosts community meals at St Paul's Church, 9 Douro Street, Stratford, 2nd and 4th Tue of the month starting Nov 8, 2022, 5:15 pm, dine-in. Meal dates for 2022/2023 - Nov 8, Nov 22, Dec 13, Dec 27, Jan 10, Jan 24, Feb 14, Feb 28, Mar 14, Mar 28, Apr 11 and Apr 25. Food Bank Hours - Every Friday 9:30 Am - 11:00 AM - see PER2368

Paused during COVID19 Hot meal program, open to everyone. Last Fri of the month - Oct to May (not Dec)

COVID19 Meal paused

Hot meal program, open to all and available on a drop in basis. 1st, 3rd and 4th Wed of the month @ 5:30

COVID19 Monthly meals paused. 2022 Christmas Day Community Meal at noon. Worship services: Sun 10:30 am Holy Eucharist - Book of Alternative Services. Wed 10 am Holy Eucharist - Book of Common Prayer. God's Holy Acre on church grounds - Memorial garden for ashes to be buried and names engraved on the memorial wall. Food Bank - every Tue 9:30 am-11 am. Community Meals Program - paused due to pandemic Free meditation services provided - paused during the summer - Wed 4:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am. Annual Christmas Day Community Meal - 12 pm, church lower hall. No pre-reigstration required, everyone welcome.

COVID19 Monthly community meals have been paused. 2022 Christmas Day community meal at noon.

Hot meals served in Lower Parish Hall. Use Hamilton St entrance.

Annual Christmas Day Dinner 2022 - hot turkey dinner with all the trimmings - served in Lower Parish Hall at 12 noon.

Welcome people into Parish Hall for a meal.

Church provides free hot meal - last Sunday of month Oct to May except Dec, dine-in and take out option available, starting at 5:15 pm - please enter through back door off of Huntingdon Ave. Dates for 2022/2023 - Oct 30, Nov 27, Jan 29, Feb 25, Mar 26, Apr 30, and May 28. Please bring a mask, if you are able to.

10 am - Intergenerational Worship Service, 11 am - Fellowship and Coffee Hour

Free Breakfasts - 9 am-11 am, open to everyone. Dates - Mar 19, April 16, May 28, Jun 25

Community Meals are running - hot meals every other Monday, please call 519-284-3016 to order, dine-in only, no delivery, starting at 5:00 pm. Dates - every other Monday, unless specified otherwise: Sept 12, Sep 26, (TUE) Oct 11, Oct 24, Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5, Dec 19, Jan 2, Jan 16, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27, Mar 13, Mar 27, Apr 10, Apr 24, May 8, May 22, Jun 5 and Jun 19.

Worship service Sun 10:30 am with nursery and Sunday school available. Community supper held twice a month.

Community breakfast program

Community Anglican Church offering worship services, Sunday school and nursery

• Emergency Food Cupboard
  
• Daily Bread Dinners

Part of the City of Brantford monthly food calendar available by clicking here

Community United church congregation with many community outreach, youth and adult programs

Part of the City of Brantford monthly food calendar available by clicking here