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Organization:
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Fare Share Food Bank Oakville - Oakville
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Address:
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1240 Speers Rd, Unit 6
Oakville, ON
L6L 2X4
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Map
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Intersection:
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Fourth Line and Speers Rd
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Hours:
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| Mon | 9:30am-2pm | |
| Thu | 2:30pm-6:45pm | |
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Service Description:
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A registered charity that operates a volunteer run food bank that accepts food donations to distribute to Oakville families in need
Food Bank
- If you are in need of food assistance please come to the Food Bank during operating hours
- no appointment needed
- can assist with baby food, formula and diapers
- program participants are eligible to receive a week's worth of food, once each calendar month
- currently provides groceries to approximately 800 Oakville families
Donations
- non-perishable food can be dropped off at all Oakville Fire Stations and most Oakville Grocery stores, in their collection bins
- bulk of non-perishable food comes from food drives held at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas
- for a list of currently needed items, see website at www.oakvillefoodbank.com
- financial donations are vital and needed to purchase fresh fruit & vegetables, fish, meat, eggs, cheese, and a variety of other items
- tax receipts are issued on site or mailed/emailed if requested
- please call to make sure someone is there to receive your donation; we often have volunteers available outside of our regular operating hours
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Application:
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- visit during open hours
- no appointment is needed
- if you are not a registered client, you will be required to produce government issued photo id for all adult family members (i.e. Driver’s License, Health Card) or Immigration documents/passports; and Health Cards or Birth Certificates for all children in the family
- Unless new to Canada, for each adult over age 18, a Notice of Assessment from Revenue Canada or other proof of income (latest OW/ODSP statement) is required to assess eligibility
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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- available to residents of Oakville
- participants may be screened for financial need
- students/international students are not eligible
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