Food Supports

Food Support Programs 

Find information about a wide variety of food support programs, including community meals, food banks, food programs for seniors, people with disabilities, and those with special dietary needs, plus more at 211 Durham. 

Food Banks

 Search for food banks in your community at Feed the Need in Durham.

Food bank locations

Visit or contact these food banks for more information:

• Adventist Community Services Centre, Oshawa (905-433-8800)
• All Saints Church, Whitby (905-668-5101)
• Brock Community Food Bank (705-426-1771)
• Clarington East, Newcastle (905-987-1418)
• Loaves and Fishes, Uxbridge (905-852-6262)
• Nourish and Develop Foundation, Cannington (705-432-2444)
• Nourish and Develop Foundation Mobile Food Market, North Durham 
• Operation Scugog (905-985-3087)
• Saint Andrews Community Foodbank, Whitby (905-668-4022)
• Salvation Army, Ajax (905-427-7123)
• Salvation Army, Bowmanville (905-623-2185)
• Salvation Army, Oshawa (905-723-7422)
• Salvation Army, Whitby (905-430-3454)
• Simcoe Hall Settlement House, Oshawa (905-728-7525)
• St. Paul's on the Hill, Pickering (905-839-9537)
• St. Peter's, Oshawa (905-728-8080)
• St. Vincent de Paul, Bowmanville (905-623-6371)
• Westminster United Church, Whitby (905-723-6442)

Tips for cooking on a budget

Before you shop, use weekly grocery flyers to look for the best sales.

Try the Flipp Flyer App

Create your grocery list at home using a weekly menu planner to plan your meals.

• Check out what you already have in your pantry and fridge before adding items to your grocery list.
• Use the Budget-Wise Pantry list to help you.
• Know which fruit and vegetables are in-season.
• Grocery stores have different food prices. Shop at discount stores.
• Keep a calculator with you to help stay on budget.
• Plan your grocery trip once a week to save time, and gas money or public transit fare.

Find budget-wise recipes at Healthy Eating - Region of Durham

Find tips on planning, shopping, and preparing meals to support health, the community, and the environment at Shopping and Cooking - Region of Durham.

Find information about food and healthy eating at Food and Eating - Region of Durham.

Community gardens and local produce

There are a lot of community gardens and farmer’s markets throughout the Region. Community gardens and farmers markets are healthy food sources in urban and rural areas that make it easier to eat healthy. They also help to:

• make it easy to access fresh local produce
• contribute to a sense of community
• expose you to new vegetables and fruits
• help the local food supply.
• make neighbourhoods more walkable

Find a community garden near you